An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
the vibe
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What it feels like
slow-burnbittersweetmoderatelayeredseriousepicearnest
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Movie1988·100 min
Powaqqatsi
Directed by Godfrey Reggio
A documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 41%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
188 ratings
About Powaqqatsi
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Epic (9 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- identity self discovery, freedom rebellion, social injustice, late 20th century, ecological nature, historical event, international, group found family, everyman, slow burn reveal