While Koyaanisqatsi focused on modern life in industrial countries, Powaqqatsi, which similarly has no dialogue, focuses more on the conflict in Third World countries between traditional ways of life and the new ways of life introduced with industrialization.
Mentres que Koyaanisqatsi se centra na vida moderna dos países industrializados, Powaqqatsi, which similarly has no dialogue, céntrase no conflito dos países do terceiro mundo entre as formas de vida tradicionais e os novos modelos de vida introducidos coa industrialización.