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wow. what an amazing film. the photography is absolutely mind-boggling. if you're a fan of any of the 'qatsi movies then see this one because it's 1258217582437908572349587214985719238751932x better. |
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direktor? aktors? |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103767/ director = ron fricke actors = people of all different cultures and walks of life |
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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo god jesus fuck shit. not mortal kombat you uncultured swine.... it's an art film with no dialogue or storyline, just beautiful images of different cultures (mostly eastern), wildlife, architecture, landscape, religion, cityscape, etc. just music and images....truly a beautiful piece of work |
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i cant believe that they did Baraka like they did in the storyline. he didnt deserve that. i guess he was a sucker though. As long as i have kitana, i'll be okay. :) |
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a chinese mr T. |
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HAHAHAHA |
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Baraka was the coolest character in MK2, had fucking huge knifes coming out of his wrist. BARAKA WINS FATALITY SHHHINNNGGG!!! |
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baraka in action! |
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god i hate this place |
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:D |
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back, forward, down, forward Low Punch |
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baraka was my fave character in mk2 |
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god i hate this place Oh grow up. So no one never heard of this film as to why anyone would watch it is beyond me. Let us take a look.... Plot Outline: A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme. No conventional plot sounds kind of boring to me to be quite honest. I have never heard nor have i seen this film but based on that i dont think i would want to. As a point of discussion, do you know anyone else that could contribute to the conversation of this movie? I would like to hear other opinions. |
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ive seen bits and pieces of this movie and its really intrigued me. i plan on finding it someday and getting insanely blazed and watching it. seems like a movie youd have playing in a continuous loops at some crazy weird new age hippy type party |
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actually the bit about having an environmental theme isn't really accurate. i would say the theme is more culture- or human-oriented. and although i haven't dissected the thematic elements, it's quite possible that there isn't even a cohesive theme to the movie. i like this movie because i have a strong interest in photography, and that is the area in which this film excels in. growing up reading national geographic and watching nature documentaries has given me an appreciation for beautiful and rare footage. to the average person, seeing footage of sparse rays of sunlight on a tibetan mountaintop may be brutally boring, but to me it is inspiring because i can sit back and dream of being the photographer who was lucky enough to witness such an event. the movie is not for everyone but i was hoping someone on this forum might have seen it and could spark some discussion. and no i do not know of anyone else who has seen it, which is why i started this topic. maybe someone has a conflicting opinion, or a similar one; any discussion is better than none. |
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actually, there IS an environmental theme but i wouldn't say it's a strong one. not as strong as, say, koyaanisqatsi. |
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So it is more or less a number of photographs or still shots that reflect life in different cultures and/or areas? Or did i miss the synopsis? |
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Fucking ace film. I'd get it if it wasn't so expensive. |
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it's all motion picture footage, but some of it is still footage....if that makes sense? and if it's not still footage then sometimes it's just slow-moving shots of a certain structure or landscape or documentary footage of different cultures. there are also a lot of time-lapsed shots. it's kind of hard to describe....i guess the best way to describe it is a mixture of breathtaking documentary footage held together by a blend of worldly music. sometimes the transitions between the footage draws parallels (like there's a part where millions of baby chickens are being moved down an assembly line and they go back and forth between that and footage of crowds of people walking down city streets). i don't think i want to continue defending the thematic message of this film because i'm not sure if there even is one. my interpretation would be that this film celebrates life and diversity but also brings to light certain negative aspects of society. again, the main focus of this film for me was the amazing photography (i guess it might be called cinematography since it's a film). hope all this makes sens..i'm starting to confuse myself.. |
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it's only $15 usd on amazon.com.. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005M91K/qi d=1076697727//ref=pd_ka_1/002-0156786-8243239?v=glance&s=dv d&n=507846 i'ma get me a copy asap!! |
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Fucking expensive film. I'd get it if it wasn't so ace. |
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Yeah, I'm in Engerlaand. $15=£15 here. |
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i think Baraka is an amazing movie. i love the little sequence of the hundreds of chinese women rolling cigarrettes in a factory followed by the shot of the wealthy chinese business man casually smoking a cigarrette in his expensive suit. i also like the sequence of the factory farmed chickens shown in parallel to the time lapse photography of hoards of humans filing on and off of trains and through the city. oh and the bit with the chanting monks is pretty mind boggling. kinda showing a sort of collective conciousness of the enlightened. Yeah great movie. excellent photography. the only part i don't really like is the oil well burning sequence and thats mostly because i can't stand the sound of Bag Pipes. |
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i think you are on there. i always interpreted Baraka as a film about humans place in nature and their relationship to their surroundings.. positive and negative. i really appreciate how even the negative aspects of human existence are photographed with such grandure such as to make it beautiful. Kinda like a statement that our existence is so detailed, and full of unique facets, that all aspects of it are amazing and beautiful. or something like that |
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baraka rules! |
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baraka - best character from MK II *schink schink schink schink* |
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very well put. i was struggling to describe the 'negative' aspects of the film because, as you said, even though they are filming negative events, they are filmed in a glorified way. i wasn't quite sure how to take that but i think your interpretation is excellent. i think the scene of the funeral pyre is a perfect example of that. |
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sorry for damn-near ruining your thread by mentioning mortal kombat. i just did it because i absolutely knew that if i didn't, someone else would do it. and they did.! |
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there showing baraka at my nlocal idm-bar on saturday with live electronic accompaniment.... sweet! |
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i have that movie, but i havent watched it for a couple years. i have a dvd of it actually, used to have the vhs. fropm whgat i ccan remmeber though, i really liked it. i might not have understood parts (which is why i should watch it again sometime), but yeh. actually i might watch it this afternoon |
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yeah, i've been wanting to see this for a while now. i'm sure i'll eventually get around to it. |
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Keyfumbler: that's awesome! When I lived in Spain we used to smoke hash and watch baraka on a weekly bases. Really influenced my creative thinking |
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remastered and out on Blu-Ray in November, oh yes. If ever a film was made for HD its this one |
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I've seen this film and really enjoyed it. The title is Arabic for "Blessing" BTW. |
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fuck yeah. what an amazing film this is, and indeed one made for hd if there ever was any. i suppose i will be making use of my friend's 720 dpi projector and $700 subwoofer soon enough. last movie night we had with his system was there will be blood (not counting watching the entire olympic opening ceremonies) in hd. fucking amazing sound in that movie, it has to be watched on a system with impressive subbass. |
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sounds interesting.. thanks for bumping |
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brilliant film. love it. |
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i'm going to watch it now, i will download it on rapidshare since i am a criminal and all |
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i would strongly recommend you to get the dvd since it is shot in 70mm widescreen format, which i doubt is converted correctly. normally i'm not such a purist but i think a LOT would be lost in a simple avi rip. As others have said, the sound is fantastic as well and preferably played in 5.1 over good speakers. |
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agreed, this is a film where downloading a full dvd rip would be much more appropriate than a divx/xvid encoded one. |
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barakobama |
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that was amazing, very impressed, i would like it on DVD deffo |
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b,b,lp |
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"You uncultured swine!" That's some pretty cliche IDM fan boy :) |
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schink schink hahaha! |
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=) |
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i've been watching baraka again recently and i noticed the aspects described in your posts, i agree with your description and i'd like to add that there is also some sarcasm in those conflicting sequences, so the combination of those with the music succeeded to take people in different places (good or bad) at the emotional level as well. |
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