Qatsi 2 of 3


Powaqqatsi
The second filmingo of the qatsi trilogy.
No longer is the cinematography sketchy, this one was made in the late 80`s and has the touch of Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas (it says presented by those two guys but I am not sure what exactly their participation was... anyway).
The shots manage to capture more of the essence of the moment (in my opinion) than those of Koyaanisqatsi and, just when you are getting slightly bored in a scene some dramatically vivid and touching imagery appears!
This time the theme is not imbalance between man and nature (even though you do feel that to some degree), instead it is focused on humans and their beauty... The camera pans slowly across the young, dirty, faces of indian children; then it pauses on a homeless man sitting still in the midsts of a turbulent city; and off it goes to an overhead shot of a temple in Kathmandu...
What does all this try to tell the viewer? F#@$ all. Nada. Niente. Once again, just as in Koyaanisqatsi, each one takes away what he wants. Disgust of the low level of life some "choose" to live in or perhaps how meaningless we all are to think we are so meaningfull or perhaps... looking forward to knowing others` views.
Once again Philip Glass is the music man (and he seems to have calmed down slightly, playing less trippy music), Godfrey Reggio is the man with the vision, and Ron Fricke... where is Ron? Must have been booted from this one (more on Ron to come with future filmingo installments).

In sum, I recommend it.
Use it to woo a pretty girl at home or to fall asleep or for whatever reason but everyone has something to learn (in terms of feelings evoked) from watching this filmingo.