'Where the Green Ants Dream' depicts the clash of two diametrically opposed cultures - that of the white man and that of the Australian Aborigine; the first expresses an attitude of contempt towards the natural world, the second an attitude of respect.

The culture of the white man is based squarely on the scriptural injunction "And man was given dominion over all things upon this earth" (Genesis 1:26). "Dominion" leads to domination, and it is the rage to dominate which has spawned a Culture of Violence (very much in evidence in the movie with its shots of heavy machinery and its landscapes devastated by mining operations), a culture that has now overspread the whole world and threatens to bring all life to an end.

In direct contrast to the white man's aberrancy, the Aborigine, whose more sane world-view has enabled him to survive the harsh and arid desert environment of Australia for 40,000 years, sees himself not as having been given "Dominion" but as having been given Guardianship. For him the earth and its creatures are sacred, and he sees it as his duty to guard and preserve this precious inheritance so that it might be passed on intact and unspoiled to future generations. Here is how he views the white man:

"You white men are lost. You don't understand the land. Your presence on this earth will come to an end. You have no sense, no purpose, no direction."

The Aborigines feel themselves to be of the land. They feel, in a very deep way that perhaps we will never understand, that they have sprung from the land and that they _are_ the land. It is the land that gives them their being and their identity. Without it they are nothing.

During the land rights trial which the Aborigines hope will restore their rights and help them bring an end to the rape and spoliation of their land, a white witness makes this point:

"Progress? Here you talk about progress over and over again. And where does it lead the Aborigine? It is progress into nothingness."

But the truth of the matter is that our much-lauded 'Progress' is not only leading the Aborigine into nothingness, it is leading all of us into nothingness. Our Culture of Violence has spawned an Industrial juggernaut which is rapidly (and quite deliberately) turning the planet into a polluted and ravaged wasteland, and this orgy of destruction must inevitably result in the extinction of all life.

'Where the Green Ants Dream' is an extremely relevant movie that I have no hesitation in recommending to the thoughtful, and to those who are not in denial about the true nature of the modern world.

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ヘルツォーク監督によるコメンタリーと予告編つき

Rezension aus Japan vom 4. Mai 2012

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VTRのことを思うと、画面の鮮やかさに驚くほどで感激です。

音声は英語のみで字幕なし。コメンタリーはドイツ語で英語字幕つき。
予告編は英語とドイツ語バージョンあり。

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Keith R. Sauerwald

Outback Australia.

Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 16. Dezember 2013

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Although this is an Australian movie, I added it to my collection for that reason. If you want an in depth look into the outback of my country, this is for you. It is centered on the opal fields which provide a decent look into the way of life in the opal mines of outback Australia.

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Jordan Hofer

Herzog's Mad Max

Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 3. Mai 2006

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I have never seen a Herzog film I haven't liked, just some more than others. This is an in-betweener, but excellent, as always. Similar in stark landscapes to "Fata Morgana", "Where the Green Ants Dream" offers barren vistas, mounds of dirt, holes in the ground, and apocalyptic hovels. The character of the anthropologist sums up the film best when he describes modern Western technology and what it has done to the biosphere as a man on a train who knows the tracks ahead are out and all he can do is run to the rear of the train. Definitely one of Herzog's more accessible stories, and perfect for viewing in an anthropology course. The ending reminds me of classic J.G. Ballard, in which the dynamic character chooses desolation over re-integration into the hellish culture from which he came. And, yeah, there's a bit of "Mad Max" in the apocalyptic theme as well.

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