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kookbreaker:

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--- Quote from: Herra Efahyggja on Jul 29, 2008, 03:12:13 AM ---So who here has seen the movie Koyaanisqatsi? What did you think of it? What did you take away after watching it?

I for one was completely blown away, as I am every time I watch it. I never thought a movie without plot, characters, narration, dialogue or even a specific point in mind could be so alluring. And Philip Glass' score was insanely effective in conveying the mood of what was on the screen.

I watched an interview with the director and I got some insight about what he was attempting to do with the movie... to show how rather than using technology, we live it. It's part of our every day environment and we don't give it a moments notice.

And the last scene was incredibly chilling. All the movie building up to a gigantic explosion of a rocket in the sky. I still can't watch it without getting goosebumps.

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is it typical atonal Glass, or is it similar to the Mishima score(best movie score I've ever heard)?

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I'd say much closer to Mishima, its his best work in my opinion. Pruit Igoe is one of the best pieces in the lot. Yes, it is a lot of repetition, but that is glass and it fits what is on the screen.

Beleth:
I've seen it twice (it's been a while) and came away feeling radically different both times.  First time I thought it was really cool.  Second time, when I could get past the technical impressiveness and focus more on the message, it really, really depressed me.

The soundtrack is mixed.  The Grid is one of the few truly happy-sounding pieces Glass has ever written IMHO.  Pruit Igoe is very good too.  But the soundtrack is still far more typical Glass than Mishima is.  It's a good "gateway to minimalism" album, although Dancepieces is a little better.

There are actually three movies in this series: Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi.  I've seen P. once and got even more depressed.  It shows the unbelievable contrast in the working conditions between first-world countries and third-world/emerging countries.  The section where they show the South American workers working in a strip mine by carrying bags of rock up huge ladders is just amazing.  And I've never seen N., although I really want to.  Costco had the trilogy packaged together on DVD once.  I regret not buying it.

Of the three, K. has the best soundtrack.

carrotflowers:
I've seen K just once, and I thought it was riveting. Upon hearing the description before I saw it, I thought it would get boring, but it didn't. I haven't seen the others, nor have I seen K again though. It would be interesting to see whether I felt more morose about it, like Beleth.

pandamonium:
these movies sound awesome.  i'm a small fan of glass's work, so it would be nice to find more of his work to explore.

Beleth:
There are chunks of these movies on YouTube.  Here's Pruit Igoe.  It starts out slow but that is part of its power.  Don't give up on it; watch it to the end.

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