8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Baraka (1992)
Baraka (1992)
Overview
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Hinduism: Positive
Islam: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Baraka is a non-narrative, observational documentary that presents universal themes of humanity, nature, and spirituality without explicit political commentary or advocacy for specific ideological solutions, leading to a neutral rating.
This non-narrative documentary inherently showcases a vast array of global human diversity through its observational style, rather than through explicit casting choices or character development. The film's themes are universal, focusing on humanity's relationship with nature and technology, without explicitly critiquing or framing traditional identities in a negative light.
Secondary
Baraka presents Buddhist monks, temples, and rituals with a sense of tranquility and reverence, highlighting the contemplative and aesthetic aspects of the faith.
The film showcases Christian architecture, rituals, and devotion with visual reverence and without critique, presenting it as a significant and often beautiful aspect of human spirituality.
The film offers a visually rich and respectful portrayal of Hindu rituals, sadhus, and sacred sites, capturing profound spiritual devotion and cultural depth without judgment.
The film respectfully depicts Islamic prayer, mosques, and large gatherings of adherents, emphasizing communal devotion and spiritual grandeur without negative framing.
Baraka is a non-narrative documentary film that explores global imagery and human experience without a traditional plot or specific characters. Consequently, it does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in a 'N/A' assessment for its portrayal.
Baraka is a non-narrative documentary film that explores global human experience and natural phenomena through imagery, rather than specific character-driven plots. Consequently, it does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes, resulting in no depiction within its content.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Baraka is a non-narrative documentary film without traditional characters or a plot. It does not adapt any source material with established characters, therefore the concept of a gender swap is not applicable.
Baraka is a non-narrative documentary film that features no traditional characters with established racial identities from source material or history. Therefore, the concept of a "race swap" does not apply to this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.5
8.2
Critic Ratings
8.5
N/A
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