Submitted by Kevin McTague
History shows us that advances in technology has greatly influenced social life today in vastly different ways. Some advances helped our way of life improve yet some have destroyed what we know. This film shows just that how technology has influenced society. Koyannisqatsi, from the Hopi language meaning Life Out of Balance, is a film like no other. It was made in 1978 by Godfrey Reggio. It has no story, no dialogue, and no characters. It is a film of just images with music. The images show very different landscapes and how technology has destroyed it or not.
The short trailer is linked below
Do watch it it may change you perspective on the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirH8PADDgQ
In the film we see cities and rural landscapes and each for different reasons. Shot in most tine lapse the viewer can see just how out of balance life is. From the dizzying views of NYC and LA to the hauntingly barren deserts landscapes..These image juxtapositions show how technology has not seeped everywhere just yet and those non urban areas there is no ounce of it. This can be a huge difference in how the social life in each area is greatly varying.
This film truly changed my persecptive on life and how we live it. I hope it does the same for you.
History shows us that advances in technology has greatly influenced social life today in vastly different ways. Some advances helped our way of life improve yet some have destroyed what we know. This film shows just that how technology has influenced society. Koyannisqatsi, from the Hopi language meaning Life Out of Balance, is a film like no other. It was made in 1978 by Godfrey Reggio. It has no story, no dialogue, and no characters. It is a film of just images with music. The images show very different landscapes and how technology has destroyed it or not.
The short trailer is linked below
Do watch it it may change you perspective on the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirH8PADDgQ
In the film we see cities and rural landscapes and each for different reasons. Shot in most tine lapse the viewer can see just how out of balance life is. From the dizzying views of NYC and LA to the hauntingly barren deserts landscapes..These image juxtapositions show how technology has not seeped everywhere just yet and those non urban areas there is no ounce of it. This can be a huge difference in how the social life in each area is greatly varying.
This film truly changed my persecptive on life and how we live it. I hope it does the same for you.
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