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
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 the message seems more facile than the earlier films, the images have such a terrible beauty you may not care.