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A giant reptile smashes through a city. A massive ocean liner charts a collision course with an iceberg. A futuristic Los Angeles sparkles with neon lights. These are all memorable images from beloved films - and they&#39;re all a bit smaller than you might expect, since they were made using movie miniatures. As these <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/100-amazing-behind-the-scenes-photos-from-iconic-movies/jude-newsome" target="_blank">behind-the-scenes photographs</a> of movies show, practical miniatures can be a great help in capturing&nbsp;sequences that are difficult to create at scale.

Movie miniatures in action showcase the labor and artistry that go into shooting a major motion picture. But it&#39;s also interesting to see the scale of these objects - the presence of a person in these <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/BTS-pics-TVs-iconic-shows/robert-wabash" target="_blank">photos</a> can play fun tricks on your sense of perspective.

For decades, practical miniatures have made the impossible possible.&nbsp;From Ray Harryhausen&#39;s early work in creating stop-motion monsters to the contemporary work of production companies like Laika, miniatures on movie sets make create on-screen magic.

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Werner Herzog

Have you ever wondered what movies with voiceover would look and sound like without voiceover? How different would The Wolf of Wall Street be without Leonardo DiCaprio&#39;s narration? Would you even know what&#39;s going on? How much would movies without voiceover change if you added voiceover? And what if that voiceover came compliments of none other than Werner Herzog?

If you know anything about Werner Herzog,&nbsp;it&#39;s probably that&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/insane-werner-herzog-stories/anncasano">he&#39;s an&nbsp;eccentric dude</a>. Part of his mystique is his&nbsp;voice, an ominous, deadpan sound you&#39;ve no doubt heard if you&#39;ve seen any Werner Herzog documentaries. Though you might think documentaries are tame compared to the likes of Fitzcaraldo and Aguirre, the Wrath of God, some of the craziest&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-directed-by-werner-herzog/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Werner Herzog movies</a> are docs. Ever seen Grizzly Man? Regarding his voiceover, there&#39;s&nbsp;a pretty simple formula to Werner Herzog&nbsp;narration:

<ol>
	<li>Make everything sound sad and important</li>
	<li>Over-enunciate</li>
	<li>Hiss every &quot;S&quot; sound</li>
	<li>Make sure everyone hears that Bavarian accent</li>
</ol>

Though&nbsp;Herzog often sounds as if he&#39;s heralding the arrival of the apocalypse, there&#39;s a&nbsp;strangely endearing quality to the way he talks. It&#39;s not just the rhythm and timbre of his voice; it&#39;s the way he makes everything sound like an eloquent <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/why-mrs-doubtfire-sucks/jacob-shelton">fever nightmare</a>.

Certainly, not all movies with benefit from a Herzog treatment. The films on&nbsp;this list&nbsp;ask intense philosophical questions couched in safe language. The Land Before Time, for instance. Audiences watch a cute film about dinosaurs knowing full well they suffered one of the worst holocausts the world has ever seen. What if Herzog were to make the themes of this film just a little more explicit with some choice narration? Well, wonder no more. All of the films on this list could benefit from Herzogification.&nbsp;

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