Man V. Giant Bear

       I don't really know what I think about Herzog's film of Treadwell. It portrays him in many different ways. At some points in the film you respect what Treadwell is trying to accomplish out in the wilderness but then the film just takes a drastic turn when it cuts to a pilot, that pretty much just calls Treadwell retarded. I don't think that Herzog respects Treadwell very much and it really shows in some points in the film. Herzog says that Treadwell has potential but he never recognized it and used it. It seems that Herzog looks down on Timothy in this film. He emphasizes all of Tim's weaknesses and keeps exploiting his clear unsoundness mentally to drive home a point that doesn't really need to be made since Timothy died from his experiences with the bears showing that he indeed wasn't correct in all of his personal prejudices towards the bears.
      Herzog Does not really try to see things through what Timothy might have seen. Instead he gathers many people together that thought what Timothy was doing was a completely bad idea and he clearly should have never done what he did. Herzog Has no respect for Treadwell. If someone dies doing something that he thought was right, who are we to judge him. Mentally unstable or not, Timothy had the courage to give his life for his belief that he was making a difference. Leave the dead be let the people that he knew believe that he died doing something great. Don't parade around the fact that he probably had mental issues and don't only show him when he is at his lowest points. And don't try to prove your superiority at every single point in the film.