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Naqoyqatsi
Life as war
Life as war
Documentary - 2002
Naqoyqatsi
6.4
48%
59
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
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Details

Rated:
PG
Runtime:
89 min
Release date:
2 Sep 2002
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$13,000
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
If the message seems more facile than the earlier films, the images have such a terrible beauty you may not care.
– Jan Stuart,
Newsday,
28 May 2003
rotten:
At its best, Naqoyqatsi awakens the eyes, but it doesn't really do much to tweak the conscience. It's difficult to feel a sense of outrage while you're in a trance.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
14 Feb 2003
fresh:
If you open yourself up to Mr. Reggio's theory of this imagery as the movie's set ... it can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change.
– Matt Weitz,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan 2003
fresh:
Filmmaking at its purest and most visceral.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
15 Nov 2002
rotten:
Pretentious, ponderous and redundant."
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
15 Nov 2002
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