damn!!!! i hate being tricked by a movie into thinking i'm gonna see some stunning images of the magnificent nature of the world and its culture as they exist beyond my immediate surroundings but then bein forced to also see some images of the unnatural world as it now exists thanks to the manmade perversions war, pestilence, and capitalism have unleashed upon a once-natural land!! i fucking HATE it!!!

I was pretty hungover this morning, and it was exactly my mood.

What a beautiful film. Its sort of Cinema at its most pure. There is no dialogue or plot, but it’s amazing the messages that can be made in a cut or edit (for example, bones in Auschwitz, to a pile of ammo)

It’s like going into a museum, looking at images and interpreting them yourself.

I was expecting it to be a little bit of a hard watch but I had trouble looking away honestly. Watch this on the biggest screen you can because the visuals are spectacular.

I won’t try to tackle the meaning of the movie here but he goes into various motifs such as ritual, destruction, movement, inequality, and so on. There’s a lot to discuss and he doesn’t bite off more than he can chew.

Like a love child of Terrence Malick and The Discovery Channel, BARAKA is a meditative look at some of the people, places, and cultures from around our unique world.

It also happens to boast some of the most spectacular, awe-inspiring picture quality to ever grace the blu-ray format.

Baraka is the everything behind everything, the word that encapsulates the wind that blows through every breathing existence. The common and the constant, the tie that binds life to life to non-life and potentials, down from the sky where souls ascend to something higher than corporeal and below the ground where essence desires to manifest. Baraka is the word of the mandala, the scope and the singular, the nature and nurture, and the creation onto more creation.

What the fuck is this bullshit? Biggest example of style over substance. Was my dialogue audio channel broken? Cuz this shit had no story, yo. I thought it was the retrospective of the world from some monkey.

This is not a film that you can review traditionally. It is simply an experience. It's effectiveness as an experience hinges on it's ability to envelop you in it's sound and imagery much like a leaf carried away by the river. Baraka sweeps you through twists, turns, and peaceful calms, like it is the Amazon itself. It shows you sights you never thought you would see, sounds you never thought you would hear, and worlds within worlds you didn't know existed. It's greatest feat however, it shows you a new way to look at yourself the next time you gaze in the mirror.

I saw a sequence from this in film class, and it stunned me, so I had to see the whole thing.
This really is a breathtaking documentary that captures the essence of life in such a beautiful, symbolic way, similar to Koyaanisqatsi.
Even if some cultural aspects are missing, and some of the editing connections seem occasionally banal and one-note, the audio-visual experience alone is exotic and extraordinary.

Some real captivating images sprinkled throughout what feels mostly like an abridged version of the ‘Quatsi’ trilogy. Though something seems to be missing in this documentary that those other three had in spades. The hypnotic quality is absent here, owing partially in effect to the Glass-less score. A preponderance of portrait shots and authorial insertions might also break the trance that this style is capable of creating. Some people might like the stronger POV and political stance (which I wouldn’t disagree with), but to me this limits the medium’s potential.

I try my best not to compare movies, but rather to view each of them as an individual cinematic experience. Yet, I could not help being reminded of "Koyaanisqatsi" while watching this. There is no doubt that "Baraka" is gorgeous and a cinematic achievement in its own right -- yet I did not really find this viewing experience to offer me something which "Koyaanisqatsi" had not already given me, even slightly better. Still, I am aware that comparing the two might not be fair.

one of the most formative films for me tbh.
beAuFuL.
thanks mr. campbell in ap english

fuck Relaxing Music 24/7, Calm Music, Stress Relief Music, Sleep Music, Study, Relax, Meditation Music, all my homies meditate to Baraka

A brilliant piece of videography. It captures a montage of beauty in all its illuminating forms without providing any context but by just bestowing the images. The movie embodied this sensory and spiritual faith in nature, humanity and life that we all have inside but seem to forget and explicitly showcased the variety of nations, landscapes, communities and cultures that exist outside our little bubble within this colossal rock we call 'Earth', thus allowing you disassociate for a while and place your consciousness into the beings of others. Would recommend watching this whilst tripping, as it unravels your mind more effectively and helps with eliminating any negative barriers you may put against you and the subjects of the film.

How are there 4 different people credited as writers for this?!?

Surprisingly didactic in delivery... not always a fault. Along with a couple of Sergio Leone westerns, this is one of those few films that, while watching, the thought “I wish I made this” comes to mind

the most beautiful thing i have ever seen!

Deprimente pero impactante.

A pale blue dot with a lot to show for it.

que hermosa experiencia es reflexionar sobre nuestro planeta y todas las culturas qué hay y han existido de una forma tan apreciativa y sin necesidad de palabras, creo que es mucho más provocativo a si las hubiera. este silencio (a excepción de la música y pocos sonidos) posibilita más el ejercicio de la mente de ir construyendo ideas y narrativas con un sin fin de posibilidades