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Here is another film review.

Aguirre: The Wrath of God
1972
Werner Herzog
-An ill fated quest for el dorado turns into an introspective journey down the river to hell. The film revolves around the perspective of Aguirre, or through the eyes of imperialist European aggressors.

Werner Herzog is known for being a poetic filmmaker. The narratives he weaves take the audience for a ride. Often time it is a ride that we have thought about but never gone on. Grizzly man is one of his more contemporary works that I was first exposed too. One of the main things that I learned as an amateur student filmmaker was the idea of the BEAT. In script writing there is often moments where we want to give the readers (audience) a moment to reflect on what is being established or done by the characters.  Visually these moments can be translated visually to points where we think the shot is held too long, but soon we realize that these snapshot put together moments or Beat s are there for a greater purpose. That is to give the audience a moment of consideration as the narrative rests in repose.