Into the Inferno

As with 'La Soufrière', Herzog is here not so much interested in the scientific details of the structure and function of volcanos, but rather the forces generated from the intersection of volcanoes with humans; it's a sociology of volcanoes. I appreciate that Herzog is pals with Oppenheimer and that the latter's books is the basis for the film, but Oppeneheimer does not do much for me on screen. It's Herzog's eyes, ears and mouth that do all the meaningful cinematic work. Clive, wear a hat!!!

Still an enjoyable and wonderfully interesting documentary, but not one of my favourites from Herzog. As much as I love his tangents, the ones in this just go on a bit too long and leaves this film feeling messy and unfocused. I also don't think Oppenheimer is enough of a personality to "lead" a documentary. This film contains some of the most striking images I have ever seen put to screen and those last 25 minutes are absolutely crazy (I now worship John Frum)