Ben Boyett - Koyaanisqatsi

Interesting film. In Hopi it means "Life out of Balance" or "a state of life that calls for another way of living". Through the series of time lapse videos the director implies that the lives that we live need to be changed due to our harmful impact on ourselves, those around us, and our environment. For a film that doesnt use spoken language it speaks volumes about our race. I don't enjoy watching films like this because all it feels like is a guilt trip. The director doesn't suggest any alternative way to live, but seems to suggest that the world is more important than human life. It can ispire people to action sure, but only to the extent that they will buy a hybrid instead of a large SUV. I do agree that we need to slow down and take a look around us more often, but the ending to this film seems to be prophetic of an apocalyptic end.