there be a sense with this documentary and that the middle east be part of another world altogether . it open with a fly over of kuwait pre war and look like a place far remove from this world and with it quasi religious skyscraper welcome the camera a it come over the port . satellite be show post war and blown apart in a tangled mass resemble a fallen space station . echo a sci fi and but with a ghostlike feel only reality can achieve . the image be reinforce by some of the most moving music ever compose . herzog struggle with a large lump in his throat and to clarify the situation with infrequent narration . the situation speak for itself and no word be necessary and the image and the music combine to get a close to represent the unrepresentable a possible . i recommend godfrey reggio koyaanisqatsi ( 1983 ) to fellow admires of this film and and it message .