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- First reviewJune 27, 2010
- Last reviewMay 8, 2011
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Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Homework
PostedMay 8, 2011
Grayline88s
from Fair Lawn, NJ
Boring and arrogant. The content is about a half-hour's worth, and the movie is an hour and a half. I fell asleep twice, so maybe I missed something important. Although I doubt it. Herzog assumes the audience is well versed in ancient art and anthropology and therefore provides virtually no context. Top-notch documentarians take the time to fully research a subject, distill what's important, and elegantly present experts or at least their opinions. Herzog doesn't want to be bothered in doing such unimaginative work. He'd rather hear his own voice and musings on the subject. Give me a Ken Burns film any day.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Where's the Metaphor?
PostedJune 27, 2010
Grayline88s
from Fair Lawn, NJ
Fun and funny, but . . . I was never brought in on any emotional level until the ending, which was too little too late. The story rehashes the Toy Story 1 (I don't know about 2 because I didn't see it) in the central conflict being the quest to reunite the toy "family." The writers try to hook that up with the theme of being rendered useless and unloved but the attempt to carry that theme out with a family rather than a single person muddies the metaphor and therefore the impact. The only connection I can think of is to take it as a metaphor for a job. But when I've been laid off, it's not that emotional and I've always found a new family in a new job.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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