Baraka (re-release)
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9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

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  1. MadsT.
    May 5, 2004
    10
    Perfection... It touches you in a way you'll newer dreamt could be done. An almost chocking experience!
  2. RichardW.
    Feb 1, 2005
    10
    A sunning visual narrative that takes the breath away. It encapulates the human condition in a way i've seldom seen in film. A true masterpeice that deserves greater recognition than it recieves. Truly, truly stunning!
  3. ChadS.
    Feb 19, 2003
    9
    What I want to know is how clips from this great film made its way into a commercial for Nissan? That made me sick. The photography looks incredible on my Vega, so I imagine it must be mind-blowing to see this film in its 70-mm glory. I've only seen one such film in this format and that was Ron Howard's "Far and Away". To view "Baraka" as a long-format music video would do Ron Fricke and his collaborators an injustice. There's a story. It's the story of life on this planet. Awards are pretty meaningless but it would've been nice if this film was recognized by the Academy. "Baraka" is no better or worse than the Reggio pictures. What gives "Baraka" the ever slightest nod over "Koyaanquatsi" and its two sequels is the soundtrack. It's a stunner. In particular, the music that accompanies the segment in Italy. … Expand
  4. JethroG.
    May 8, 2003
    10
    Stunning, awesome, meditative, sublime, jarring, culturally relativistic, sobering, inspiring, catalyst for action, reverent, masterful, visually intense, like fractals, a metaphor for humanity, binary oppositions juxtaposed, contrasted, complementary.
  5. CherN
    Jan 25, 2009
    10
    A beautiful film. Couldn't stop watching. It gets your attention at once. Worth the time.
  6. Jovi
    Feb 19, 2003
    10
    A visual expolration of humanity and the world around us. This documentary is amazingly beautiful and the score fits it like a glove. A must see in the big screen - anything else would be a waste of an experience.
  7. CemilG.
    Apr 28, 2003
    10
    "We come face to face with dark side of the dark side of cosmos" says my wife. As for me,Baraka is one of the few films which prove that cinema is an art form.
  8. MustafaB.
    May 28, 2003
    10
    It was a beautiful picture of the heart ... A deep gaze into the nothingness and the beauty it has. Still thinking of it. It is hard to forget that scene, stars, sky, everything, and everything, has been spinning ... What a pleasure it was .... I am grateful to those who brought the fragrance of life to our soul.
  9. Ezekiel
    Feb 12, 2003
    9
    A perfectly beautiful visual experience. It flows much like a symphony where you can see the notes. It is hard to call a movie in that it lacks any elements of plot, character, etc. I highly recommend it, but make sure you are in an energetic mood. Everybody I know that has seen it when they were tired has fallen asleep (once again, kinda like a symphony :)

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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Suzan Ayscough
    100
    Words can't do justice to the visual masterpiece Baraka.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: David Bartholomew
    60
    A paralyzingly beautiful documentary with a global vision: an odyssey through landscape and time, which is an attempt to capture the essence of life.
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