There is really not too much to review here. This is a 42-minute documentary by director Ron Fricke which was written by the Constantine sisters(?). The topic is basically history vs. progress. We see many very old monuments, but we also see lots of current stuff, like modern streets or skyscrapers. I have to say, I personally preferred the old parts. The music is also pretty good in here. but, as harsh as this may sound, a documentary without any kinds of dialogue and just photography recordings can never make it to my favorite list, I am afraid. This one here is certainly as good as it gets for the genre, but I was never amazed really. Still, it's not a bad piece of filmmaking at all. And all the use of time lapse was fairly interesting. It's also the type of film which is probably much more effective on the big screen. I give Fricke a thumbs up here without praising it too much. Still it's probably among the better documentary movies from 30 years ago. And finally, I want to say that this looks pretty modern, actually I would have guessed this is from the 21st century if I hadn't known the truth before.
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