Actors: Klaus Kinski, Ruy Guerra, Del Negro, Helena Rojo
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Aguirre: The Wrath of God
AGUIRRE : THE WRATH OF GOD (Aguirre, de Zorn Gottes) is a movie written and directed by Werner Herzog in 1972.
Don Lope de Aguirre leads an expedition into the Amazonian jungle with the hope to discover the treasures of the mythical city of El Dorado. The members of the expedition will die one by one, killed by the local indians who are following their progression.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Aguirre: The Wrath of God
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Time/Era of Movie:
- middle ages
Wilderness adventure
Yes
Plotlets:
- searching for treasure
- hunted by injuns
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- senior military
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- longhair/girliemon (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
Jungles?
Yes
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- river
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Kind of violence:
- swords
Unusual forms of death
- decapitated
- perforation--swords/knives
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
