Baraka – Part 9 of 10
The word Baraka means “blessing” in several languages; watching this film, the viewer is blessed with a dazzling barrage of images that transcend language. Filmed in 24 countries and set to an ever-changing global soundtrack, the movie draws some surprising connections between various peoples and the spaces they inhabit, whether that space is a lonely mountaintop or a crowded cigarette factory. Some of these attempts at connection are more successful than others: for instance, an early sequence segues between the daily devotions of Tibetan monks, Orthodox Jews, and whirling dervishes, finding more similarity among these rituals than one might expect. And there are other amazing moments, as when sped-up footage of a busy Hong Kong intersection reveals a beautiful symmetry to urban life that could only be appreciated from the perspective of film. The lack of context is occasionally frustrating–not knowing where a section was filmed, or the meaning of the ritual taking place–and some of the transitions are puzzling. However, the DVD includes a short behind-the-scenes featurette in which cinematographer Ron Fricke (Koyaanisqatsi) explains that the effect was intentional: “It’s not where you are that’s important, it’s what’s there.” And what’s here, in Baraka, is a whole world summed up in 104 minutes. –Larisa Lomacky Moore
Part 1 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=dtiqrzmuWbw
Part 2 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=11QZiQFXTow
Part 3 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=U-sjmX9c450
Part 4 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=8DMA0c7KdYk
Part 5 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=aa_VUrys0j8
Part 6 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=in91EpP9US0
Part 7 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=5Qd8RhogIMY
Part 8 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=kbCNaGoaqLc
Part 9 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=9hU-Zb1BRmw
Part 10 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=CZYj55TAENY
To purchase the full DVD, click here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005M91K/ref=pd_cp_d_0?pf_rd_p=316286001
Duration : 0:10:15
Tagged with: Animism • Art • asia • Baraka • business • Cultures • Documentary • film • Fricke • global • movie • philosophy • religion • ron • World
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no theyre brown. …
no theyre brown. theyre called irrawaddy dolphins.
river dolphins – …
river dolphins – were they pink?
my moms from …
my moms from camboida and i was there the past 2 years and it was probablly the best time of my 18 year old life. the nature is amazing i love the jungle and the animals like the river dolphins and monekys and elephants. also you should visit the temples, not just Ankgkor wat but there are hundreds of temples in siem reap province. even the temples in thailand laos and vietnam were built by the old khmer kingdom.
its jsut an amaing culture, and i recomend you visit if you can,peace:)
I had one gripe …
I had one gripe with this film, the part where the camera slowly goes over the genitals of a bunch of native children.
Yes, it makes …
Yes, it makes perfect sense. Film captures moments in time that will never be repeated again through the artistic interpretation of the director – much like the painting of a bowl of fruit portrays the artists interpretation – of course you can always just go and look at an actual bowl of fruit instead, but that’s not the point of the painting, or film in this case. Artistic impression and actual experience are two totally different things with totally different purposes
When the current …
When the current evil regime that is burning the world has been displaced ,
this kind of stuff is what kids will watch on television, not pop idle.
why are you so …
why are you so agressive? i just pictured watching it on 40″ screen with dolby surround and all that stuff and i found it a little ironic. would you mind stop calling me that way? i didn’t insult you
Not only that… …
Not only that… but it is not only any person that can travel to see this… it takes a creative person with a creative eye and person that is able to use the technology that allows for such creative video…. You are a fool if you cannot see why this is valuable… It costs a lot of money… more than you would know… to make something on this level to happen.
We all would…. …
We all would…. Videos like this are made for people that cannot travel the world due to economic issues and issues with fear…Your attitude is negative and arrogant…. If you can see this any day… either you are lying or truly blessed… I would ume that you’r ignorance is speaking rather than your ability to see all that is shot… sometimes a great deal of money is behind video that is so great that most will only see it on TV. Is that wrong? Is it wrong to be underprivileged?
film
that inspires …
film
that inspires the soul,
strengthens the ind
and opens the mind.
that was sooooo not …
that was sooooo not the point !! does watching nature on tv make any sense? i would rather go there and experience it on my skin with the biggest screen and the most surround sound you can ever imagine
Most impressive!
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Most impressive!
GlobalA.
LOVE
thank you, I have …
thank you, I have been wanting to know this for years!
this is not the …
this is not the meaning of life but its very close!
One of the best …
One of the best films ever!
6.20 is The …
6.20 is The Mausoleum of the King of the Lamp in Shiraz, Iran. I’ve been searching Google for a week. It’s a sport to identify the locations.
add a bit of mj …
add a bit of mj into that combo and its absolutely perfect
music
music
this movie MUST be …
this movie MUST be experienced on Blu-ray with a big screen TV and surround sound.
whoops my bad …
whoops my bad that’s koyaanisqatsi
Not Glass. It is …
Not Glass. It is Michael Stearns:)
philip glass
philip glass
A Love This Music!! …
A Love This Music!! This is My PERFECT sound!!
Islam came about …
Islam came about with the “prophet” muhammad, in the 7th century. The bible, meaning the new testamony was written in the 1st. century. That means the bible is 600 years older than Islam.
The Thora is even older.
wait…islam was …
wait…islam was around before the bible…no??