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Naqoyqatsi
(Reviewed August 26, 2002)
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Director Godfrey Reggio is back with part three of his "Qatsi" trilogy (following the masterpiece "Koyaanisqatsi" and the okay-but-not-great "Powaqqatsi"), a disappointing montage of images that never
achieves the feeling of melancholy, awe and mystery evoked by its predecessors. "Naqoyqatsi" assembles footage ranging from athletic competitions to A-bomb tests to kaleidoscopic computer art to static
shots of wax-museum figures. All of it adds up to not much, although watching this passing parade of visuals to the tune of Philip Glass's soothingly repetitious score is, as before, almost a hypnotic
experience. Still, a lot of editing would have kept things from dragging so much. (An endless segment of camera pans across people's smiling faces in a black-limbo set is the first thing that should have hit
the cutting-room floor.)
Back Row Grade: C-
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