Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Powaqqatsi violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Powaqqatsi end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Powaqqatsi easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Powaqqatsi

Name: Powaqqatsi
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1988
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Patrick Disanto, Pope John Paul II, Dan Rather

Life in transformation

Directed by Godfrey Reggio

Produced by Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, IRE Productions

1988100 min7.2 / 10

A visually poetic, dialogue-free meditation on the cultural and environmental costs of modernization in the developing world.

An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

Clusters

Philosophical Life Reflections Reflective Life Stories Faith and Doubt Stories Isolation And Loneliness Animals and Nature

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Nature Nature Documentary Poetic Documentary No Dialogue

Questions people ask

Is Powaqqatsi sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Powaqqatsi violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Powaqqatsi scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Powaqqatsi end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Powaqqatsi easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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