When viewing Heir Herzog's fantastically haunting documentary that famous Plato quote comes to mind.
Lessons In Darkness is truly something else. The visuals are so arresting they're almost fictionally abstract. So tragic how we continue to destroy ourselves and our planet. The Cathars believed that hell was earth. Watching Lessons in Darkness makes an excellent case in that direction.
Cinematography is what you'd come to expect from a Werner Herzog film; striking. And it has to be because the narration is minimalist. Just there to accent the visuals, not to add to them. While it was filmed before and after the siege on Kuwait this point is not made. It could be anywhere and that's the whole point; our planet is dear to us and this shouldn't happen anywhere.
A must watch for anyone of any age but essentially our youth for they are our future policy makers and keepers of our planet.
Lessons In Darkness is truly something else. The visuals are so arresting they're almost fictionally abstract. So tragic how we continue to destroy ourselves and our planet. The Cathars believed that hell was earth. Watching Lessons in Darkness makes an excellent case in that direction.
Cinematography is what you'd come to expect from a Werner Herzog film; striking. And it has to be because the narration is minimalist. Just there to accent the visuals, not to add to them. While it was filmed before and after the siege on Kuwait this point is not made. It could be anywhere and that's the whole point; our planet is dear to us and this shouldn't happen anywhere.
A must watch for anyone of any age but essentially our youth for they are our future policy makers and keepers of our planet.