Baraka (Special Collector's Edition) DVD

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directed by: Ron Fricke

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Average Rating: Rating: - VASTLY IMPROVED VIDEO AND SOUND QUALITY! I will not attempt to extol the virtues film itself (what more can I say than has already been said?), but of the new collector's edition: I too have the original DVD release, and the VHS release. This new transfer is AMAZING, and is exactly what the first DVD release should have been... PRISTINE video (very few artifacts, little or no pixelation), and IMMACULATE audio (crisp, clean, and great presence without sounding "over-processed"). If you have both versions and can't tell the difference, then it's time to watch it on a large screen TV, and clean yer ears out! The improvements are painfully obvious. This is a truly incredible film, and finally justice has been done with the fantastic quality of the consumer version. Like someone else said, give your old copy away, and BUY THIS VERSION now! I'm glad I picked it up, and you will be too. Rating: - The World where we live. A great experience. It's a risk to review a video like this. You either become clichéd or sound truly naive. It doesn't matter. It's really refreshing to feel that, even though any viewer may have traveled to or watched images of some of these places, this astonishing film makes you feel that you belong to this world and, still, you don't know much about it. Secuences like those from Nepal, Bali or China will certainly encourage your need for traveling and knowing other cultures and sights. On the other hand, the video quality is superb,70 mm. looks very similar to IMAX and the music posseses your soul for 104 minutes and takes you "there" as you visit some of the most puzzling and beautiful places on earth. If you want to enhance your DVD collection, Buy This! Rating: - Language is Indirect The English language has one of the largest vocabularies of any language on Earth. No combination of those words can accurately portray the feeling many people get while watching this film. There are those out there who would not appreciate this quality, as there is nearly no action, plot, or words in it. But for those of you that can sit still and simply watch for a couple hours will never forget this film. From Monkies relaxing in Japan's hot springs to the iguanas on the shores of Galapagos to a Buddhist monk walking through Shinjuku station in Japan, there is powerful emotion brought into one's mind about the idea of life and one's concept of the world. I feel one of the themes of Baraka is the conflict of human technology and nature. But even with the the conflict and destruction that the human technology brings, you can witness its clockwork-like beauty in dense cities like New York or Hong Kong. There are other parallels between the densely populated South American cities and gravesites. The same parallel flows with Shinjuku station and the egg factory. It is a great metaphorical representation that you couldn't quite put into words. You would have to be Blake to capture Baraka's beauty and you would have to be Vonnegut to reach the level of irony and cynisism it provides the viewers with. Baraka is a fine representation of 70mm film. I cannot reccomend it strongly enough.

Baraka (Special Collector's Edition) DVD

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