Cinema's Most Brilliant Madman

An original video essay on the brilliant Werner Herzog!
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[@WilliamJohnson-ml7ij]

I don't love every herzog film. But you can never say "Boy werner really phoned that one in" He puts his entire soul into every movie

[@joosepnilk6978]

*honed it in

[@pedrov8868]

@@joosepnilk6978 no

[@Lionbug]

He puts his whole Wernussy into them

[@shapz9975]

@@joosepnilk6978 not even close 😂 you must have never heard of that expression

[@DursunX]

​@@joosepnilk6978'phoned it in' means to lack the effort to complete a task with complete dedication.. like trying to execute your job by a telephone call when you are required to be there in body, mind and heart. blazé or half-hearted lacking full effort.

[@edvinparmeza1298]

The only guy who had the balls to endure Kinski's madness, and he still managed to create a masterpiece in the end. Herzog is really one in a billion.

[@OnafetsEnovap]

Indeed - not once, not twice... but FIVE (5) times. He must be either a saint or insane. :)

[@Marauder1981]

Whenever my cat talks to me I imagine that she is talking with Herzog´s voice, evaluating me and the world around us. "this huge deformed human strides through his small apartement as if he has decided to become a display of mockery towards life itself......but why?"

[@Arclibs]

Made me chuckle, stay safe broski!

[@lucassaueressig1411]

Hahahaha

[@RococoLex]

but why? hahahhaa

[@tomzeroonezero]

@@RococoLex isn’t the the truth?

[@MyBinaryLife]

I CAN HEAR HIM SAYING IT OMG

[@GetBenched2010]

Herzog's understanding of insanity puts him on another level from the rest of us.

[@Vingul]

Herzog is clinically sane.

[@az12223]

​@@Vingultakes one to know one

[@Vingul]

​@@az12223 thanks mate.

[@FarbrorBaku]

Herzog is legit on of the funniest people on the planet, and i am not still not sure if his humour is intentional or not but his interviews are always a treat.

[@clevelandplonsey7480]

It’s intentional. Confirmed.

[@sabineb.5616]

FarbrorBaku, Herzog has a wicked sense of humor, and it's very much intentional😊

[@j3ttmaverick]

We need a biopic about the life of Hegel, and Herzog needs to play him.

[@webstarr4542]

Or Kinski, too late i know but ...

[@joshuamiller8259]

OMG could you imagine hom playing Hegel and then Christopher Walken playing Marx Describing Hegel and his influence. And then Jacquim Pheonix playing Nietzsche in someway for good measure.

[@IntoTheMindlessAbyss]

Didn't know about Herzog until I saw Jack Reacher. When Herzog explained how he chewed off his thumbs in prison, it immediately gave me a natural ominous sense about his overall presence on screen. I knew just after seeing that movie and the little screen time he had, I needed to do some research about Herzog. I saw Grizzly Man and was in total awe of Herzog's observation of Treadwell's life. Herzog is a living legend in my opinion.

[@tomlinn1990]

‘I was very appropriately menacing, in the film. I was very, very good in it.’ Based.

[@suumcuique4530]

Genius and Insanity. Werner Herzog is an amazing artist. As a Bavarian boy I might find myself one day committed to my dream of filmmaking and Herzog might function as a role model. Great essay, enjoyed it very much.

[@psywiz7090]

My favorite director for a reason!!! He is always intense and insane, and I adore him.

[@RenegadeFilm86]

One of the best!

[@nospoon4799]

He does not hide many things from the viewer, that intensity gets uncomfortable. This is a good thing.

[@cinemama-retrospectivesrev3467]

More people need to know and understand about Herzog. Great essay, man!

[@RenegadeFilm86]

thank you myfriend!

[@elliot157]

Herzog is my favorite director, not for his films but for who he is!

[@wilhelmvongoldmund9697]

And owls are not what they seem...

[@amcaesar]

Not only do I love Herzog, I also have a GIF at hand of his "Happy New Year, you're all losers!" from his Master Class. And how about that scene in "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" where he puts the lens on the albino crocodiles, wondering what they dream about?

[@fastfishtoo4991]

I will never forget him, talking about the craft of filmmaking, saying "Storyboarding? Storyboarding is for cowards!" in his masterclass class. It is so expensive but if you can somehow get your hands on it, it's fantastic. I understood that his main goal was filming reality. Whether that reality is manipulated into fitting the narrative of a story, the scene still happened. You can't escape that. What you film happens.

[@edwardhelms]

This was great, thank you. I think Herzog's theme of the impossible struggle is about the struggle within ourselves. We do our best do be good people, but it's an impossible struggle against our baser nature. We can never overcome our innate wickedness, but we can fight it with every ounce of will we have. That's my take on it, at least

[@curiousworld7912]

I just found this, and am glad to have done so! Herzog has been my favorite director for decades - as R Ebert said; even his failures are spectacular. I think his curiosity is one of the reasons I find him so fascinating, and how far he's willing to go to satisfy that curiosity. This, beside the fact that his movies are unlike anything else, and are always interesting, beautiful, and stay with you long after watching. 'Burden of Dreams' is a terrific look into his film making process, and I found it, too, fascinating.

[@clevelandplonsey7480]

Give Les Blank the credit for Burden.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Great essay! Herzog is one of the best filmmakers and is defiantly one of a kind. Words can only do so much to describe this man and how he’s a genius. Great work man!

[@RenegadeFilm86]

Thank you! Much Appreciated!

[@greenman6141]

The makers of the Mandalorian made contact with Herzog and told him that they'd like to offer him a role in series that is an offshoot of Star Wars. Herzog's reply? "What is Star Wars".

[@halfpint90]

Only because in Germany they speak german, so he knew the title as Krieg der Sterne, (war of the stars) not because he didn't know what star wars was as you are implying

[@greenman6141]

@@halfpint90 He's been living in LA for ages and speaks English fluently. Of course he would the name Star Wars if he paid any attention to the TV, radio, internet, billboard advertising, or print advertising, or popular "culture", or popular films. But he doesn't No implying necessary. It isn't THAT unusual either. Neither of my parents know anything about Star Wars, or would have any reaction to the phrase beyond how it was used in the Reagan years. They live in New York - and live in the same sort of world as Herzog...classical music, opera, literature, never see popular films, wouldn't even recognize any names of such films..

[@williamrobinson7435]

Such an inspiration. Werner Herzog is a truly great man. Thanks for posting this.

[@RenegadeFilm86]

Thank YOU for watching! Mean a great deal to me!

[@mikrikbell]

Herzog is the reason why Grogu was practical effects instead of CGI. He said he was heartachingly beautiful as a puppet and the show would be cowards for switching it for CGI. He's also great in the Simpsons. Been a fan for many years

[@gerhardadler3418]

Nice documentation. I really would have liked to see a short sequence were Kinski yells at Herzog, the indigenous people just sitting around, not knowing what's going on. I think the part with the grizzly guy could have been a little shorter, but all together really well done.

[@_scabs6669]

I love the pause after "not listen to any music at all for several years" which is full of beautiful orchestral music

[@Fu_kTheZeitgeist]

Love it! Herzog's the man. Great work!

[@RenegadeFilm86]

Thanks man! Really appreciate the support!

[@bennettmosher]

This is so similar to the Wikipedia article on Werner Herzog. The quote from Truffhaut then then the quote from Ebert. The story about singing in school. The quote about having a natural right to a camera. It's all there in the same order.

[@yannick245]

Like so many clips on KZbin! People rather watch 17 minutes on KZbin, than read a couple pages that would give them a larger amount of informiert.

[@LordVader1094]

Yep, classic case of yet another KZbinr reading off wikipedia as if it's their own

[@thatllputmarzipaninyourpie3117]

I'm really familiar with about 15 of his movies (including some wonderful documentaries). He has made so many. I envy those who followed him his whole career. He's terrific, and also the reason Grogu stayed a puppet.

[@jussiniemi9560]

This man is compelled, I love every Herzog movie I've seen.

[@escherita]

I love wim wonders and am very curious about herzog. This documentary makes me glad I spend time on KZbin.

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

The Kinsky rage incident is famous in Germany. I watched the clip so damn often lol.

[@sebastianalegria3401]

My mom, and I were watching a Werner Herzog's marathon, whose movies were Aguirre the wrath of God, Nosferatu, and Fitzcarraldo, starring Klaus Kinski who was his fettish actor, and although they made 5 movies together, they both were about to kill each other. Actually, Herzog is the only man who kept trying to murder Kinski.

[@Vingul]

Fettish? Uuuh. Also, saying he kept trying to do that is a wild exaggeration.

[@Johnconno]

It was all rubbish, good for publicity.

[@nowhereman6019]

Honestly, he should have killed him. Kinski was a true monster.

[@garanvyn]

...you do realize they were friends, right? ever saw Herzog´s documentary on their relationship?

[@BratislavMetulski]

​@@garanvynyou may watch that documentary again. they were friends and they hated each other. some of the stuff was made up for the lulz but they actually planned to kill each other at some point 😂

[@NuGanjaTron]

According to Wikipedia, Herzog was born in Munich (and his German enunciation makes this apparent) -- hardly what you'd consider a village, regardless of where you're from!

[@majoromg449]

Yes, but Wikipedia also says he lived in Sachrang im Chiemgau until 11.

[@Jadinass]

Als ich gehört habe, dass Herzog in einer abgelegenen Ortschaft gelebt haben soll ohne fließend wasser und TV hab ich mich erstmal gewundert. Abgelegen? In Deutschland? Das kann es wenn überhaupt nur in den Alpen geben ala Heidi und tatsächlich Herzog soll in Sachrang gelebt haben, eine Ortschaft in den Alpen.

[@FredVI]

!

[@NuGanjaTron]

@@FredVI I couldn't agree more. 😆

[@mx2000]

Well, as the saying goes, München ist ein Dorf, ie Munich is a village

[@jimwolfgang9433]

A really well written little documentary that i thoroughly enjoyed.

[@jayumble8390]

This was fantastic! Many thanks!!

[@jefftaylor1186]

I want to bring back Klaus just so I can watch him and Werner fight again. Now there was some good fighting.

[@davidlean1060]

I think he set up the air rifle bit just to have something bizarre happen during the Mark Kermode interview! The only person mad enough to shoot at Hertzog in broad daylight while he is on camera with the BBC is Hertzog himself!

[@katipohl2431]

Hi from Germany and thank you for this interesting perspective on Herzog.

[@glynjones2587]

One of my favourite Herzog doc's is the Bridge.

[@PureNRG2]

Possibly psychotic Kraus Kinski? Well that was delicately put.

[@PedroFerreira-ze5yp]

This guy is out of this world.

[@benwilliams3469]

think it’s wild that treadwell went on his “survivor’s rant,” on the exact spot he would later be ripped apart, and stripped of life.

[@NisseHult101]

Herzogs movies and documentaries are quite special, unlike most other movies. Some are brilliant, but all I have seen have been at least memorable and worth a watch!

[@Stereostupid]

I love werner herzog love the scale and large scope and vision but sadly most of his films have suffered from lack of budget but his cinematography is unbelievable!

[@mrtommy8875]

Amazing video!!!

[@RenegadeFilm86]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it!

[@chickenfooker74]

Herzog should lend his voice to Audible's complete library.

[@snowblindeclipse]

Hahaha I'm glad that the library of Alexandria Google's unlimited has connected you with me for my post about my new Mando action figure, I'll be watching your channel, I've already subscribed and activated the notification bell, another director that I love is Fritz Lang, see if you can make a video for him.

[@snowblindeclipse]

Excellent video friend! I had no idea about the history of the stolen camera, much less about eating a shoe for a bet, you have a talent for documentary-type reports, keep it up, Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes is one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@WowJustWow37]

I just watched a pretty hilarious movie called “Freaks of Nature” and Werner had a special voice over at the end!

[@DurdensVision]

Walking living legend.

[@mencken8]

I am not certain he is a madman; I am certain that he cultivates that particular field as much as I have seen.

[@mpc1mil]

Still can't believe kinski didn't attack that flute pkayer

[@_scabs6669]

I dig how in the thumbnail herzog has got a 🦜 on his shoulder, to scream and repeat all his instructions at the crew for him

[@DemonetisedZone]

This is good, that's it!

[@RetroRoundupUK]

The Script of this video bears remarkable similarity to Like Stories of Old's video on Herzog, which came out 2 years before this one. I advise anyone who has seen this to watch that one so they can verify it for themselves.

[@RedKoyot]

A genius.

[@andreasreinhardt8753]

Passion can turn into obsession, fueling the madness deep inside, to spill over. Or something 😅

[@HeroJournalism]

16:26 - Yes, Herzog did the ship over the mountain with physical effects, but the prop "ship" was definitely not really 300 tons

[@weisswurstfruhstuck8523]

Brilliant guy.

[@asgads]

next to rammstein and fritz lang the best german export;) i love this man;)))

[@OnafetsEnovap]

Happy Birthday, Werner Herzog! :)

[@ganglabesh]

even dwarfs started small is his masterpiece

[@ImIoOImI]

"Just do it" - Werner Herzog

[@stephenmeier4658]

Kind of a long digression about Bear boy but otherwise a good video!

[@RenegadeFilm86]

Thank you kindly for the feedback!

[@i_dont_live_here]

Verner Herzog ❤

[@kokomanation]

He was a really good person I believe maybe a little unstable but really good individual.Mad doesn’t mean bad

[@yellowhorse1]

I really liked the video and subscribed. I don't know if it's my headphones but it always felt like your voice is behind the music not on top of it. What im trying to say is that the mixing of the different audio levels could be adjusted more towards favoring your voice instead of the music. Anyway I watched till the end without skipping the advertisement. Just my 2 cents;)

[@HandleGF]

Herzog is a peculiar mixture of the German lack of knowing when to stop and the Balkan love of westerns (i.e. tall tales).

[@soyitiel]

1:45 bruhh, he left him hanging smh

[@Galantski]

Who was the crazier in their collaborations: Herzog or Kinski? Kinski or Herzog? The jury is still out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpLIaXmbrMehq7c

[@traveller2378]

is this about Herzog or tredwell?

[@VixxKong2]

Herzog actually admitted that he gave a death threat to Kinski, so it probably happened lol But he denies the claim that he held his actor at gunpoint

[@manjsher3094]

Grizzly man is his best work.

[@Achrononmaster]

@18:30 ok up until here 😂. If we all literally were this persistent and singular of mind the human race would be over within a year. Because we have a diverse society and most people are humble we are able to support geniuses like Hertzog. Although in his case 99.9% of genius is bloody mindedness.

[@eeskeeverit8754]

did i miss the part that you need water to run a steam engine

[@sehu1291]

Herzog and Klaus Kinski 😂😂😂

[@bennykanny]

He seemed much happier back in the days....makes sense tho, haha

[@f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis]

Are there similar directors to him today? He would be perfect for something but I don't think he does documentaries anymore.

[@1EliPrice]

What’s with Willem Dafoe in the bottom right corner?

[@josefwissarionowitschstali1225]

ICH WILL EINE OPER BAUEN !!!

[@annalisavajda252]

Well he believes the common denominator of the universe is chaos hostility and murder how crazy is that?

[@ronniecorbett6306]

I enjoy Herzog.

[@FortuneZer0]

Wait. And that the interviewer in the Boondocks?

[@ToastersChannel]

Dude i just watch some of your videos and you are too damn good. Interested in a collab?

[@RenegadeFilm86]

I've been watching some of your videos as well!

[@RenegadeFilm86]

I would definitely be open to that!

[@ToastersChannel]

@@RenegadeFilm86 Thank you so much!! I reckon we should do it on Aguirre, The Wrath of God! I've been sitting on a script for almost 2 years now. You might be a great addition to that! Where can i contact you?

[@RenegadeFilm86]

@@ToastersChannel You can contact me on instagram, twitter and email. You can find them all in my about page

[@mranderson6369]

He inspired the minions

[@haanis5458]

He seems like a nice enough guy though. Just really stubborn and a little bit wierd.

[@HandleGF]

The surreal rat nonsense in the making of Nosferatu sums up Herzog.

[@frankharris3308]

At 1:45, kinda sucky that guy left his ✋ hanging!

[@cartoonsandcannabis]

He stole the camera for ART!

[@hulkamania5071]

air rifle?? u mean a bb gun? pellet gun?

[@stanleyscorner43]

You lingered on Grizzly Bear way too much

[@greenman6141]

The scenes in Aguirre where Aguirre hovers around and touches his daughter are even more disturbing now that Kinski's history of sexually abusing his daughter are known.

[@Stereostupid]

Omg he sexually abused his own daughter wtf ...good god

[@greenman6141]

@@Stereostupid Oh yeah. He was a the complete horror. As far as I know he didn't murder anyone, but that's the only "positive" thing that can be said for him.

[@elhumorista]

Hunting is not murder, Hunting is not murder, Hunting is not murder, Hunting is not murder, Hunting is not murder, Hunting is not murder, Hunting is not murder.

[@muttlee9195]

It is

[@curtisnewton895]

9:50 that guy has no testicles

[@nanoSam]

that must have been alot of work. why did you do it

[@manuxx3543]

Your mic is low asf btw

[@williamkuhns2387]

"Get away from that food look for Indians, go!"

[@sarou3457]

i will never watch 'the grizzly man' because of that one scene where herzog listens to that tape

[@clevelandplonsey7480]

Your loss

[@JH-lo9ut]

Why?, because he should have left it alone? I can relate to that. I am the kind of person who chooses to not look at things that are too painful. On the other hand, I think it would be dishonest of Herzog not to do it. The whole film is about him trying to penetrate into the mind of this strange eccentric man. The grizzly man was obsessed with the bears, but he was just as obsessed with himself, and his relation to them, more than anything, he was obsessed with sculpting his own image, curating his own story. Grizzly man really, really pushed his luck, and it almost seemed as if he he wanted to be consumed by the bears. It was a man whose whole being was screaming "witness me!" I think Herzhog wasn't going to stop at anything. He's that kind of artist. I do not think he listened to the tape as an act of morbid curiosity (as many others would) I think he felt deep empathy for the grizzly man and like he owned it to him. To see it all through. Not look away at the last moment and say "that's enough" for the sake of good taste. I think one of the amazing things with Werner Herzog is that he dares to stare into what is obvious insanity, not to distance himself from it, not to shy away from it, but to align himself with his protagonist and fall into that abyss with them. It is a very rare thing that he does.

[@antoniosugar7044]

Why? You don't hear anything if that bothers you

[@sarou3457]

@@antoniosugar7044 just the slight chance i imagine what he has heard on that tape. the unknown is much more terrifying than the known.

[@antoniosugar7044]

@@sarou3457 that's understandable tbh

[@TheLobstersoup]

And today, every phone has a better camera than the one Herzog stole. And what did we do with it? Made TikToks.

[@Ragnarokr]

Mandewhat?

[@WickedScott]

I just can't forgive Herzog for listening to that Treadwell death tape then proclaiming no one should ever hear it.

[@Vingul]

He heard it so you don't have to.

[@clevelandplonsey7480]

He was right.

[@Stereostupid]

Is it up some where?

[@theceohq]

Undoubtedly a fascinating character-and a great break-down too. Thanks for that. Still, just glossing over the multiple deaths on the set of Fitzcarraldo by leading into a reverent summary of his life's accomplishments seems a bit... off. I understand it's a nicer bow to put on this narrative, but ultimately just perpetuates the "insane genius"-myth that we really need to burry.

[@lowe-quay-shush]

At 0:07 he was so handsome & young!

[@bobdebell9305]

Spoilers WTF

[@_scabs6669]

Treadwell - protector of the grizzly bears from poachers! Poachers: come. Treadwell: *hides in the bushes* Scariest film i have ever seen. Grizzly Man is like Jaws with bears but it's all fucking real.