It belongs to a type of film whose meaning behind the scenes is far greater than the final presentation. It is difficult to imagine that a director would write such a script without the original work or a realistic prototype, and shoot it in a real-life way. This is not a movie at all, this is a time Performance art, using a huge amount of time, manpower and money to realize a miracle that has no real significance, and fulfill a paranoid dream of the director. From this point of view, the content of the film is the condensation of the filming process. Kingsley seems to be Huo Huo. Erzog, one is crazy about opera and the other is crazy about movies
It is worth pondering that, as a madman who thinks it out, Kingsley in the movie is not hated by everyone. On the contrary, it can be seen in several episodes that he is helped and loved by children, women and chaebols. Why is this? I think it comes from his passion for ideals, which is part of the human soul, but for ordinary people, it has long been polished by reality, so even if he has to pour cold water on him often, he is still in his heart. I love that he is willing to help him as much as possible. They saw the lost part of themselves in Kingsley, and the point of the movie to move the audience is also here. It seems to have been completed
From another perspective, in the end, the Indians helped Kingsley accomplish the feat, but did not help him accomplish his purpose. They let the boat go down the river and go back to the starting point again. What do the Indians represent in the film? If Kingsley goes on land boating with a purpose, and ordinary people do not want to go on land boating with a purpose, then the Indians have no purpose and also go on land boating. Don’t forget that Kingsley just launched It is the Indians who really paid the blood and sweat. They completed the feat and returned the ship to the starting point. Is this a higher and more primitive humanity?
And Kingsley was not as badly hit as we imagined by this change, but immediately began to plan B, as if he had forgotten his previous failure, and used another way to achieve his wish. This is madman thinking. The core is not only the dedication to the goal, but also the acceptance of failure. Compared with the former, the latter may be more valuable
Why did Holzog make such a thankless film? Does he have a purpose? Is his self in the movie Kingsley or Indian? Why do so many people remember Kingsley but not the Indians? Does action without purpose also make sense?
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