famed filmmaker werner herzogs fata morgana breathtakingly unorthodox although characters appear film time time actual story film also educational historical documentary film without accompanying screenplaybr br the film consists curious background music somewhat illogical narrative vo combination overlays long string images mostly though exclusively sahara desert images wonderfully odd ordinary camera captures ghostly images mirages optical illusions tantalize mesmerizebr br this general cinematic trend punctuated occasional observational asides serendipitous topics example one sequence man wearing goggles gives us minitutorial lizards captivating bizarre sequence small inset room contains man dark goggles sings voice totally distorted microphone hes using accompanied old lady plays punchy tune old piano neither man old lady seems enjoy theyre doing baroquebr br fata morgana underlying concept one unites wide assortment strange images eclectic sounds concept subtle opaque never figure without help subtle theme film indeed make sense without point reference however film seem tedious unending pointless parade random earthy images esoteric narrative gibberishbr br unapologetically redundant thematically baffling cinematically heretical fata morgana likely either make swoon delight cause throw up either latch films zenlike qualities tempted smash dvd thousand pieces one thing viewers agree on fata morgana  different