*Werner Herzog* is available for childrens birthday parties.
@ffsf739
9 жыл бұрын
THOMAS CARNACKI Best comment ever.
@hollandoates961
8 жыл бұрын
Bill hicks and herzog, two enormous influences on my life
@ianthompson1362
8 жыл бұрын
+tony stanza hicks was well before his time !
@letsbuilda4ort
7 жыл бұрын
lmfao. Hahahahaha.
@mrhombreman
7 жыл бұрын
THOMAS CARNACKI I loled
@docwattson8465
6 жыл бұрын
In Germany this is a pick up line
@maxble2602
5 жыл бұрын
Doc Wattson lol
@TulseLuper
14 жыл бұрын
I want Werner Herzog to remake Avatar but with this as its central thesis.
@whakamol
8 жыл бұрын
This is one of the greatest unironic Lovecraftian soliloquies ever delivered by any individual in the history of our species.
@THEjoelivingstone
2 жыл бұрын
Oh don't sully Herzog's name with that racist hack.
@josephkiesel4695
2 жыл бұрын
@@THEjoelivingstone just bc hp lovecrafts cat went to Paris doesn’t mean he wouldn’t be a fan of MF Doom
@THEjoelivingstone
2 жыл бұрын
@@josephkiesel4695 Eh, take two seconds to read hp's poetry and then get Doom's name out your mouth. "When, long ago, the gods created Earth In Jove's fair image Man was shaped at birth. The beasts for lesser parts were next designed; Yet were they too remote from humankind. To fill the gap, and join the rest to Man, Th'Olympian host conceiv'd a clever plan. A beast they wrought, in semi-human figure, Filled it with vice, and called the thing a N-gger." But please continue to forgo all caps when you say hp's name.
@josephkiesel4695
2 жыл бұрын
@@THEjoelivingstone damn I was joking but now I regret putting DOOM and HP in the same literary box 😂and I can’t believe I forgot all caps when you spell the man’s name.
@josephkiesel4695
2 жыл бұрын
@@THEjoelivingstone forgive me I played too much bloodborne hahahahahha
@jaydixon2503
9 жыл бұрын
the birds are in misery. i don't think they sing - they, they just screach in pain
@thefrayfann
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting perspective
@jeniffer7799
2 жыл бұрын
I cried reading this
@xBATTLESHIPx
9 жыл бұрын
"A quick test of the assertion that enjoyment outweighs pain in this world, or that they are at any rate balanced, would be to compare the feelings of an animal engaged in eating another with those of the animal being eaten." - Schopenhauer
@ericmedawar6119
Жыл бұрын
🙌
@yanwain9454
8 күн бұрын
well you spend more time being alive than you do being eaten unless the snake manages to get right into the nest and get you the moment you hatch.
@thoroughlywithfoil
6 жыл бұрын
"Taking a close look at what's around us there is some sort of a harmony. It is the harmony of overwhelming and collective murder" -Werner Herzog
@Updogg3000
2 жыл бұрын
I’d like a t-shirt with the front being an image of 1:20 and the back being this quote.
@GuitarJunkie2232
8 жыл бұрын
Herzog died at birth.
@virtualmartini
4 жыл бұрын
And he is still, stillborn.
@ladytron5000
Ай бұрын
lol
@ozhall3
15 жыл бұрын
"The harmony of overwhelming and collective murder" is the most METAL QUOTE EVER. Leave it to Herzog, the maker of Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo. A great man.
@seanabceddy
9 жыл бұрын
this is precisely how I feel about the Internet. I love it against my better judgement.
@alexbaum2204
4 жыл бұрын
Damn. I don't feel like this at all about the jungle. But yeah, the internet....
@alexbaum2204
4 жыл бұрын
Damn. I don't feel like this at all about the jungle. But yeah, the internet....
@kRudAres
10 жыл бұрын
I cant stop watching this.
@billywillyjilly
15 жыл бұрын
i had never thought of life as a harmony of overwhelming and collective murder, but it really is.
@EdOscuro
18 жыл бұрын
This is from "Burden of Dreams," a documentary by Les Blank, whom Herzog dragged along with him into the jungle. I like how the director alternatively chooses to reinforce or rebuff Herzog's points - but their messages eventually fold together.
@RossArlenTieken
2 жыл бұрын
Les Blank was one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.
@benjaminthefox
11 жыл бұрын
Werner Herzog, comedic genius.
@jamisonfawkes3843
9 ай бұрын
Werner: *Surrounded by beautiful, pristine nature* Werner: life is pain
@annalisavajda252
3 ай бұрын
Seeing it onscreen is not like experiencing it in person maybe it's humid smells foul and bugs suck your blood and there are carcasses around etc.
@galilelollel9658
Ай бұрын
@@annalisavajda252its more to be honest. If you think about it, many animals kill and eat each other so quickly its incredible. Just one example: the ant war(ants wage war for millenias against eachother with millions and billions of ants going against eachother and fighting and killing eachother for land. This happends every damn day and hour and second. And there is way more war in the animal kingdom and killing. So you dont even really have to see it but rather understand that something like this is acctually happening as i write this. And people are not doing anything about it because you really cant do anything about it! Thats the misery in there. Also there is more misery in the little details but thats just to much to bring up. One of them is the constant need of killing an animals as a animal to survive and doing that 24/7 to have a full belly constantly and not habe pain by having no food. Its just too sad to think about it.
@galilelollel9658
Ай бұрын
@@annalisavajda252but youre point is not wrong. Its just that there is much more behind it and that you reallyhave to realize that if you want to understand what herzog is really talking about here. He is just right about this and he is really realizing stuff in live to understand how everything is and why it is. Therefore the more you understand, the more misery you will have.
@DrewElGringasho
Ай бұрын
I live here in Loreto where this was filmed. To a cultural, societal, physical, spiritual level... Im shocked at how absolutely accurate his words are. Come here and spend some hours alone in the real jungle. Youll be SCREAMING for help after just 3 hours. If one of the snakes dont kill you
@solaireofastora6173
19 күн бұрын
@@galilelollel9658the guy was completely trapped in in the heart of the jungle of Toronto for many many months when this was filmed. the superficial charming beauty quickly runs out once you realize how violent is the weather, the people, the bugs, the terrain, the animals, etc
@cherrydarling138
8 жыл бұрын
I don't think the birds sing they just screech in pain
@DavyWhitezel
7 жыл бұрын
And "No Bird Sing."
@deadshepherd666
12 жыл бұрын
Aesthetically, from afar and out of context the jungle with its intense geography, forest and wildlife is very beautiful. But once one really comes to experience the jungle one realizes that it is an ugly, directionless and painful place. One finds oneself staring at the horizon as it is the only semblance of order in the whole place. One must appreciate it despite this lack of beauty as it symbolizes the strife and disorder inherent in all life which is horrible but necessary for beauty
@FizzySlit
11 жыл бұрын
I think even if you limit his statements to the actual jungle he is in, he's fairly spot on. It's his vitriol, exhaustion and frustration that makes it funny; and the way in which he enunciates and constructs his metaphors. He is telling the truth though. It seems like he's finally admitting that in the face of all this biology and competition for space and sheer physical discomfort, his view of any kind of harmony or goodness in nature (which is bullshit) is obliterated.
@radiofriendly
15 жыл бұрын
O my, I had to pause at 1:08 because I was shocked and laughing in a good way! It so refreshing to not hear the typical cliches. Thank you, Werner, for sharing with us your passion and your misery!
@ProxyErgoCogito
9 жыл бұрын
this man is a fucking genius. whether he was having a bad day at this moment or what
@detroitMC313
9 жыл бұрын
Oh geeze. I thought I was pessimistic.
@virtualmartini
4 жыл бұрын
But it's actually not pessimistic at all.
@chase4116
19 күн бұрын
@virtualmartini I've been on an expedition to the Amazon jungle. Some of what he says is pretty spot on but he is indeed pessimistic on some of the things he's talking about here.
@steveread2130
Ай бұрын
One of the most honest observer / commentators on life there has ever been. A privilege to have his works amongst us.
@vinylboy20
17 жыл бұрын
"I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT VERY MUCH." The movie and the accompanying doc are awesome.
@Baxxter101
8 жыл бұрын
dark zen master.
@rong2912
8 жыл бұрын
+Baxxter101 He truly embraces the void.
@Mannex17
6 жыл бұрын
*punctuating shot of barrel being aimlessly tossed about within powerful currents* lmao hell yeah
@OTooleRules
13 жыл бұрын
This is the best video on youtube.
@AngeloLunch
Жыл бұрын
0:40 the wobbling grotesque vine plays an excellent supporting role here
@federicopellerano8483
6 жыл бұрын
this is sample gold
@MCVessels
4 жыл бұрын
cLOUDDEAD - Rifle Eyes. Beautiful song :)
@virtualmartini
4 жыл бұрын
@@MCVessels Fuck yeah. Great taste in music, friend. Rare to see a fan of Doseone or Why? in the wild.
@NickLandsMethPsychosis
3 жыл бұрын
A german rapper by the name prezident made an ep called “interessenloses missfallen” (uninterested displeasure) where he starts and ends every song with a sample out of this video. It gives the whole ep an extremely disillusioned and disconnected vibe
@nelsano3
14 жыл бұрын
'The birds do not sing, they just screech in pain and misery' Hahahahaha, Werner is a legend. He is so right
@umdesch4
13 жыл бұрын
Been trying to track this down for years, because the first part of this monologue is a bit of an easter egg at the end of "Help Me Lift You Up" from This Mortal Coil, on the album "Blood". You have to do some pretty extreme EQing, and cranking of the volume to hear it, but it's clearly this, and now I know where it came from!
@seesay9000
14 жыл бұрын
The Jungle, the murder, horror.. horror... Thanks Germany for this classic comedy moment.
@WideOpenTuna
18 жыл бұрын
Really great. Thanks for putting this up so we can all share it and remember it.
@copperfox5843
8 жыл бұрын
If he was any more excited he would slip into a coma.
@furiousstyles08
14 жыл бұрын
How is it that something with such a depressing tone makes me laugh uncontrollably?
@ChristianPaul75
16 жыл бұрын
I don´t think it´s a hate speech about nature, I think it´s a quite realistic view on it, especially the jungle. Well, at least it´s more realistic than modern man´s fairytale view on nature - how "harmonic" or "balanced" it were etc. It´s in fact of the same naivety that arrogantly misreads the native peoples lack of civilization as "innocence" - such as if these people were not human beings, but mere objects in a big museum.
@NecronomThe4th
5 ай бұрын
hi 15 years ago dude. Well ecosystem are in fact harmonic and balanced. Unfortunatly none of the species within it can truly feel it. Everyone is fighting for survival.
@robmccarthy210
2 күн бұрын
@@NecronomThe4th Hi 5 months ago dude. He (Herzog) says that there's no harmony 'in the way that we have conceived it' - which I take as, harmony that takes account of the individual. If we want to describe harmony in terms of the denial of the value of any individual or species, and say that the efforts and wills of millions are extinguished by forces that have no awareness of them, and that circumstances provide an emergent, indifferent fate to everything that ever lived... well sure, we can call it balance if you like. So what do you mean by 'balance'? Maybe a collective sustainability?
@RedShipsofSpainAgain
7 жыл бұрын
It strikes me that Herzog's description of the jungle is similar to Coppola's experience filming of Apocalypse Now. In both cases, both filmmakers admit how out of place they feel amid the indifferent yet brutal nature of Nature. And it's more telling of how their view of Nature reflects their view of humans, of society, of our modern age. I tend to agree with them both. Every time an advertisement is thrust down my throat like a form of forced mental rape by a profit-seeking corporation, every time I get a LinkedIn message from some recruiter hungrily licking his/her chops at the prospect of a fat commission check...every time it reminds me that we in America, indeed all of us humans, FEED off of others. We are all predators and prey, feeding and being fed upon. It's a giant cycle of consumer-driven tail-chasing, a continual desire to *survive* by exploiting and feasting upon others. I'm not sure how to feel about this. As a human capable of abstract thought, I recognize the absurdity of it, and it repulses me. As just another animal, however, I recognize that this is the way of the world, the way of life: we exist in a world of scarcity. Scarce resources force a competition among lifeforms for those resources. Food, water, homes, money, freedom, social status, a sexual partner: competition exists all around us. To not acknowledge that reality is self-delusion. Seeing the world in this way, you can instantly understand the motivations behind every form of behavior of every lifeform, human or otherwise.
@MCVessels
4 жыл бұрын
But in this world, doesn't it sometimes make sense to band together? To till the land, to bring down the mammoth, to thresh the grain, to build the boat or make the road - if there were no collaboration mixed in with our competition, humans would have died out long, long ago. Evolutionarily speaking, if you ignore our ability to communicate, share ideas and work together we're just a particularly crap ape with a hair loss problem. We might as well be walking around with EAT ME signs stuck to our backs. Ants and termites do pretty well, too.
@MrFrankParsons
12 жыл бұрын
I don't why but Herzog, even when he speaks of the deepest, most serious things, always makes me laugh. I bet in pure German he's terrifying (if you understand it) but in English he'd make a great stand-up comic. He's a genius and I know that's true because I read it somewhere.
@Peetiro
16 жыл бұрын
This clip is beyond criticism. The philosophical German spirit in its most raw and lucid form ...
@guitarfan01
8 жыл бұрын
Herzog is almost a parody of dark cynicism, and always has been.
@virtualmartini
4 жыл бұрын
He is almost a parody because he is the closest thing to a full embodiment of it. When something approaches absolute truth it begins to look more and more like parody. It's interesting.
@miaucatmagician9646
2 жыл бұрын
@@virtualmartini yep
@jakeg3733
Жыл бұрын
This has to be the most metal description of nature I've ever heard. What's most disturbing though is that he really isn't wrong
@redorchidee137
Жыл бұрын
Yeah and humans are a part of it as much as any other animal. We just do everything to convince ourselves that that's not the case. I feel like I've always had this ability to look at stuff entirely devoid of social context, like I just see some filthy grimy boxes of stone instead of houses. At the same time I can be like the opposite, where I really feel some kinda spiritual connection to the house, and all the memories and associations I have with it. Ultimately though the only mode of thought that always rings true, is the first one. The reality of our situation is so depressing that you can't survive without finding a convincing enough source of distraction. When I don't distract myself though, and just look at the world for what it is, all I see is an extension of this jungle Herzog is describing here. A concrete jungle, wow I came up with that all by myself I'm over the moon now
@Mikestir
11 жыл бұрын
"...the harmony of overwhelming and collective murder."
@JeromBD25
2 жыл бұрын
"The birds are in misery, I don't think they... they sing: they just screech in pain."
@emncaity
15 жыл бұрын
The most wonderful visionary weirdo EVER. Could not love him more.
@flagwaver1969
13 жыл бұрын
I'd like to have Werner over for Christmas dinner next year.
@phubans
12 жыл бұрын
@thekkl I agree, nature is the perfect mirror for oneself.
@Fenmarel
13 жыл бұрын
Nature is what made us into the beings we currently are, we are born from those influences, the same processes all animals are subject to, this fight for living continues even nowadays. If we do not live in a jungle, just made out of stone instead of wood, I don't know what this world is. We are still subject to fears and instincts and will never cease to be the animals we were born. And if we do... than we'll be condemned to extinction, executed by our own hands.
@GetFluxed
12 жыл бұрын
just... ROTTING AWAY.
@jnacci
18 жыл бұрын
Priceless. The comfortable hobbitt in me agress with most of what he said.
@flagwaver1969
13 жыл бұрын
After working with Klaus Kinski, your mind would be in the abyss as well.
@Verkelos
14 жыл бұрын
"It's not that i hate it. I love it" 3:56 Yes. That face says it all
@mgnssss
12 жыл бұрын
his point being that there is no harmony *as we have concieved it*, or popularized it, meaning, classical order and such.
@franciscocasero4566
4 жыл бұрын
It took me over 2 minutes to realize the guy with the mustache is Werner Herzog, even as a young person he sounds the same now as his old self😂
@HeyItsRonHere
7 жыл бұрын
insanity amung penguins
@mrhombreman
6 жыл бұрын
Hey It's Ron Here yeah the most inspirational video ever
@evanpeltier
5 жыл бұрын
Klaus from American Dad should totally do this monologue in an episode!!! 😂😂😂
@AbrahamNixons
7 жыл бұрын
Whenever I'm applying for a babysitting job, I always attach this video with a list of my references. Werner's pessimistic attitude juxtaposed against my mild enthusiasm, really makes me look like a good Role Model and Team Leader. These little psychological tricks are important tools to have for any burgeoning Social Engineer. Ciao.
@Hedge_the_Hog
4 жыл бұрын
Chris Christodoulou sent me here
@trilbynhiss
11 жыл бұрын
That's the best part... the words are wacky but it's the insane fury in his eyes that makes me laugh every time. I wish there was a video of just that short bit.
@zargmatt
14 жыл бұрын
Hilarious, depressing and profound. If Herzog was my friend I think I would laugh then cry.
@Theoppositesex
15 жыл бұрын
What he's saying is closer to the truth than what tree hugger types say.
@IronShocker77
Жыл бұрын
"The birds do not sing, they just screech in pain and misery" is such a ridiculous statement. Birds sing to communicate and express themselves. Saying nature is made of suffering is as ridiculous as saying it's made of goodness. Nature is neutral. Good, bad: these are man-made values.
@Theoppositesex
Жыл бұрын
@@IronShocker77 I think when he made these statements it was more out of the frustration he felt from all of the obstacles preventing him from finishing his movie and recouping all of the money and time that had been invested into it. 13 years ago! I was such a different person back then. I've spent too much of my life on KZitem. Have a great day!
@IronShocker77
Жыл бұрын
@@Theoppositesex A great day to you too =)
@lolboy546
5 ай бұрын
@@IronShocker77 I think you're conflating suffering and evil. He didn't say that it was evil, just that it was complete chaos and there was no order/ideals. Just an orgy of life killing and eating each other.
@KiwiandPixel
14 жыл бұрын
@ChevalierAguila What? He never says fuck nature, he alludes to us mocking it, and even says that "I love it against my better judgment." He's an incredibly insightful and spiritual moviemaker, but he's also incredibly realistic about his views. I think this monologue deserves all the notoriety it gets.
@Mynipplesmychoice
5 жыл бұрын
He's a genius for seeing what nature is when the rest of us romanticize it because we are programed to be enchanted and blinded. by beauty. Humans have a addiction to all things that are beautiful even though we know at the same time it also could be harmful to our well-being
@thomstoned
14 жыл бұрын
very good mix - all the Truth You'll ever find ... thx a lot - excellent take !
@skstan1965
8 жыл бұрын
Having a bad day Werner?
@independentarts
13 жыл бұрын
I wish Herzog would do a remake of March of the Penguins "zese DELUDED animals, marching blindly zey know not where..."
@HarryCopperPot
7 ай бұрын
I think Werner needs to find a nice peaceful conifer forest to hang out in.
@zargmatt
10 жыл бұрын
I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT VERY MUCH.
@Nuiceltico
15 жыл бұрын
Mother nature overwhelmed him in the Amazon meets Melanie Klein.Germans can be intense when out of their comfort zone like us all.
@fryfry377
Жыл бұрын
This guy looks kind of like my dad, and he talks with a calming demeanor that reminds me a little of my dad. But everything out of his mouth is the opposite of my dad in terms of its general outlook on life, beauty, nature, and purpose. It makes me laugh.
@timdb85
5 жыл бұрын
2:40 I was starting to look forward to an actually positive statement--but...
@linunnlinunn4499
7 жыл бұрын
Merci ! j'ai regardé ce reportage hier ! Juste une petite remarque, pourquoi n'y a t i jamais de sous titres en français qui soient possible ?
@vamursky
2 күн бұрын
A lot (but not all) to agree with.
@RichardWoolfenden
14 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic. The jungle really got to him but I think it would do the same to anybody trying to make a film like Fitzcalraldo.
@doomsdayZen
11 жыл бұрын
Herzog is always interesting and frequently marvelous.
@Meccabites1
13 жыл бұрын
Werner Herzog is not a philosopher and shouldn't be taken as such. I don't agree with a word he says here, but I'm still fascinated and intrigued by hearing one of my favorite filmmakers wax macabre over the things that inspire him. That he speaks in a German accent and with such conviction helps too.
@CantaloupeJones
2 жыл бұрын
"even the stars up here look like a mess." I love the part where cobra was talking to his friend at the tavern and he explains how the moon is covered in snow and he is one day going to climb to it
@majimafia
15 жыл бұрын
I love it against my better judgement
@skyfein
13 жыл бұрын
I understand what soloconnection2 is saying -- and saying eloquently -- but realize that Herzog, while a nihilist, nevertheless has spent his entire life finding that very warmth and beauty. It's what his films are about.
@aonbrogan8266
2 жыл бұрын
If I had to spend any amount of time in the jungle with Klaus Kinski I'd probably have a similar attitude.
@AustinOSpare
3 жыл бұрын
Best video on KZitem.
@beauberry6179
5 жыл бұрын
4/18/2019 Spot on view.
@thnkfstr
11 жыл бұрын
Herzog was filming a movie about a crazy man trying to pull a boat over a mountain. There were no sets, everything was done out in a remote location in a South American jungle. Oh, and they decided to actually pull a boat over a mountain using a dangerous system of pulleys. I'm sure I'd not have anything good to say about the jungle at that point too; Herzog just does it so eloquently. The man has a way with words...
@ratje67
16 жыл бұрын
I had internet when I was in the jungle. it's the year 2008 everywhere on earth, don't be surprised.
@gonderage
Жыл бұрын
this hits different when you listen to him in the context of beating up monsters in space, so you can go beat up a moon man
@solconnection2
13 жыл бұрын
@flyinghamster9 I was never criticizing Herzog himself, i
@zigzagbigbag
6 жыл бұрын
Most people are full of shit and speak because they love the sound of their voice. None of that is true with Herzog.
@Zellig
15 жыл бұрын
I lvoe it against my better judgement too.
@anyaw2009
15 жыл бұрын
If I wouldn't find out about Herzog's existence then I would feel I'm lacking something. This man might sound funny sometimes but he is very clever and even cute...
@lisajojo4842
6 жыл бұрын
Pure truth.
@tedl7538
8 жыл бұрын
I like Herzog's films and he's a fascinating person, but I also often find him disturbing with his almost psychopathic gloom and toxic point of view on the world.
@tedl7538
8 жыл бұрын
+Ted Levy And if some of his comments and narration over the years are intended to be darkly amusing, then he's the most brilliant black humorist I've ever heard, who virtually never reveals his intent.
@Baxxter101
8 жыл бұрын
+Ted Levy I don't think he intends to be a dark humorist.. I think he simply is a dark realist. I think he exists not as a man in human body, but rather the super massive black hole in the center of our particular galaxy... And as that, I think he is also aware of the billions of other super massive black holes that surround him. There is no attempt at dark humor because it isn't really that funny. It simply is. And thats it.
@tedl7538
8 жыл бұрын
+Baxxter101 I just watched a live evening with Herzog on KZitem where Herzog said he lacks the ability to perceive irony or much of the subtext of things....."to me a chair is just a chair".....so I think you're right, there's no underlying attempt at humor in his work.
@JonMerriott
12 жыл бұрын
I think that Werner is actualy a very funny guy and that his tongue may be a little in his cheek here. Anyone doubting this should watch incident at loch Ness, Werner is bright enough to take the piss out of himself without it demeriting his work. Personally I always watch this when I want cheering up, its classic!
I would agree if I hadn't heard him read Madeline, Curious George, or Where's Waldo. He's always seemed to have a dark comedic element about him. I just can't tell if he himself considers it comedy.
@endogeneticgenetics
11 жыл бұрын
"It is not that I hate [the jungle]. I love it, I love it very much. But I love it against my better judgment."
@tarikrajab
17 жыл бұрын
one word : breliant.
@rawdod
10 ай бұрын
The jungle is totally LUSH, and the universe, is not in a simple harmony of nested glass spheres, but it indeed, is completely LUSH. sqrt(26.01)
@nothingtoitbuttodoit
9 жыл бұрын
this guy is hilarious
@7Millersshadow
13 жыл бұрын
@belzondium ..brilliant. Well said.
@BlakcNinja
12 жыл бұрын
@flyinghamster9 i do love a good herzog speech. He is somewhat of a cynic though. Even in this video he mentions 'singing birds screeching in pain.' This is a very negative outlook simply because its obvious birds do not make their calls repeatedly out of pain. Where he mentions rotting and death he neglects the cycle that also creates life. He is not a realist, he is one-sided.
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