I wish it were more authentic. You don't learn anything about the regional culture or inspirations. IMHO, such a transparent plug for whoever kisses @ss best, whoever has the most persistent pr person, and or wherever Phil wants a free meal.

"Always the bullet."

Oh lord I ADORE Warner Herzog. His character on Jack Reacher is just the tip of the iceberg.

His POV is so grim, graphic and extreme, OVER. THE. TOP.

His documentary on volcanoes: "Zee Earth cares nothing for your stupid little dreams, it incinerates your stupid dreams and spits them out as ash and blinding smoke that chokes and fills your lungs with death," the first 9 words are a direct quote. The rest is in the spirit of WH.

WH describing something while making Fitzcarraldo: "standing in a sun-dappled, twittering Peruvian glade, he declares, 'The trees are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing. They just screech in pain. . . . Taking a close look at what’s around us, there is some sort of harmony: it’s the harmony of overwhelming and collective murder.'"

I love this man!

It's from this article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/04/24/the-ecstatic-truth

Tubi has a great collection of his films and various documentaries about him.