Baraka Ismael Quinn

Ron Frike illustrates in the film Baraka a different pattern on how humans have affected natural habitat and species. Quinn also combines different music linking to scenarios in which it enhances the purpose of the message he is trying to convey. The music is merged so well that in different scenes viewers feel as if they were in the scenario and if it was their own culture. Sympathy and grateful were to mix feelings I felt as the documentary started revealing animals in their natural habitats. Then, there were different tribes sharing a similar way of living by having a leader, religion and beliefs. Do humans believe planet Earth belongs to them conquering and ruling it? How could men still believe they own and conquered the world? What it is the appropriate way human and the rest of the world should interact with each other? My name is professor Ishmael, I strongly belief that if the rest of the world make human understand they will learn to appreciate and even save the rest of living creatures. My philosophies may cause disturbances among society but I am crafting a new way of thinking among human beings. I am certain that humans have different views to other creatures about the world that we live in.

During the World War II Adolf Hitler ruled Germany, he influenced and manipulated an entire country changing their beliefs and destiny. Hitler`s own theory of pure and strong race and took an entire country into the dark side . On the other hand, Hitler had the chance to create a peaceful environment by up scaling Germans ethical values and actions. Being open minded could help humans adapt to better behaviors upon nature. If humans have no ethical values, like Hitler, they will band and harm each other and destroy the rest of species.

I am speaking on behalf of the creatures that have been slaughtered and abused by humans for ages. One way to transfigure the mindsets of human beings is by having clear the two types of humans. As mentioned before, I classified leavers as the living in the wild, those who use their basic space for shelter and the necessary food to survive but they leave the rest of the world alone. Leavers meditate have a powerful principle of care on all species and on themselves. On the contrary, takers, have a significant impact on Earth due to the abuse of consumption and lifestyle. Takers create a substantial amount of surplus, which they feel the need to conquer and ruling. Baraka portrays reflection on leavers and destruction from takers. The destruction of nature along with the evolution of humans turned tribes and small areas into creation of cities and industries. Citizens in New York are takers who live under stress and in a fast phase missing opportunities. Also, sidewalks and red lights imitated the information of receptors of people´s responsiveness towards others by executing routine action not by reflecting or even thinking. Likewise, there is a village of ants that shows their communication system is very similar to New Yorkers by each having a fast phase and a function. This comparison made me more aware on the importance of communication in order for a system to work. There is a function rules that creates a flow on the the village/the city coordinating the movement on targeting a goal. Routines also generates miss opportunities, in most cases it could enhance the functions or even fulfilling system in a nation or a society.

War is other part of the film that shows a disfunction on communication having desperation, confusion, sadness and loneleness. The smoke turning the sky into gray, malnourish people give a symbol of the defition of destruction of humanity and the world. The communication barriers have affected humans throughout history and the main reason is the fact that humans have not yet found a way on brake and move on from this barriers. Takers do not need to become leavers but they could adapt positive traits into their character. Humans need

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