Life is Precious (Into The Abyss, Werner Herzog)

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JacksInn

12 жыл бұрын

A short clip from the documentary "Into the Abyss" by the film maker Werner Herzog.

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@hansschutz398 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the most important 70 seconds of documentary filmmaking ever. Striking genius.

@ShubhamBhushanCC 7 ай бұрын

Werner Herzog could be the greatest interrogator in the world, he could break the toughest of men with questions like, "when did you last see a bird sing with it's lung full?"

@thedeadcellist 8 жыл бұрын

Herzog's peculiar genius as an interviewer is on full display when he gets a profound, teary-eyed response about the meaning of life by asking someone to "describe an encounter with a squirrel"

@DreadEmperor 4 жыл бұрын

Dumbest shit I ever heard 😂😂

@AdamMetwally 4 жыл бұрын

How did Herzog know to ask about squirrels? The guy mentions deer, cows, horses. Herzog's ability to discern specifically the squirrel motif and pursue it, is really commendable.

@DoctorFurioso 3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamMetwally I'm sure he didn't know what was coming. Probably he just asked because it's whimsical. And, the thought of "encountering" a squirrel made the interviewee smile and giggle a bit -- it put him at ease and let him open up. Herzog just gave him a chance to express his feelings rather than his religious beliefs or job description.

@beargrylls235 3 жыл бұрын

just wanted to praise him in exact the same way and than saw your comment :D

@WittyDroog 3 жыл бұрын

Often documentary work isn't planned, sometimes the greatest and most profound moments come unexpectedly, which is why you can't really make a documentary in the same way one makes a film where you have a message and then seek people saying it, instead Herzog did as a good documentary maker does and simply hears these stories and collects all these pieces and then sees the pattern and message unveil itself. I've only worked on a few small projects but it's amazing how you start with an idea in mind and stumble on a completely different conclusion once you've gathered all the interviews

@RolandRED 11 жыл бұрын

3:00 This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

@jakebeal8095 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I’ve often tried to describe, What is an important moment for you in Film? and this is one of them. The poetry in the asking is truly the filmmaker knowing its subject and finding in serendipity the question to ask. Herzog is truly a master craftsman.

@liltick102 12 күн бұрын

Most important director

@romangherta2201 11 ай бұрын

it is...

@BrettonFerguson Жыл бұрын

It's kind of sad that the closest this guy, and a lot of people, ever get to nature is a golf course. Squirrels and occasionally a deer.

@GiMiTheCodes 8 ай бұрын

Fra....ud!

@trship6274 Ай бұрын

He chooses to work with condemned men in their last moments when even their families have washed their hands of them. The tragedy for all concerned is enormous. It’s very judgmental and dismissive of you to call him a fraud, I’m sure you wouldn’t be saying that if it were you on the gurney?

@simonpeteradkins 4 ай бұрын

Why Herzog is a great filmmaker: The pan of the cemetery crosses show that they don't have names, just numbers. They aren't individuals, they're gristle for the grinder. Why Herzog is a great interviewer: The squirrel question shows he has more enthusiasm about saving the lives of squirrels at the golf course than in his duties as a death row chaplain.

@jmckendry84 Ай бұрын

I disagree. I think his response is a reaction to the tension he feels between his wonder at God's creation, versus his discomfort at the thought that God would permit his own creations to be killed and cast aside, unloved and unwanted, into unmarked graves, even if they have committed awful crimes. I'd also speculate that he may struggle with the thought that God chose a path for him that involves so much death and suffering. Finally, he also feels the weight that for every death row inmate there are many more victims they have left suffering.