Girls and young women, thousands of them, as far as the eye can see, make cigarettes by hand in a South American sweatshop. This could mean that modern civilization is eclipsing the old civilization, as the film compares the undeveloped, developed, and developing countries together, that all share the influence of western industrialization.Finally, the image shown behind the title s of the film “Baraka” is more significant than its title, which is an ancient Sufi word that means, “the essence of life from which the evolutionary process unfolds.” The time-lapse photography in “Baraka” not only hints the passing of time but also the passing of one civilization to the next. The music, in the meantime, turns out to be more ghostly, through the usage of harmonic cord addition, concluding in a cut to the title with the astrophysical eclipse, a recurring allegory, and the expression Baraka, which to a number of diverse cultures means “blessings”.It ought to be noted that the opening order follows the functions of poetic documentaries. Culture was a huge part of this movie as well.
With its glorious tone poem, its meaning, intent and scope are left to be determined by the viewer.Yet, the film can be said to hold our spiritual reflections along the borders of civilization. And these are joined together in visual and oral symbolic unity.Hence, the uninterrupted shots of mountain ranges, volcanoes, canyon and rivers are supplemented by low pitched music which kills the silence. The despoiling of the land by the deep mine pits. We utilize security vendors that protect and ensure the integrity of our platform while keeping your private information safe. The macaque monkey metaphorically peeps into our past and our current situation but sees no connection. Thanks for the A2A. The same thoughtful eyes again. Director Ron Fickle’s “Baraka” is an abstract film to understand but by considering the significance of the image behind the film’s title, which is an eclipse, one may interpret the eclipse as a symbol for modern civilization literally overlapping or metaphorically overpowering traditional civilization. It uses no language, so needs no translation. It is easy enough to achieve fast motion, but how difficult with a camera that is panning with exquisite slowness. Each scene, shot, and sequence, was carefully edited with a high degree of difficulty.With the help of producer Mark Magidson, he and Ron Fickle incorporated time-lapse photography, free frames, and other series of editing to enhance their film’s content. Baraka has as many powerful meanings as it has pictures, and to hold them all together, Fricke continually points out that all good must contain evil.