Baraka
Juonikuvaukset(1)
Without words, cameras show us the world, with an emphasis not on "where," but on "what's there." It begins with morning, natural landscapes and people at prayer: volcanoes, water falls, veldts, and forests; several hundred monks do a monkey chant. Indigenous peoples apply body paint; whole villages dance. The film moves to destruction of nature via logging, blasting, and strip mining. Images of poverty, rapid urban life, and factories give way to war, concentration camps, and mass graves. Ancient ruins come into view, and then a sacred river where pilgrims bathe and funeral pyres burn. Prayer and nature return. A monk rings a huge bell; stars wheel across the sky. (jakelijan virallinen teksti)
(lisää)Arvostelut (5)
A visual poem with beautiful words and rhythms, but less space between the lines.
()
Perhaps I was expecting something a little different, but Baraka still managed to charm me in the end. No words, yet such an effective and artistically gorgeous account of life on our amazing planet. Without question, this remains one of the most thought-provoking documentaries ever made :) And the music is amazing! 80%
()
What fascinates me about these movies is the connection of all aspects of life on our Earth. There are beautiful landscapes created by nature, landscapes that are the result of human activity, there are people and their activities, animals, plants, simply everything. The theme of the movies is music and the world, and they also look like that. It is difficult to find a unified line here, if there is one at all. The movies are incredibly similar to each other, but they are definitely not copies. The shots in both movies are absolutely unique, even though similar themes are quite easy to find here. Man and his influence on nature is definitely one of them. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2013/02/baraka-odysea-zeme-1992-70.html
()
At the beginning it felt like those annoying PowerPoint presentations with pretty pictures that well intended friends spam your e-mail with. After a bit, the pictures fortunately change, there is a clear answer and I can’t deny that I ended up enjoying Baraka.
()
A crushing victory of form over content? No sir, quite the opposite, in fact. A clear and timely statement about the planet Earth in the form of audiovisual poetry without words. A conceptually perfectly assembled collection of exquisite images underscored by a great soundtrack. History, portraits, cruelty, beauty, nature and much more. Everything is there, and yet it doesn't come across overdone. There are more movies of a similar nature, but Baraka is definitely not one of the worse ones.
()
Kuvagalleria (64)
Kuva © Samuel Goldwyn Company
Mainos