Humans, animals, technology, and this planet, are constantly changing and adapting to their surroundings. Life goes on despite the extent of the change, just as the train represents time moving non stop past the tree, that represents life in the movie. The film Powaqqatsi by Godfrey Reggio, displays great change over time to the new industry that erodes the traditional ways of several countries. Transitioning from a slow motion opening scene to a rapid ending pace, the film uses facial expressions and grim tasks to exemplify the struggle the change brought upon the people. The song “Rise Up” by Andra Day sends a message to rise above. In the film and the song, change is pinpointed; rising above it through lyrics and the workers not giving up, the tempo in both increasing and the melody moving up and down in the media.
Reggio’s film begins with slow motion video of workers struggling, working hard and not giving up. The lyrics in the song begin “You're broken down and tired, of living life on a merry-go-round, and you can't find the fighter, but I see it in you so we gonna walk it out, and move mountains.” Those words truly describe how the looks of the people working seemed to feel. The exhaust …show more content…
There are times of peaks, things go well and all seems to be fine; then comes the lows, when things are very difficult. The melody of the song by Andra Day follows a similar pattern. There are times of high intensity and and low pain. The film shows these emotions and times throughout the entire the film in the images. There are points in the film where there are many colors and a lot of things going on, like traffic, or many people walking through the streets. Those times reflect the high points of the melody in the song, when there are several instruments playing to give the song a certain tone. The change to less color, more greys and browns, is when the melody is low. The main focus is obvious and
Reggio’s film begins with slow motion video of workers struggling, working hard and not giving up. The lyrics in the song begin “You're broken down and tired, of living life on a merry-go-round, and you can't find the fighter, but I see it in you so we gonna walk it out, and move mountains.” Those words truly describe how the looks of the people working seemed to feel. The exhaust …show more content…
There are times of peaks, things go well and all seems to be fine; then comes the lows, when things are very difficult. The melody of the song by Andra Day follows a similar pattern. There are times of high intensity and and low pain. The film shows these emotions and times throughout the entire the film in the images. There are points in the film where there are many colors and a lot of things going on, like traffic, or many people walking through the streets. Those times reflect the high points of the melody in the song, when there are several instruments playing to give the song a certain tone. The change to less color, more greys and browns, is when the melody is low. The main focus is obvious and