Baraka

I saw this movie last night with the girls. If you've seen Koyaanisqatsi (or its sequels), you know what to expect from this movie. It's a beautiful film. Shot in 24 countries, it presents the balance of nature and humankind. It mesmerizes with beauty and saddens with destruction. The movie starts off slowly, showing various worshipping rituals from around the world, then juxtaposes the serenity of primitive life with bustle of modern city dwellers -- it grabs with heart wrenching scenes of the poor in our cities, and the poor of the third world, then shows the destruction humans have committed against the planet and against each other. It's a movie that requires multiple viewing. It will make you think. It will leave you overwhelmed.