tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post4441723329561296069..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Where the Green Ants DreamEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-82235169736997579692009-05-18T00:40:00.000-04:002009-05-18T00:40:00.000-04:00Thanks, J. I don't usually feel the ambivalence yo...Thanks, J. I don't usually feel the ambivalence you do about Herzog's characterizations. It strikes me as slightly problematic when, as here, he's specifically trying to engage with another culture. The movie has little if anything to say about actual aborigines, despite their appearance as actors. On the other hand, even here I wouldn't say there's anything like "contempt" for the real human Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-43142233051511790512009-05-17T13:51:00.000-04:002009-05-17T13:51:00.000-04:00Insightful write-up, as always. The opening of you...Insightful write-up, as always. The opening of your last paragraph--"Herzog's respect for these characters is refreshing, even though they always remain characters rather than genuine representatives of aboriginal culture"--just about sums up my ambivalent feelings toward Herzog. He often (if not always) seems a filmmaker more interested in projection than depiction, yet he simultaneously Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-90278353592085518712009-05-02T18:58:00.000-04:002009-05-02T18:58:00.000-04:00cool. gonna watch it.cool. gonna watch it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376076349182122689noreply@blogger.com