Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
Koyaanisqatsi has generally received very positive reviews.
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Koyaanisqatsi was released in 1983 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 10 reviews, giving Koyaanisqatsi (1983) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 75%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 50%. Professional critics were more impressed with Koyaanisqatsi than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 77%, Koyaanisqatsi is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1983, which stands at 59%.
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