Rebellion and madness set in the period of one of the darkest periods of human life since the Neolithic revolution; Aguirre, the Wrath of God takes us back to a time of conquistadors and the blatant disregard for human life while one tries to permanently cement their name in the history books and trust me Don Lope de Aguirre has succeeded in that regard though perhaps not as well as his initial commander in this film, Francisco Pizarro. Power is something that we as humans always desire, even if the power one seeks is simple the power to live as one wants to and have control over their life. To some however controlling one’s own life is not enough, they must control and conquer all. Generally speaking, that is the story of Aguirre, a man
