An Opinion on Werner Herzog's Film "Theatre of Thought"

The illustrious Werner Herzog’s film “Theatre of Thought”, released in 2024, was the continuation of the director’s previous documentaries on the highest level of human intellectual products. As such, the film effectively introduced to the viewer such highlights of contemporary neuroscience as experimenting with optogenetics, using deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease therapy or capturing the mind with innovative brain circulation tests. On the other hand, the film was burdened with a mass of unexplained information and even scientifically questionable experimental demonstrations. As all films by this genius artist, the “Theatre of Thought” was also permeated with a pessimistic outlook on human creative endeavors, be they as mysterious as worthy of our admiration.