Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi was an impressively beautiful film, but I can't say that I enjoyed it quites as much as everyone else did. Yes, the images were exquisite, but there is only so much "pretty" that I can watch for an extended period of time with out becoming impatient. I was reminded of pictures of nature in calenders or on screen savers. They're really pretty, but it doesn't make up for the fact that you're not experiencing it for yourself. I feel like I would've gotten more out of my time had I sat outside and actually watched nature in action in real life and real time. That being said, I like that the film was intended to raise questions instead of answer them. Sometimes the political and social motives of a film can take away from its artistic merit, but Koyaanisqatsi only lightly hints at politcal/social/environmental actions and instead invites the viewer to consider their own point of view. I guess in a way it is the difference between looking and seeing. Instead of looking at the way a filmaker views the subject, we are being invited to see the subject and make our ideas.