# Cinephile Discouragement Sites The Werner Herzog Inspirationals Blog Paints a Bleak Worldview By Michael Hines | Published 2015-02-17 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/werner-herzog-inspirationals References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2015/02/11/Motivational-Posters-As-Written-By-Werner-Herzog/) & [herzoginspirationals.tumblr](http://herzoginspirationals.tumblr.com/) It's natural to feel a bit depressed after going through the Werner Herzog Inspirationals blog. This tumblr blog features [motivational pictures and posters](https://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/quote-display-device) married to quotes from the famous German director. However, the blog isn't designed to pick you up per se. On the contrary, you'll likely spend more time dissecting the meaning of each quote than feeling great about friendship or traveling. While the blog likely won't make you feel all that great, it is still fun to browse through as the [serious quotes clash](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/incorrect-quote-generator) with the ridiculous stock photos. Cinephiles will especially enjoy the Werner Herzog Inspirationals tumblr as it's filled with quotes and lines from the director's many [documentaries, shorts and feature films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whats-after-the-movie). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 54% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Cinephile Discouragement Sites:** The rise of niche sites featuring unconventional and bleak content provides opportunities for alternative forms of motivation or inspiration to be developed. - **Serious/ridiculous Collisions:** The combination of serious quotes or ideas with ridiculous imagery presents opportunities to create humorous or perhaps even thought-provoking content. - **Director-inspired Niche Content:** Niche content inspired by famous directors provides opportunities to cater to a specific audience and potentially capture new customers within the film industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Motivational Content Industry:** Content makers have an opportunity to create alternative forms of motivation, using bleak or unconventional quotes or themes to differentiate themselves in the motivational content industry. - **Humor/parody Industry:** Opportunities abound for creators in the humor or parody industry to leverage the serious/ridiculous collisions producing thought-provoking or laughable content in niche markets. - **Film Industry:** Brands within the film industry could capitalize on niche director-inspired content similar to the Werner Herzog Inspirationals blog to gain new customers or capture a specific subset of the market. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Inspirational Content Libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quotes-inspire-reflect.md) - [Randomly Generated Wisdom Websites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bottled-wisdom.md) - [Instant Inspirational Quotes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quotz.md) - [Cinematic Quote Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/screenflick.md) - [Emotive Cinematic Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/movies-of-mood.md) - [Custom Inspirational Quotes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inspirational-quotes1.md) - [Daily Inspirational Quotes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/models-of-life.md) - [Inspirational Quote Libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kuotes.md) - [Daily Inspirational Quotes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/be-better.md)