tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28353717.post1792578739510255575..comments2023-10-30T04:09:45.910-04:00Comments on Letters and Surveys: Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balancebrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09999205528107936871noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28353717.post-63918267948697233692013-08-01T10:28:52.220-04:002013-08-01T10:28:52.220-04:00Thanks for bringing that fact to the surface Chris...Thanks for bringing that fact to the surface Chris Mc. I didn't know that. How interesting that, "Minoru Yamasaki (December 1, 1912 – February 7, 1986) was an American architect, best known for the failed Pruitt–Igoe housing project and for his design of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, buildings 1 and 2." brdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999205528107936871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28353717.post-8700880355587488492013-08-01T00:14:42.816-04:002013-08-01T00:14:42.816-04:00It is interesting that Pruit Igot reminded you of ...It is interesting that Pruit Igot reminded you of 9/11.<br /><br />To pursue this a little further you really should look up the architect who designed Pruit Igot.Chris Mc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15635591814184736952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28353717.post-59889033476295424632008-10-17T06:59:00.000-04:002008-10-17T06:59:00.000-04:00I will be most interested in chatting about Naqoyq...I will be most interested in chatting about Naqoyqatsi with you next time we get together. I have not screened it yet, but it is on the top of my pile!brdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999205528107936871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28353717.post-32918346215400065542008-10-16T18:28:00.000-04:002008-10-16T18:28:00.000-04:00Ooh, how useful! (She said...about some of the wei...Ooh, how useful! (She said...about some of the weirdest movies ever.)<BR/><BR/>I bought, some years ago, "Naqoyqatsi: Life as War," interested in the sci-fi-like crash test dummy head on the cover. And of course in China, in a backroom DVD crush of people, one can hardly tell what one's getting into. (And it's only ten cents each, so it hardly matters.)<BR/><BR/>I've tried to watch it, three or so times, and you're right about the mesmerization. The scene that most strikes me, which I think you'll see if you haven't yet, is the one of people laughing, laughing laughing laughing laughing. Slowly.<BR/><BR/>Now that it's gotten your recommendation, and I've braved the "Institut Benjamenta" (ask Deb about this one) and "The Forbidden Zone," I may put these on my internal to-see list.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612768039888295232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28353717.post-28945269816102388642008-10-09T19:58:00.000-04:002008-10-09T19:58:00.000-04:00Oh my. Don't guess anyone got an academy award ove...Oh my. Don't guess anyone got an academy award over this. I just noticed the name of the first. Life out of Balance. So apt for the day. <BR/><BR/>You go mom! I am proud to be your daughter! Hope that one day my personal interest (quilts) shows as much excellence and detail as your creations in the area of the arts.cadh 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16229405846825667683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28353717.post-67675871070405173302008-10-09T17:22:00.000-04:002008-10-09T17:22:00.000-04:00The good news is that this is a trilogy. Yes, I ha...The good news is that this is a trilogy. Yes, I have two more to watch, even more obscure than the first.<BR/><BR/><I>Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation</I><BR/>and <I>Naqoyqatsi: Life as War</I><BR/><BR/>Interestingly, the music from <I>Powaqqatsi</I> was used (and very movingly I would have to say) in the not so obscure movie, <I>The Truman Show</I>.brdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999205528107936871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28353717.post-42581806093795003082008-10-09T16:55:00.000-04:002008-10-09T16:55:00.000-04:00Extremely interesting and powerful. I felt that in...Extremely interesting and powerful. I felt that intense emotion as well when watching the clip of the empty abandoned buildings then watching them fall. It does ring very true with today's climate. One can't help feeling that we have brought ourselves to the brink of that level of devestation in some way, and now we are waiting to see the verdict of whether we will implode or recover. So abstract, and it is hard to believe that it was done so long ago, as it rings so true. I had thought of 9/11 as well. <BR/><BR/>And I do stand behind what I said on email. definitely obscure! :)I am not sure how you managed to watch a whole movie of this, but the clips were great!cadh 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16229405846825667683noreply@blogger.com