The defence The Auteur Devotee
“Patience is part of the point.”
Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.
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Naqoyqatsi
Documentary · 2002
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Movie details
Naqoyqatsi
“Life as war”
2002 Documentary 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Naqoyqatsi?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Godfrey Reggio
Marlon Brando
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elton John
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madonna
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Court is in session
Put Naqoyqatsi on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“A test of endurance, your honour.”
Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.