My perspective on Werner Herzog's documentary Grizzly Man:
After watching Grizzly Man, I have a new perspective on grizzly bears. I never thought in a million years that one man could become so close to an animal of such great power and danger. I enjoyed watching the documentary, it was very well done.
I appreciated the fact that the documentary contained both sides of the story. The side that Timothy took which defended the bears and was attempting to protect them and then the side that many others publicly claimed, that Timothy was insane and got what he deserved. I would say that I fall right in the middle of these two opinions. I believe that Timothy was very sincere, he believed with his whole heart that he could become friends with these animals. But then I also believe that he was in a very dangerous position while he was documenting the bears and without doubt, his destiny was determined by his "friends" or the bears.
It seems as though he died doing what he loved, but when he died, it proved exactly against what he was attempting to prove. It was very contradictory. He died trying to prove that these bears were friendly and that they were just misunderstood.
One of my favorite things about the documentary was the love that Timothy expressed toward the camera about the bears. It wasn't just the bears that Timothy loved either, it was every animal. He lamented over a bumblebees death and enjoyed spending time with the wild foxes that he became very attached to. Below is a clip from the documentary which best shows Timothy's feelings toward all of his dear friends.
I think you captured the different points of view presented in the documentary very well. The movie was definitely skewed to an extent but it still managed to provide an in-depth look at the life of Timothy Treadwell and capture his personality. There really is no way to make him look much better, he was certainly a little sick in the head. Timothy really did play around with death and it was somewhat inevitable that bad things would eventually happen tempting fate in the way that he did. Good post!
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you posted about how Timothy is very well connected to animals. He always tried to be on their side and defend for their rights. Good for him huh? Maybe deep down his his soul he felt a stronger connection to animal than humans, and that is what could have potentially driven him to do what he did. The documentary really did captre both sides of the story without showing much bias, which really defined Timothy's character. I feel as if your last little thought at the end of your post really sums up what Timothy really wanted out of life.
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