Review of Baraka (1992) by Reilly J — 19 Sep 2010

Now this is something to watch on acid, this film has no traditional story line, it's supposedly a documentary but it has no narration or anything that explains what is going on, no dialogue is ever heard from any of the people save for a little native chanting.

It consists of merely a series of beautifully filmed scenes from all over the world with brilliant scores playing in the background. The scenes are filmed in Africa, Indonesia, Australia, America, The Middle East, everywhere you can think of. The scenes feature all sorts of things happening, from native rituals to cars carrying people off to work, from animals in the jungle to troops with guns in thrid world countries. The tag line says it all, this a world beyond words.

There's not much else I can say about it, I reckon they should rename it 2001: An Earth Odyssey. It's like looking at this mysterious world we live in through a new set of eyes.

This is a film that will never leave you. I give this 5 out of 5 stars, I don't know what else to give it.