Epic in scope and undoubtedly slow (it didn’t bother me one bit, but I can see where people come from saying this), Fitzcarraldo explores man’s foolish attempts at heroic feats. The sheer simplistic plot may leave people wondering how something like this can span over two hours, although I’m sure some people might think the movie was shot in real time, as one friend told me that it felt like we were watching it for days.

On a sidenote, Klaus Kinski is the fucking bee’s knees. His eccentric character, blaring Caruso at any chance he gets, is nothing but pleasure for my eyes. I think that Kinski and the phonograph is the best combination I have ever seen in a film. The rest of the cast is great, including all the helping Amazons.

And then there is the steamboat. Seeing the steamboat being pulled up the side of the mountain is nothing short of epic and will remain embedded in my brain forever and a day.

Werner Herzog is crazy.