Baraka Film Response

Over all Baraka was a stunning movie that gave strong vivid images about the world that one seems not to look at as much. The film has various shots that convey a feeling of astonishment, because one does not notice the real beauty of this world. The film carefully goes through every scenario with the slightest detail being significantly emphasized through the shots of the film. Baraka does not really have a set narrative, but it tells the story of the world that we humans are unaware of because we don’t take time to appreciate our surroundings. The juxtaposition of images throughout the film helped create a more stunning reaction the audience had towards what was being seen. This is because as the shots revealed more than what the audience expects, because there is no audio and or dialogue the audience is able to focus on the true meaning behind every shot, which was what the director intended to do whit this film.
1. This film is called “breath” because it shows life, and how the entire world breaths because of the life present in it. Thus Baraka is given such a name to bring the audience attention towards life present on earth.
2. The film expresses the critique that people, live their lives to fast or at a fast paste, which is highlighted in the film because most shots are slowed, to represent the opposite to what people do in modern world. The film expresses the theme of people being so caught up with what’s ahead of them that they do not take time to enjoy what’s happening around them at the time.
3. Baraka conveys the message of time no longer being preserved by one. Thus meaning that people now a day’s don’t want tomorrow to come when today has not even happened yet, which is a important message in the film because time throughout the movie is being altered either slowed down or sped up. This is significant because it supports the way one lives life, one could live their life at a fast paste or at a slow paste but never both, because we can’t find that equilibrium, which the film highlights.
4. The absence of dialogue in the film is essential because it is done so with the intent that anyone who sees this film will understand the meaning and the purpose for this film. This is because the images in this film speak for themselves, the vivid details talk to the audience, so the use of dialogue would break the connection one has with the images in the film, thus making dialogue unnecessary.
5. When comparing culture, the city to nature, one must take into consideration that nature is mostly les contrasting. Whereas the city is filled with diversity and contrasting objects. This is expressed in the shots because in the image of New York everything in the composition of the shit is contrasting itself, in comparison to the shot of the clouds reflecting of the vast body of water. This shot is less contrasting to show how nature is all one body of life.
6. Possible interpretations could be that the monk represents purity, while the cigarette factory contrasts purity. The film suggests that religion and spirituality are the vehicles to take in life.
7. The message portrayed in those two images is that not all of today’s society is equally balanced, partially due to the way we run this world. In comparison to images of nature, the opposite message is revealed because in nature everything is equally balanced to create an equal basis to which life thrives upon.
8. The transition between the monkey in the hot spring and the lunar eclipse stand out. Because it sets the mood for the entire film. It demonstrates how one must sometimes take time off to enjoy the present and its surroundings.
9. Our class watched Baraka to make us aware of the true meaning that a image can convey without the help of any audio. Giving the saying a image is worth a thousand words more credibility, because the shots in this film spoke for themselves to create a intimate bond between the image and the audience. Thus the whole intent of watching this film was to inspire us to create more meaningful images through visualizing the proper meaning we want our audience to feel from certain shots that we use.