Baraka and Koyaanisqatsi-Analysis

Both Baraka and Koyaanisqatsi can be described as silent films in their own respect. Each uses the combination of sequences and soundtracks to tell the story. This type of narrative is unique as no dialogue is used throughout the film. This excites people as they wonder how anyone could tell a story without words. The images and sequences it both films are so powerful that no dialouge is needed. The visual tone contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and music. Reggio (director of Koyaanisqatsi) explains the lack of dialog by stating "it's not for lack of love of the language that these films have no words. It's because, from my point of view, our language is in a state of vast humiliation. It no longer describes the world in which we live.Baraka's subject matter has some similarities—including footage of various landscapes, churches, ruins, religious ceremonies, and cities thrumming with life, filmed using time lapse photography in order to capture the great pulse of humanity as it flocks and swarms in daily activity. The film also features a number of long tracking-shots through various settings.The movie was filmed at 152 locations in 24 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Nepal, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States. Neither film had a plot but both create an powerful feeling, sometimes a film is trying to convey a feeling more than a direct message..

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