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WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts) Thu Apr 16, 2020, 09:08 PM Apr 2020

Koyaanisqatsi - Ending Scene

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Koyaanisqatsi - Ending Scene (Original Post) WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2020 OP

I remember watching this back in the 80's...I sat mesmerized. cayugafalls Apr 2020 #1

Usually I tell them it's an art film- WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2020 #3

One of my all-time favorite movies. SeattleVet Apr 2020 #2

I saw this on the day Challenger exploded ThoughtCriminal Apr 2020 #4

Saw it when it first came out, link here. edbermac Apr 2020 #5

cayugafalls

(5,643 posts)

1. I remember watching this back in the 80's...I sat mesmerized.

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2020, 09:37 PM

Apr 2020

Beautiful film.

Hard to describe when telling people about it...

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)

3. Usually I tell them it's an art film-

Reply to cayugafalls (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2020, 09:42 PM

Apr 2020

There's no dialogue and it doesn't tell a story, but you won't be too fond of humankind when it's over.

SeattleVet

(5,479 posts)

2. One of my all-time favorite movies.

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2020, 09:37 PM

Apr 2020

The rest of the -qatsi series was also excellent.

I've seen both Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi in theaters with the Philip Glass Ensemble performing the music live. Amazing!

ThoughtCriminal

(14,049 posts)

4. I saw this on the day Challenger exploded

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2020, 10:49 PM

Apr 2020

It had been a long and depressing day of watching the news and I noticed that this was showing on one of the cable channels. I decided to watch it to get my mind off the day's events.

I did not know that it ended with footage of an Atlas missile exploding.

Nevertheless, I was glad I watched it. Amazing film.

edbermac

(15,947 posts)

5. Saw it when it first came out, link here.

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2020, 11:18 PM

Apr 2020

Got the DVD. Was hugely impressed by the natural beauty and the time lapse photography. But one scene at 1:13:35 always stayed with me and seems even more potent now, with someone in a hospital gripping a nurse’s hand.

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