4K UHD Review – Awaken

Director Tom Lowe tries to pull viewers away from the pains of everyday life with "Awaken," which is a sensorial experience that examines the beauty and wonders of the world through the use of slow-motion and time-lapse cinematography. It's an experience in sight and sound, not storytelling, with the picture trying to continue the work of director Godfrey Reggio (who serves as an executive producer here, alongside Terrence Malick), who once stunned audiences with "Koyaanisqatsi" and "Powaqqatsi," which also explored the strange movements of humans and nature, with Lowe venturing into the wild with powerful cameras, trying to grasp the mystery and beauty of Earthly treasures. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com