During a pivotal moment in Incident at Loch Ness, Zak Penn repeats something Werner Herzog supposedly once told him: “Cinema is lies.” This comes after the discovery of Penn’s meddling on Herzog’s latest project. The filmmaker then tells Penn he should become a talk show host or lawyer if he can’t understand the distinction here. While these two storytellers both aim to make a good movie, they are worlds apart in their methods. Herzog seeks utmost accuracy and has a staunch sense of integrity. Penn, on the other hand, is a man of Hollywood’s conditioning. He believes audiences will never be satisfied by just the truth.
Deception is the central theme of this 2004 movie. Even before the camera ever started rolling, the minds behind Incident at Loch Ness had people fooled; outlets back then reported Herzog was shooting a mere documentary called “The Enigma of Loch Ness”. As everyone later realized,...
Deception is the central theme of this 2004 movie. Even before the camera ever started rolling, the minds behind Incident at Loch Ness had people fooled; outlets back then reported Herzog was shooting a mere documentary called “The Enigma of Loch Ness”. As everyone later realized,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
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