The film is clearly about man's misguided and even delusional thirst for power. This ultra-realism also works very well in bringing the themes of the film through and making them resonate. It's very obvious that everything in the film was done for real on location and that is to its advantage as you really feel like you're there with these men rather than just watching a dramatization. The way the film is shot with hand-held camera and without any pomp or dramatization makes everything feel so real and authentic. And ironically, despite the fact that I turned to this movie as my first Herzog non-documentary, the film almost feels like a documentary. Thus, there is an emotional distance between the audience and the characters that is definitely reminiscent of a Kubrick film. None of the characters are very relatable or likable quite the contrary in fact - they are consumed by greed, selfishness and delusions of grandeur, our "hero" in particular. There is definitely an emotional coldness to the film that feels almost Kubrickian. The entire film is very even-toned and it slides along at a steady pace that feels neither fast nor slow.
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Based only on this film, he definitely seems to have a very deliberate, methodical air to his direction. I was quite interested to see what Herzog's style would be like as a filmmaker working with his own script and actors rather than as a documentarian. And I'm happy to report that, although on a first viewing I didn't love it to quite the same degree as Grizzly Man, Aguirre: The Wrath of God definitely did not disappoint. Grizzly Man is the only other Herzog film I have seen and it happens to be my current favorite documentary of all time, so needless to say I was quite excited to see another film by him. My expectations going in to this film were pretty high given its critical acclaim and reputation.