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I love this movie so much

the audience applauded

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Welcome to the digital age, a world of speed, cultural hybridity, multi media, and perceptual overload, all of which are expressed beautifully in Godfrey Reggio's third entry Naqoyquatsi. This one is vastly different from the previous two. Wheras Koyaanisqatsi and Powaquatsi were done in the real world, much of Naqoyqatsi is done on the computer. Using just about every computer graphic available at the time, Naqoyqatsi feels more like a piece of art than the other two. After deciding that Powaqatsi was a dud, I was pleased to see that Godfrey Reggio made a recovery. Naqoyqatsi is almost on par with it's fore father Koyanisquatsi, although depending on which on you see first, you may prefer this one. This one strikes me as less epic than Koyanis, in part because it's faster editing allows for much more advanced montages which are so overwhelming at times that they occasionally provoke headache.The message behind this film is the way humanity is a competitive species. I think Alfred Adler would adore this movie. One of Freud's students, he believed that the human condition is based on seeking superiority. Naqoyqatsi shows us two forms of competition. One is sporting events, and the other is physical war and fighting.Phillip Glass once again, works his musical magic, although it seems like some of the score was borrowed from Koyaanisqatsi. Together, Reggio and Glass have provided a trilogy of sights and sounds that defy all the conventions of cinema, to favour aesthetics.

A stunning piece of art. Images and music work in synergy to bring you a strong message. As a depiction of the brutality of war, this movie speaks to the fragility of human balance and how ultimately war is a detrimental element to the value of life. Unprecedented scientific discoveries, inventions, and beautiful works of art have spoken throughout history to the greatness of humanity. However, the destruction brought by war will inevitably undermine such greatness and possibly destroy it in its entirety. In the potential for advancement also lies the potential for destruction. The most beautiful work of art, the most intelligent design or scientific progress will never bring back our loved ones.

The film's subject is the world's profound obsession with technology, and it elaborates the theme with insight and beauty. Ideas are suggested with juxtaposition and image manipulation. Many of the connections made are profound and filled with insight, such as the way that sports are like civilized war. This is illustrated with the athletes experiencing the intensity of competitive individual sports like track and swimming within the grids, clocks, demarcations, emblems and brands of the competitive arena. There are lots and lots of moments that I found astonishing.The music is fabulous. I think the score is my favorite of the two I've seen. It provides human voices and passion, and breathes life into the very abstract visuals.There are some slow moments that aren't in Koyanasqatsi. There are long sequences of currency montages; long sequences of famous wax sculptures; tiresome animation of bits circling the globe. But be patient, the movie is a lot better than that.

The film is worth a watch if you can hold on for the visual ride. A subjective plot leads you through a poignant journey of a violent and deadly future, present, and past. I found the film intriguing but visually and emotionally disturbing. The film relies on stunning visual imagery that never gives the viewer time to relax and reflect on the meaning of it all. The film is saturated with clever computer graphics. Without the use of CGI I don't believe the point of the film could have been made with as much depth as it had. The film attempts to give the viewer omnipresence over the world condition and how it got here and where it is going. At some undefined moment in the film the viewer 'gets it' but may find it difficult to put into words. The soundtrack for the film was excellent with work from Phillip Glass and Yo Yo Ma.