Koyaanisqatsi, pronounced coy-an-is-skot-zee, is a movie that is hard to describe, yet very simple. It is almost more of a piece of art than a movie. The name comes from the Hoppi language and means "life out of balance". I don't want to talk about it too much, because I think that you should just see it sometime to get a feel for what Koyaanisqatsi is. It has excellent photography in it... or would it be cinematography? It's hard to tell because a lot of the shots are still. None the less, the movie is great. A good way to think of it is how aliens would view humanity through quiet observement. The film makes you feel kind of weird at some points, sometimes even anxious, especially the ending which grabs you by the balls (or if you are female, then possibly by the boobs?). But I think the overall underlying message of the movie is clear: things look cooler when sped up.
4 1/2 stars
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