In many ways, there is no better form to celebrate the discovery of an untouched cave than with a 3-d camera and an experienced film-maker. As much as I liked the visuals, I was more than a bit put off by the music score -- far too loud, too discordant, too aimless. I am enough of a musician to know why it was done, but it was punishment to the crowd and did little to add mystery or depth to the filming. My other regret is that so little time was devoted to how cave / rock drawings are created, and to the people we assume created them. That might have been more worthy than a fur-clad guy playing a modern tune on a re-created flute, or a character insisting that you could still hear the hooves of one of the animal images. Still, I'm glad Herzog created this film, and glad I had a chance to see it.
Review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams
