Review of Wheel of Time (2003) by Jessi T — 04 Jun 2008

Strangely straightforward for a Herzog film, but luckily that doesn't take anything away from the documentary itself.

This is an incredibly interesting look into the 'wheel of time' celebration/indoctrination for the followers of the Buddhis religion, as well as the creation and subsequent destruction of the mandala, the symbolic sand wheel of time that is created at each of these gatherings.

Herzog offers insights, which are, as always, incredibly poingnant, about the Buddhist life and what it means to those who follow it so piously.

Incredibly interesting, beautiful, and of course, it's Herzog, so you're not going to switch off the DVD with out a little bit of philosophic enlightenment.