All My Past Weblogs Members Join Now Login Koyaanisqatsi. 101 Life out of balance. Those were rough translations from the Hopi of the title, and topic, of the marvelous 1975 film, Koyaanisqatsi , whose music I've been listening to today on my laptop while at work. I saw the movie when it first came out and was struck breathless by its power and strength, and it hasn't lost any of that over the years.
Life is out of balance now.
Children are killing other children without reason. We're all so busy and stressed that we don't have time for each other or for the awe and wonder we used to have for the world we live in. And we seldom slow down enough to take the time to ask ourselves the important questions, much less take the time to find answers. I've vowed to watch it again very soon and will sit the family down for a viewing. And Philip Glass's music , which is so integral to this sound-poem message, will continue its way through my office CD rotation.