Koki-Koki Cilik
This documentary is about the pyramids and temples of Ancient Egypt, interspersed with snapshots of everyday life from modern day Egypt. The concept is that pyramids were more than simply tombs; they…
Koki-Koki Cilik
This documentary is about the pyramids and temples of Ancient Egypt, interspersed with snapshots of everyday life from modern day Egypt. The concept is that pyramids were more than simply tombs; they were designed to interact with the sun on a set date in the year and this documentary shows how. They designed them this way so that they could assist the king with his principal afterlife goal, which was to ascend to the sun boat where he would live on for all eternity. The juxtaposition between modern life and the mighty architecture of old is fascinating. One shot is of the pyramids, followed by a tiny truck loaded with a dozen camels; another is of the mountain temple at Abu Simbel, followed by a Bedouin making tea by plugging the internals of a toaster directly into the mains and sitting the cup upon a hollowed out brick which was his homemade hotplate! The premise is to explain what the pyramids were about, and they aren't just tombs. When you think about it, who builds the world's tallest building for no reason beyond ego? That kind of thinking is a modern phenomenon that belongs to the world of the individual. Their world was about the gods, and the singular god that fixated them above all others was Ra. Pharaohs were the 'son of Ra' and so this documentary shows how the pyramids were architecturally linked to the sun on a certain day in the year, and this date was the same in all the pyramids shown in the film. The reason why they chose this date wasn't because all the kings died on the same date, instead, their most important festival was held on this day; it was the most important event in their entire lives and everything hinged on its success!!
Koki-Koki Cilik
Comedy,Drama,Family
Film Details
This documentary is about the pyramids and temples of Ancient Egypt, interspersed with snapshots of everyday life from modern day Egypt. The concept is that pyramids were more than simply tombs; they were designed to interact with the sun on a set date in the year and this documentary shows how. They designed them this way so that they could assist the king with his principal afterlife goal, which was to ascend to the sun boat where he would live on for all eternity.
The juxtaposition between modern life and the mighty architecture of old is fascinating. One shot is of the pyramids, followed by a tiny truck loaded with a dozen camels; another is of the mountain temple at Abu Simbel, followed by a Bedouin making tea by plugging the internals of a toaster directly into the mains and sitting the cup upon a hollowed out brick which was his homemade hotplate! The premise is to explain what the pyramids were about, and they aren't just tombs. When you think about it, who builds the world's tallest building for no reason beyond ego? That kind of thinking is a modern phenomenon that belongs to the world of the individual.
Their world was about the gods, and the singular god that fixated them above all others was Ra. Pharaohs were the 'son of Ra' and so this documentary shows how the pyramids were architecturally linked to the sun on a certain day in the year, and this date was the same in all the pyramids shown in the film. The reason why they chose this date wasn't because all the kings died on the same date, instead, their most important festival was held on this day; it was the most important event in their entire lives and everything hinged on its success!!.