“In truth, Herzog’s relationship with the chicken race is anything but clear cut. The closing segment of his 1977 film ‘Stroszek’ ends with the main character dropping quarters into an amusement arcade to watch a hypnotized chicken dance and play the piano. Herzog has called the scene one of the best he has ever filmed and loved the chicken as a ‘great metaphor’ — for what, he had no idea. Roger Ebert guessed that we are the chickens, dancing for some unknown force until the money runs out.”