PitelSPOT » Game http://pitelspot.com Make your mark. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:12:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) versus Koyaanisqatsi http://pitelspot.com/2007/03/30/grand-theft-auto-iv-gta-iv-versus-koyaanisqatsi http://pitelspot.com/2007/03/30/grand-theft-auto-iv-gta-iv-versus-koyaanisqatsi#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:30:06 +0000 Adam Pitel http://www.pitelspot.com/index.php/2007/03/30/grand-theft-auto-iv-gta-iv-versus-koyaanisqatsi/ Yesterday, Rockstar Games released the long anticipated trailer for the new Grand Theft Auto game due out in October (10/16/07).  When I saw it, the first thing that came to mind was Koyaanisqatsi, a 1982 film by Godfrey Reggio.  In fact, the GTA IV trailer is a near replica of the film’s style, down to using the same soundtrack by Philip Glass.  I think it’s a brilliant idea from Rockstar and I am very impressed.  Below are the trailers for your comparison.  (Note that the style I’m referring to in Koyaanisqatsi can be seen about one third into the trailer).

Koyaanisqatsi

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirH8PADDgQ[/video]

GTA IV

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WlRfSuTGOo[/video]

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