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INTO THE INFERNO - REVIEW

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After taking a general, critical look at the pros and cons of the Internet in Lo & Behold: Reveries Of The Connected World , which also came out this year, Werner Herzog turns back to nature to focus on volcanoes. Released through Netflix, Into The Inferno  presents itself as sort of a follow-up to Herzog's own documentary Encounters At The End Of The World since that's where he first met volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer who appears in and co-directs this latest outing. The film takes a look specifically at active volcanoes and how their isolated life affects the people living around them. The real theme explored here being the spiritual impact left by nature and Man's need to attach a higher meaning to his mysterious, timeless surroundings. Typically, the documentary isn't predictable as Herzog travels the world not only looking at volcanoes themselves, capturing beautiful images in the process, but also reflecting on significant events in history relating to