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any people who spent time at McMurdo around the filming of Encounters are not big fans They didn't check out any of Werner Herzogs movies before letting him in
by kjs3 4y ago
any people who spent time at McMurdo around the filming of Encounters are not big fans
They didn't check out any of Werner Herzogs movies before letting him in? They would have known what they were in for.
- foobarbecue 4y agoFair point. Actually come to think of it most of the people I talked to who were IN the documentary were ok with it (and my volcanology professor went in to make 2 more movies with Herzog after meeting him during Encounters). It was others at mcmurdo that were angry about the portrayal of the town and generalizations about polar people. Maybe people just seized on it as something to argue about when bored, I dunno.
- kjs3 4y agoI've seen "Into the Inferno", which I assume is one of the films your professor was in (is he Oppenheimer?). Visually spectacular, but Hertzog's commentary overlay and approach made it just...odd. He's a weird dude, but very talented.
- foobarbecue 4y agoYep. On all counts.