“Powaqqatsi” isn’t a film so much as a trance you fall into. Godfrey Reggio’s second entry in the Qatsi trilogy swaps the industrial roar of “Koyaanisqatsi” for something earthier, more human, and more conflicted. The title is a Hopi word often translated as “life in transition” or “a way of life being consumed,” and the movie holds that theme gently at first, then tightens the grip. From the very first frames, it feels like a ritual. Miners walk out of the earth as if they’ve been summoned. The sky stares back. Smoke rises. Philip Glass doesn’t just provide a soundtrack; … Continue reading Powaqqatsi: The World Tilts and the Drums Begin