Werner Herzog Reads “Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel” February 26, 2010
Posted by Wilhelm Arcturus in entertainment, Humor.Tags: Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel, The crushing weight of progress, The Folly of Man, Werner Herzog, YouTube
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While sequels are depressing reminders of both the limits of creativity and man’s primitive desire to find safety in the known and routine, I present another childhood tale seen through the lens of Werner Herzog.
“His affection for the machine was out of proportion with social norms.”
-Fake Werner Herzog
Better than the original IMO. Would watch again!
Hmm. Sound doesn’t work on this clip. I think that rather defeats the object.
The adsurdist nature of man’s experience in this post modern world is piercingly and painfully conveyed through his voice. I felt my soul was laid bare as the steam shovels caved to the march of technology.
@Bhag: I can only give the classic response that comes with this situation:
Works for me.
The sound level is rather low, I had to turn up the volume a bit to hear things clearly, but there is sound.