Talk:Baraka (film)

This is clearly NOT a comprehensive list of places filmed
This is clearly NOT a comprehensive list of places filmed. Cambodia, for an obvious example, is not listed. Is there any way to make this list more complete?--AaronM 17:59, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I changed "the frames are sped up" to a time-lapse photography reference plus link. Technically the frames aren't sped up, they're just taken at an extremely slow rate to give the impression of "sped-up time."

Near the top the article states that it was filmed in 70 mm Todd-AO, and near the end it states it was 65mm Todd-A0 (According to my DVD, 70mm is correct


 * Both appear to be the same; see Todd-AO and 70 mm film.  mdf 14:37, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

To the orginal point, Vietnam is also listed as a filming location at http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/baraka -- jlam (talk) 04:34, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Inaccurate Claim
The first sentence in the third paragraph of the article claims quite outrageously that 'baraka' means 'blessing' in "many different languages." It doesn't even clarify that it comes from the Semitic root for 'blessing.' The main Semitic languages include Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew and Tigrinya. Baraka means blessing in Arabic without any manipulation of the word; the words for 'blessing' in Hebrew and Amharic (I wouldn't know about Tigrinya, but highly doubt that it be more similar to Arabic than to either of the latter two, as it is much more closely related to the latter two in general) have phonetic sounds not even present in English. From 'baraka', the 'k' in Hebrew would be a 'x'/'kh' (though normally transliterated from Hebrew as 'ch') and in Amharaic, it would be a 'q,' which in Semitic languages is distinct from 'k,' and a 't' at the end. As for Aramaic, it is also in the same subgrouping of the Semitic languages as Hebrew. The claim that it means 'blessing' in many languages, to me, appears to scream of politics. Not to mention, these few languages can hardly be considered "many," especially since no borrowing has occurred. In Turkish, we have 'bereket' but that's not 'baraka' either, it in fact closer to the Amharic form of the word. Long story short, it is mal-informed and wrong. I suggest we change that it say something along the lines of either: Baraka means blessing in Arabic or Baraka comes from the Semitic root for blessing. cullen (talk) 05:56, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Talk about missing the point. Viriditas (talk) 03:33, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Story Line
I've seen several referrences to this film being purely visual - a sequence of images without a story. I couldn't disagree more. This film seems to show a range of different human possibilities. With some effort, I think most people on this earth could choose to live in any one of these cultures. To me, these images show what is important to these different groups, what choices they make for themselves, and what they see as holy.

BmikeSci 18:52, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry... But I really don't see that the article tells anything about the story at all. I thought this page might help me understand what the film is about before seeing it. I'm actually more confused after reading it.

--143.97.2.35 (talk) 13:38, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Places filmed
I think we should move the list of places filmed to a separate page, because it's longer than the description of the movie. --grawity 15:33, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

about 70 mm film
The 70mm camera in this movie was designed by Ron Fricke himself. Fricke went to Garo Eskenian of Moldex-Metric inc. to machine and build the camera. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.67.240.3 (talk) 08:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

The Matrix
Should it be mentioned that clips from this movie are show in The Matrix Reloaded when Neo is talking to the Architect?! 86.40.220.231 (talk) 17:24, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Someone should also note that footage from the film appears in Alpha Centauri (game). Morrowulf (talk) 21:39, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Neither should be noted without good sources and good reason. While some editors may enjoy treating Wikipedia as a repository for useless popular culture trivia, context is everything. Viriditas (talk) 03:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Can you add the Siskel and Ebert link of their review of Baraka?
Hi, I am always at a loss in how to add a link to the external links section. Siskel and Ebert reviewed Baraka back in 1993 http://siskelandebert.org/video/3K83HKKR8WX5/Striking-Distance-Into-the-West-The-Age-of-Innocence-1993. I have this up at my website at siskelandebert.org. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Firstmagnitude (talk • contribs) 22:10, 30 April 2014 (UTC)