Monday, October 21, 2013
Bears.
The movie Grizzly Man was goofy with a dark edge. Watching Timothy interact with the animals and frolic through Alaskan meadows was fun but there was always the knowledge that he was dead because of it. They would show a clip of him getting really excited and portraying his passion for his work and then switch to the doctor that received the bags containing pieces of Timothy and Amie. Horrible. Timothy had no business being there and I think something like that was bound to happen. Maybe not being eaten alive but at least a hardy bear paw to the face. It was said that the bears were getting no benefit from Timothy being there and were actually being endangered by becoming familiar with humans. Tim probably recognized this deep down being the bear expert that he is, but could not leave. The bears had helped him much more than he ever did for them. He was struggling with alcoholism and other issues and went to nature as a solution. Nature ate him. And his girlfriend. It wasn't that he was unprepared or being reckless, nature is much stronger and bigger than people as shown in Naturalistic writing. Timothy thought he had some connection to nature that was unique and maybe he did on a personal level but the bear that ate him did not feel it. Overall though, it was a sweet, yet chilling, movie that I am glad we were able to watch.
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I liked the fact that you talked about the contrast in mood throughout the movie. I didn't think about how it went from being so srious to funny so quickly and how that might show us a little into the brain of Herzog. You also give reall good examples of that nature is just overbearing sometimes. Good points!
ReplyDeleteYou seem to side heavily with the naturalist point of view, but with an understanding of what Treadwell was trying to accomplish. I agree that it seemed more to the benefit of Treadwell than to that of the bears, but we should also take into account the limited and biased view that we have of Treadwell. As Kasey said, this entry gives a little better glimpse into the mind of Herzog, and I feel we need to understand both persons to understand the documentary.
ReplyDeleteI agree that nature can be dangerous and overpowering on "us" humans. Timothy knew that, but by the end I believe he no longer wanted to believe that. He wanted to believe that he was invincible, but he wasn't. I agree also that Timothy had no business being there. He was on a reservation that had no poaching problems. Timothy was the one that needed them, the bears didn't need him.
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