Samsara trailer (2012) from the makers of Baraka

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http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/samsara/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0xVp3N-M84

Direct Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?hdiowtskhpulvkl

It's set to hit theaters in August, although I don't expect it will receive a very wide release considering it's shot at 70mm.

The Official Site

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Glad to see they're sticking to the 70mm format.
Oh, and it's good to live in a city that have a functioning 70mm theater.
 
Can someone possibly grab the 1080p video from the store and put it on a file sharing site? The UK iTunes doesn't have the same trailers.
 
Might as well post in the latest thread:

I'm bit worried that this might turn into religious circle jerk. My friend saw it some film festival last year and told me there is basically footage of horrible conditions around the world and in between they cram people praying all around the world with up lifting music and try to create image we can pray away our worries. Don't know if it was final edit or maybe my friend is exaggerating the whole thing.

In the end I'm gonna see it since all I really want is great audio, music and footage around the world.
 
CiSTM said:
Might as well post in the latest thread:

I'm bit worried that this might turn into religious circle jerk. My friend saw it some film festival last year and told me there is basically footage of horrible conditions around the world and in between they cram people praying all around the world with up lifting music and try to create image we can pray away our worries. Don't know if it was final edit or maybe my friend is exaggerating the whole thing.

In the end I'm gonna see it since all I really want is great audio, music and footage around the world.
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That your friend saw it that way might say more about him than the film itself. Isn't the whole point of Baraka, and presumably this film too, to evoke emotions or feelings of spiritual connectedness without using a traditional narrative format? I'd imagine it leaves a lot of room for interpretation.
 
hey_it's_that_dog said:
That your friend saw it that way might say more about him than the film itself. Isn't the whole point of Baraka, and presumably this film too, to evoke emotions or feelings of spiritual connectedness without using a traditional narrative format? I'd imagine it leaves a lot of room for interpretation.
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I always took Baraka as kind of ecological wake up call. Earth first! Make Mars our bitch! -kind of movie. You might call it spirtual journey to gaia/nature if you will but not religious journey. There were religious rites filmed in Baraka too but they weren't hammering idea of prayer being answer to world's problems.

Showing bad things followed by uplifting christian/muslim prayer doesn't really leave much to ponder about. Still as I said I have to see the movie myself before I judge. I don't take my friends word for it... I just hope I don't end up feeling same way.
 
hey_it's_that_dog said:
That your friend saw it that way might say more about him than the film itself. Isn't the whole point of Baraka, and presumably this film too, to evoke emotions or feelings of spiritual connectedness without using a traditional narrative format? I'd imagine it leaves a lot of room for interpretation.
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I remember either Fricke or Magidson saying exactly that in an interview once.

In any case, people complained about how Baraka felt preachy as well.
 
I never really got that Baraka seem'd preachy at all. I just stared in amazement of the world and the people inhabiting it, but didn't leave me feeling crazy about pursuing a religious idea about the world or a "earth first" type of deal.

It was pretty to look at. The narrative was lost on me.
 
wenis said:
I never really got that Baraka seem'd preachy at all. I just stared in amazement of the world and the people inhabiting it, but didn't leave me feeling crazy about pursuing a religious idea about the world or a "earth first" type of deal.

It was pretty to look at. The narrative was lost on me.
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It might not been even earth first kind of picture, that's just how I felt. You see amazing nature, cultures that haven't been touched by western culture then you see the ugly side, how we seem to be destroying or turning ugly everything we touch. Haven't seen it since the 90s so my memory is bit foggy.
 
CiSTM said:
It might not been even earth first kind of picture, that's just how I felt. You see amazing nature, cultures that haven't been touched by western culture then you see the ugly side, how we seem to be destroying or turning ugly everything we touch. Haven't seen it since the 90s so my memory is bit foggy.
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You see ugliness and I see life. Dunno, maybe it really just comes down to how you already perceive the world as being versus what it is or could be. Creating a film without a central narrative can do this, maybe it's not what the creators wanted to tell people, but I guess this is what we're left with.
 
I do wonder if they would benefit from scaling down their subjects a bit. Like instead of circling the globe they could focus on a region somewhere. If I had the funds I'd probably just shoot 70mm in West Africa.
 
East Lake said:
I do wonder if they would benefit from scaling down their subjects a bit. Like instead of circling the globe they could focus on a region somewhere. If I had the funds I'd probably just shoot 70mm in West Africa.
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The trailer suggests otherwise and I think that would defeat the purpose. Baraka and Samsara, presumably, are about the global human condition and the human connection. Focusing too much on one identifiable region would be counterproductive. A 70mm West Africa would be great, but it would also be something very different.
 
Well I'm only thinking long-term here because Samsara looks to be what Baraka is already and I'm thinking about how long they intend to go with this formula.
 
East Lake said:
Well I'm only thinking long-term here because Samsara looks to be what Baraka is already and I'm thinking about how long they intend to go with this formula.
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Well if he keeps up the one every twenty years, he might make one more of them before he retires. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
 
East Lake said:
I wouldn't be worried, since there's plenty of ways I can entertain myself, just disappointed.
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Is Chronos like that too? I've seen it once, but it was a couple of years ago. I only just found out it was on bluray actually, and it's region free, so I'll be picking it up this week.
 
StuBurns said:
Is Chronos like that too? I've seen it once, but it was a couple of years ago. I only just found out it was on bluray actually, and it's region free, so I'll be picking it up this week.
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I actually don't think I've seen Chronos, or maybe just a little bit of it. Have to rent that one on Blu-Ray soon.
 
I'm a big fan of Baraka and I have always thought it would be the movie I would show to an alien that asked me to explain what the Earth is about.

About Samsara, I was fortunate enough of recently watching it at a film festival, and it didn't disappoint at all, specially on the visual and audio departments.

On the other hand, the message of the movie wasn't as clear to me as it was in Baraka, I found it a bit disperse but will probably need some more viewings to get it (like I needed with Baraka). And, although other people might feel differently, I would add that it feels better in the sections that depart more from the settings and formula of Baraka (there are some inevitable deja-vu moments).
 
Edmond Dantès;37303779 said:
Speaking of films in this genre. I think Koyaanisqatsi is required viewing for fans of the genre as well as its sequels and Chronos.

Microcosmos is great as well.

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Although I acknowledge its value and importance in practically inventing the formula, I didn't like Kooyanisqatsi much, mainly because its music is too weird and gets a bit annoying after a while. And the images (and image quality in general) are not as spectacular as in Baraka/Samsara, and a movie like this lives on that IMO.

Chronos, on the other hand, was ok to me. It feels like what it probably was, a modest prototype for what would become Baraka (and now Samsara).

I liked Microcosmos too, but it's a very different kind of experience, it feels more like a documentary than a "meditation".
 
Dead Man said:
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I suppose that post should have an "in my opinion" tacked onto the end. Most people will be perfectly happy with a digital screening of this, but for me, seeing a traditional 70mm print is one of the best experiences one can have in a theater and I happen to still think film simply looks better. This stings a bit more, as well, because Seattle has one of the only Cinerama-capable theaters left in the world and it's a shame to me that it won't be taken advantage of with a lovely new release like this one -- although they do have a 70mm film fest every year with loads of classics (including Baraka).
 
Cosmic Bus said:
I suppose that post should have an "in my opinion" tacked onto the end. Most people will be perfectly happy with a digital screening of this, but for me, seeing a traditional 70mm print is one of the best experiences one can have in a theater and I happen to still think film simply looks better. This stings a bit more, as well, because Seattle has one of the only Cinerama-capable theaters left in the world and it's a shame to me that it won't be taken advantage of with a lovely new release like this one -- although they do have a 70mm film fest every year with loads of classics (including Baraka).
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If it is filmed on film (lol weird what the english language has done) then I find I can't really tell the difference between a digital or film projection. I haven't ever really done back to back comparisons though.

That film festival sounds glorious.
 
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