Koyaanisqatsi (DVD)

It would be possible to go through Koyaanisqatsi scene by scene and yet it would also be impossible. There is a sense of mysticism to this film, most likely intentional as the title: Koyaanisqatsi comes from the Native American Hopi tribe, which is explained as the film finishes. For those of a curious disposition, Koyaanisqatsi means 1. Crazy life. 2. Life in turmoil. 3. Life disintegrating. 4. Life out of balance. 5. A state of life that calls for another way of living. I?m guessing that a great many of you are asking yourself what this film is as I?m clearly pointing to the fact that this is no ordinary motion picture, and Koyaanisqatsi isn?t at ...

Koyaanisqatsi… what a wonderful word. The director, Mr Reggio, said on FilmFour the other night, that he envisioned a film that reversed the maxim, a picture can tell a thousand words, into a thousand images repeat a single word. Koyaanisqatsi, an unknown and difficult word, yet with its own distinct flavour, is a Hopi word referring to a life lived in chaos, in madness, in unnatural excess. Images and music comprise the entire film: there are no actors, there is no plot, and no dialogue. The narrative, such as it is, emerges from the theme, which is… koyaanisqatsi. Reggio presents a series of images, stitched into a film, although there is an ...