Amazon.com video review:
Director Godrey Reggio presents a vibrant, visually compelling look at
the animal kingdom in Anima Mundi, a 1991 short film that fits
nicely
between two other movies featuring the music of minimalist composer
Philip Glass. 1983's Koyaanisqatsi and 1988's Powaqqatsi
focused on the
urban and physical realms of the planet, speeding up our view of the
wonders
of the world, and managing to find art in the heart of the city's
interconnecting freeways and overpopulated spaces. But as Anima
Mundi
states in its epitaph, "the breath, the life, the spirit, the soul of the
world" embodies a more mysterious existence, from sea to mountain top.
There
is such beauty and grace in the movement and exoticism of animals that this
30-minute short serves as a cautionary reminder by celebrating everything
we,
as humans with our omnipotent sense of superiority, seem intent on
destroying over time. "The world is indeed a living being, endowed with a
soul
and intelligence," wrote Plato, and Anima Mundi is glorious,
gorgeous visual
proof of that maxim. --Paula Nechak
