Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi was an incredibly powerful movie. I enjoyed it to no end. The quality of the footage was extremely impressive, as was Reggio's usage of slow-motion. It really emphasized how majestic all of the landscape was. I did find it ironic that it was a rejection of high technology, yet the only way this film could be shot was with the most advanced film technology available at the time. Reggio admitted in an interview that he saw how ironic and 'hypocritical' it was that we would do such a thing, but that he embraced the irony as there would be no other way to convey his message. My favorite part would have to be the zoom-out that begins close on the beach and then out a little bit showing the beach-goers, and then the full scene was the beach with the massive looming nuclear power plant in the background. I loved the music and I think it went extremely well with the movement on screen and I was simply in awe that these places exist on our planet.