Kenneth Tappan - Koyaanisqatsi

The film Koyaanisqatsi literally translates into life out of balance this movie fits perfectly into our class. The movie starts out with an ominous picture of a rocket taking off, and then it shows several moving pictures of magnificent scenes in Nature. The scenes of nature are captivating and they let the viewer know that nature is truly powerful. Then the movie shows humanity. The scenes depict us and equate us to packaged hotdogs and the show how are cities resemble circuit boards. When the pictures of humanity show up it shows how far we have come when it comes to leaving nature behind. Koyaanisqatsi shows how we have become a monster and how we have abandoned our natural roots. At the very end the same rocket that was taking off in the begining is shown blowing up. This in my mind shows that man can never defeat nature and that our goals and ambitions will always be second to the laws of Nature.