Powaqqatsi - Scene 1
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Quick clip of the intro as discussed in the book "Narrative and Media" by Fulton, Huisman, Murphet, and Dunn.

I think of this whenever people talk about Elon Musk and lithium… we live in a world where fascism won and slavery still exists.

  • @supersolid_snake@lemmygrad.ml
    8•2 years ago

    That comment section is a shit fest. Ugh.

    Edit: referencing the comments about being grateful. Like no you selfish idiot… The point is to change the world so this is not what happens.

  • Camarada Forte
    6•2 years ago

    That trilogy is a masterpiece. Beautiful cinematography and soundtrack.

    Also, today it’s hardly any different. If anything, it’s worse because now these activities are being done in the Amazon forest, leaving trails and trails of destroyed forests and mercury in the soil which affects the health of indigenous peoples living in proximity.