Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

Review: Werner Herzog Analyzes Life & Death In 'Into The Abyss'

It's more than upsetting to think that there's a great number of people that only see prolific filmmaker Werner Herzog as an eccentric filmmaker, with a "funny way" of saying things and a category of films all his own. We can't lie, they're not entirely wrong, and it can't be denied that his dynamism and bizarre experiences are basically why internet memes were conceived. But we'd hope that the artist wasn't completely seen as a cartoon (even if his recent casting as a villain in a Tom Cruise vehicle makes that line of thinking onerous) and that his work was properly considered. Aside from the fact that he's made very fine movies in his lifetime even without the quirky flourishes (" Nosferatu the Vampyre " is aurally frightening while " Fitzcarraldo " is sincere and extremely moving) his aberrant perspective gives his ideas a unique beauty. Take the case of " Cave of Forgotten Dreams ,
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