Naqoyqatsi
2002 · Movie · PG · 89 min · ★ 6.1 · 54% critics
A wordless, fast-moving montage surveys a modern world shaped by technology, mass media, competition, and violence. Through shifting, often abstract images and a hypnotic score, it invites you to reflect on how progress can both empower and unsettle everyday life.
Also known as Naqoyqatsi: Life as War
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-09-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (154 votes)
- Budget
- $3,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy wordless, idea-driven visual essays about modern life and technology, especially if you’ve seen Leviathan or Art & Copy; Not for you if you want a clear story, dialogue, or a cohesive argument.
Pros: hypnotic music; striking montage ideas; strong social commentary | Cons: messy, unclear through-line; uneven visuals; can feel repetitive
Themes
- nature documentary
- poetic documentary
Cast & crew
Marlon Brando
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elton John
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madonna
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fidel Castro
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul McCartney
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed by Godfrey Reggio