Werner Herzog is the new Eternal Now

Werner Herzog, the director of Grizzly Man, is everywhere and all powerful.

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After seeing Werner Herzog eat his shoe, I figured he was the coolest director alive. Recent events have confirmed this.

First, Herzog helps Joaquin Phoenix from a car wreck:
"Phoenix was saved because he was wearing his seatbelt, but has revealed he was helped from the wreckage by the 63-year-old, who has a home nearby.

The actor says, "I remember this knocking on the passenger window. There was this German voice saying, 'Just relax.' There's the airbag, I can't see and I'm saying, 'I'm fine. I am relaxed. Finally, I rolled down the window and this head pops inside. And he said, 'No, you're not.'

"And suddenly I said to myself, 'That's Werner Herzog!' There's something so calming and beautiful about Werner Herzog's voice. I felt completely fine and safe. I climbed out. I got out of the car and I said, 'Thank you,' and he was gone.""
- sfgate.com

Then, he gets shot with an air rifle, but continues with the interview saying "It was not a significant bullet. I am not afraid.". Video Link

Digging around I found that Ian Curtis, singer of Joy Division, commited suicide after watching one of his movies, Stroszek. Ok, that is not cool, but still... Let's call it 'just nuts'.

I tried to explain the ending of Stroszek to one of my friends and after 5 minutes of me rambling, she said, "Sounds weird". I said, "Yeah".

I guess Ian Curtis found it even more weird than I did.

From Wikipedia:
"Ian Curtis, lead singer of the band Joy Division, reportedly committed suicide a few hours after watching the Stroszek on BBC 2 on May 18, 1980. The original vinyl release version of Joy Division's posthumous album Still featured the following groove notation: "The chicken won't stop" (side A), etched chicken tracks across the grooves (sides B & C), and "The chicken stops here" (side D). These are all references to the film's grim finale."


Bruno S in 2003

Yeah, so Stroszek is real powerful and stuff. This is due in large part because of the actor Bruno S. Bruno S was in another movie by Werner Herzog called The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser. This might be Werner Herzog's best movie. Watch it, you will be freaked out you did.



Yeah, I am in love with Werner Herzog. For Werner Herzog, I would switch teams. There has to be someone in this world you would switch teams for, right? Right?

Did someone say somethin' about switchin' teams!

Bruno!!