Baraka

At first I was a little skeptic about this movie.  “Oooohh pretty landscape, this is gonna get old quick,” when it started off.  As it moved into the different landscapes I was impressed but had the mentality of ‘ya seen one pretty mountain, ya seen ‘em all.’  As it moved into the tribal aspects of it, I laughed at the silly things they were doing, and how they were dressed.  Then I thought, “It’s not funny.”  This is how they worship their God.  This is what they believe.  They would probably laugh at me for all the silly things I believe in.  I thought it was very interesting and wondered how he picked what he wanted to portray from each culture.  

As it moved into the ways society worked starting with the making of cigarettes and making a full circle form put me in awe.  From the use of movement to the way he captured different aspects and the human race and cultures molding them into one is not something anyone can do.  You must have the eye and the vision of what you want.  I believe that the technique used can be taught but the vision cannot, no matter how great the teacher may be. 

The way the film moved from topic to topic was incredible.  There was no question when it moved form religion to the work force.  The movement and time used in each scene was well put together.  The color used in each picture seemed to be only the best, vibrant colors.  This film could not have been any better.