Here we see in this film the effect of man on the environment and the scene. We see the world clearly and without prejudice to its natural nature and endless horizons, away from the man-making that seems destructive to nature.
Relentlessly concerned with the surface reality of human life, Koyaanisqatsi completely misses the inner beauties and dignities of man-made civilization.
Flipside Movie Emporium
January 14, 2003
I guarantee you've never seen anything quite like it.
DVDJournal.com
April 06, 2006
Whether or not the movie exposes a world that is manifestly out of balance, Reggio and Glass's liturgy is that rarest of art forms: an avant-garde work with purpose and substance that also succeeds as entertainment.
What makes this film great is its structure, the fact that photography, editing and music alone can combine to form an epic, 90-minute composition that coheres.
gets its point across through Phillip Glass' hypnotic and evocative score, cinematographer Ron Fricke's creative and provocative juxtapositions, and mystical forces
