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''Baraka'' is a [[Documentary]] directed by Ron Fricke and released in 1992. Its topic is, quite simply, planet Earth itself, and the sentient species that calls it home. The ''entire movie'' is nothing but [[Scenery Porn]]. Imagine our planet filmed as though it was [[Avatar (film)|Pandora]] and you're halfway there. |
''Baraka'' is a [[Documentary]] directed by Ron Fricke and released in 1992. Its topic is, quite simply, planet Earth itself, and the sentient species that calls it home. The ''entire movie'' is nothing but [[Scenery Porn]]. Imagine our planet filmed as though it was [[Avatar (film)|Pandora]] and you're halfway there. |
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Filming was done in 152 locations in 24 different countries around the world. In order to get the full effect, it was shot in the special Todd-AO 70 |
Filming was done in 152 locations in 24 different countries around the world. In order to get the full effect, it was shot in the special Todd-AO 70 mm format, the only film since 1971 to have used such a format, and in 2008 became the first-ever film scanned with 8K resolution. |
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A sequel, also directed by Ron Fricke and titled ''Samsara'', was released in 2011. |
A sequel, also directed by Ron Fricke and titled ''Samsara'', was released in 2011. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Aside Glance]]: One of the foundry workers looked at the camera.}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Aside Glance]]: One of the foundry workers looked at the camera.}} |
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* [[Documentary]] |
* [[Documentary]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: A few places are examples of this trope.}} |
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* [[Match Cut]]: There's a few of them, which adds to the "connected-ness" theme of the film: |
* [[Match Cut]]: There's a few of them, which adds to the "connected-ness" theme of the film: |
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** {{spoiler|The cigarette factor, then the next scene includes a man smoking.}} |
** {{spoiler|The cigarette factor, then the next scene includes a man smoking.}} |