Qatsi 1 of 3


Koyaanisqatsi is the name of the first filmingo of the qatsi trilogy.
Nowhere in this blog does it say that the movies have to be recent and this particular movie was created between 1975 and 1982. I will be posting comments on the other parts as well as a special movie which follows these.
Koyaanisqatsi is the vision of Godfrey Reggio but only made possible with the talents of Philip Glass and Ron Fricke (more on him to come).
The movie has no actors and no plot thus limiting itself to presenting the viewer with impressive imagery of both natural and human origin. To some point you feel as if the director had the intention of exposing the flaws in human behaviour yet, as he himself says, each one takes away from the movie what he wants.
The word Koyaanisqatsi comes from the Hopi language and means something akin to: "life out of balance". Reggio chose this term since he is a firm believer that our language has long lost touch with our society and he wanted a word without other connotations.
Despite this movie being somewhat old, something which you notice in the quality of the filming as well as in the clothing of the humans, its message, its essence, is unspoiled. The natural scenery is as impressive as always and the human influence likewise, the music is timeless...
This is an IRE production, a "company" created in the 70`s to open the eyes of society... I cannot say if it had much success.