Koyaanisqatsi

This film had many contrasts like it had cave drawings and then a rocket taking off these are very different and from different times, one is old and one is new. There was also destruction as you see old abandoned buildings and a bridge been demolished. The opposite of this is where you see wide shots of new building that are high tech like sky scrapers in New York. It's as if the old building are not wanted anymore and only the new ones are acceptable, and that we are destroying our own planet. You also see wide shots of the Grand Canyon which contrast with the city.
At the beginning of the film you have low tones with men chanting while you see cave drawing of what look like man walking with something that resembles a rocket. Then you see an explosion of fire also with the chanting that sounds tribal. I think that the tribal music makes the fire more powerful as it sounds like it is building up to something and makes it dramatic. You then see a rocket taking off with the chanting as well this makes you feel uneasy as it does not fit. The music that is used is classical, but it builds up at points like when you see the people in the station all packet in being speed up this is showing that they are all busy. At the end of the film when the rocket goes off you have slow peaceful music this makes you feel uneasy as the visual you are seeing dose not fit with the music this is also opposites. you have the music opposite to the visual and the contrast between different place in the world.
i think the film is trying to show before humans got to earth the world was much more simple with beautiful places like the Grand Canyon. People destroy the earth and get rid of the old and replace it with the new and harm the earth in the process. Koyaanisgatsi also concentrates on opposites like: old/new, Fast/slow, dark/light.