Comments on: Rescue Dawn http://amandasage.ca/2008/11/rescue-dawn/ The writing, photography and films of Amanda Sage. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:36:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://amandasage.ca/2008/11/rescue-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-97 admin Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:55:37 +0000 http://teletraan.gotdns.com/wordpress/?p=87#comment-97 Thanks you two! Sorry for the delayed response... a few technical glitches had to be ironed out. I haven't seen a lot of Herzog's films, but from what I have seen - and read - his films are outstanding because, as you say, he's a heroic human being. His focus isn't just on filmmaking, but on philosophy, psychology, sociology, the human condition, nature, etc. Film is just one way he explores the world. I LOVED Grizzly Man. It was incredibly inspiring. I was blown away by what Herzog revealed simply by allowing Treadwell to contradict himself. He didn't abuse voiceover to pound the message home. He just let Treadwell uncover his reality and expose his failings and complexities. My favourite part was when Treadwell went on about the tragic loss of the bee, only to exclaim seconds later with childlike glee that it was still alive. Maybe that movie deserves its own write-up, now that I think back on it... Gotta watch Aguirre: The Wrath of God, soon. Thanks you two! Sorry for the delayed response… a few technical glitches had to be ironed out. I haven’t seen a lot of Herzog’s films, but from what I have seen – and read – his films are outstanding because, as you say, he’s a heroic human being. His focus isn’t just on filmmaking, but on philosophy, psychology, sociology, the human condition, nature, etc. Film is just one way he explores the world.

I LOVED Grizzly Man. It was incredibly inspiring. I was blown away by what Herzog revealed simply by allowing Treadwell to contradict himself. He didn’t abuse voiceover to pound the message home. He just let Treadwell uncover his reality and expose his failings and complexities. My favourite part was when Treadwell went on about the tragic loss of the bee, only to exclaim seconds later with childlike glee that it was still alive. Maybe that movie deserves its own write-up, now that I think back on it…

Gotta watch Aguirre: The Wrath of God, soon.

]]> By: Anson http://amandasage.ca/2008/11/rescue-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Anson Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:43:02 +0000 http://teletraan.gotdns.com/wordpress/?p=87#comment-4 You're about to enter a world of awesome. Herzog as a filmmaker and human being is simply... heroic. Here is my all time favourite clip of Herzog, ruminating on the obscenity of the jungle, filmed as he was forcing his film crew to drag a full scale riverboat over a mountain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xQyQnXrLb0 You’re about to enter a world of awesome. Herzog as a filmmaker and human being is simply… heroic. Here is my all time favourite clip of Herzog, ruminating on the obscenity of the jungle, filmed as he was forcing his film crew to drag a full scale riverboat over a mountain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xQyQnXrLb0

]]> By: Cassandra http://amandasage.ca/2008/11/rescue-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Cassandra Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:46:46 +0000 http://teletraan.gotdns.com/wordpress/?p=87#comment-3 Love the new site Amanda! I'm very glad to hear you've discovered Herzog. I worship at the shrine of Herzog. I just watched Rescue Dawn and it was fantastic. Sad, funny, brutal - everything you'd expect from his films. The thing to remember about Hertzog is that his films start bad and they just get worse :) Watch the little "making of" docs that come on the DVDs to see the insanity first hand, then go back and watch his Kinski films. Fantastic! Great review and I look forward to hearing what you think about Grizzly Man. Cheers! Love the new site Amanda! I’m very glad to hear you’ve discovered Herzog. I worship at the shrine of Herzog. I just watched Rescue Dawn and it was fantastic. Sad, funny, brutal – everything you’d expect from his films. The thing to remember about Hertzog is that his films start bad and they just get worse :) Watch the little “making of” docs that come on the DVDs to see the insanity first hand, then go back and watch his Kinski films. Fantastic!

Great review and I look forward to hearing what you think about Grizzly Man. Cheers!

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