Powaqqatsi

In the film Powaqqatsi by Godfrey Reggio and the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, both creators use juxtaposition by comparing different societal views, along with the London camera example, a question arises, is it possible for a certain way of life be a dystopia

other. For example, when a team member gets hurt or can not go on with the task, it is another member’s responsibility to care for that person, even if it is at a disadvantage to themselves. This type of responsibility to one another is displayed in Powaqqatsi during the opening scene. The first part of the film shows hundreds of men and women covered in mud carrying bags of dirt up a steep mountain where they are paid by the bag. At one instance, a man gets hit by a rock and can no longer proceed up

controlling their hard times. Powaqqatsi and Prison Break involve people coping with difficult times with the use of drug usage, individualism, and relaxation. Both the movie, Powaqqatsi, and the TV series, Prison Break, involve a great deal of struggling by coping with their problems with the use of a drug. In the TV series Prison Break Michael Scofield, the main character that gets himself put into prison, by holding up a bank. An

is progress defined as good or bad? The process of Industrialization, a “period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one”, is brilliantly portrayed in the 1988 experimental film Powaqqatsi, by Godfrey Reggio (Wikipedia). Reggio’s plotless film focuses on the conflict of tradition, specifically in Third World Countries, with new ways of life introduced with Industrialization. Likewise, J.K. Rowling’s bestseller Harry potter and the

effective and efficient. The film Powaqqatsi by Godfrey Reggio and the show Grey’s Anatomy written by Shonda Rhimes are two exemplary examples that showcase the idea of teamwork. Whether it be a group of dancers and musicians, gold miners, or surgeons; teamwork is a strategy greatly used. Is it more beneficial to work as a team or alone? An individual working alone tends to be discouraged because they don’t have immediate support in times of need. In the film Powaqqatsi, as gold miners are rushing up

in Godfrey Reggio’s magnificent film Powaqqatsi. This movie, although not including any characters or plot, portrays a faith journey of the human race, which is much like the religious journeys of people in the Bible. Although an exploration through industrialization and a pilgrimage through

dependent on change. In the movie Powaqqatsi directed by Godfrey Reggio and the book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows written by J.K. Rowling, there are many types of change that happen. The many similarities between the two answer the following question: Is change intrinsic or extrinsic? Intrinsic is anything that comes from within1. Intrinsic behavior stems from attitude because the manner in which a task is done changes the outcome significantly. In Powaqqatsi, there is a scene with men fighting

treat people who are different from them is put on oneself. When surrounded by people who believe in and practice racial inequality, it is possible to be someone who doesn't treat people unequally due to the color of their skin. In both the film Powaqqatsi and the book To Kill a Mockingbird, one can see characters struggling with inequality and ultimately overcoming it. Characters in both the movie and the book unknowingly show jungian archetypes which are elements of the collective unconcsious.

The famous painting, American Progress, is a visual representation of the disregard of traditional societies by advanced societies. The painting shows an angel stringing power lines through a bright, exaggerated area of the painting going from right to left. Following the angel are other American technological advancements such as trains and carriages, that the land previously did not have while occupied by native Americans. This side of the painting is clearly the focus and depicts the event as

throughout the 20th century. Two chief examples include director Godfrey Reggio’s documentary Powaqqatsi (1988) as well as Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, written in 1960; To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of a little girl named Jean Louise (Scout) Finch who, over the course of the book, helps to confront the problem of deeply-rooted prejudice in a close-knit southern town in Alabama. Powaqqatsi, on the other hand, draws attention to the conflicts arising in Emerging countries between their