This is a visual journey of the world that just shows "interesting stuff" there is no story, plot or script.
I learned about this movie from a "films to watch when you're high list".

Best movie tosh year 2017!

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Possibly one of the best documentaries, and overall experiences you can ever see. An immense summary of humanity itself, all captured on one of man's greatest inventions... film. A must-see for anyone who is fully aware of the world around them, and even moreso for those who are ignorant of what is around them.

I love documentaries and I watch them a lot. This one is one of the worst documentaries I've seen. Sheer stupidity, twisted logic, don't waste your time.

The whole film has a Buddhism undertone but it still covers both Christianity and Islam. A good way to describe this film would be as the history of mankind.

Originally posted in 2013 but disappeared:

Thanks to ktnv's pointer on "continuous flow". It is more of Baraka, film by the same producers, which showcased some of the best, and worse, parts of nature and human life. This time with spectacular footages on religious sites and artifacts mixed in with raw images on human behavior, from modern slaughter houses to a transsexual beauty contest.

In the "making of" section of Samsara, one of the film makers says repeatedly that this is not a film about thinking, but feeling -- how true that is. As mesmerizing and profound as are many of the images, they are edited to send a message has come to be customary with similar documentaries. Ancient cultures (the older the better) and nature: good! Modern world: bad! This is emphasized by the soundtrack, which shifts from slow and dignified to sinister and frenzied, and no prizes for guessing which side gets which music. That said, this is a more all-encompassing view of human life than I expected, and it can be re-cut in your head in many different ways.

A visual feast at times, but you are also reminded of the ugliness brought about by industrialization. Not a single word was spoken in this documentary. But you don't really need it. The accompanying sound track is excellent too.

I have a bias for pure sight and sound cinema, and I found this movie even more impressive than such iconic examples as Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Baraka ...

This is a 2011 documentary directed by Ron Fricke.
Through this film, you could get an unparalleled sensory experiences.
This is a kind of inspirational meditation with mesmerizing and fascinating images of clarity.