Review of Grizzly Man (2005) by Ryan C — 29 Aug 2011
A pretty chilling documentary about Timothy Treadwell, a man who spent 13 summers alone in the company of grizzly bears in Alaska. He believed grizzlys were misunderstood by man and sought to educate people by filming his experiences, even if it required the event of his own death.
What he didn't intend for us to see was his increasingly deluded tendencies that make for a fascinating study on human nature more than animal nature, and of how obsession can lead to self-destruction. He began to reject the human world in favour of this wild existence.
That Treadwell sentimentalises the bears, who are let's not forget amongst nature's fiercest creatures, is his biggest delusion and his ultimate downfall. Director Werner Herzog, who has a more pragmatic view of the world, doesn't see nature as compassionate and balanced, but chaotic and murderous. It's these two very different perspectives that make the documentary so interesting.
This review of Grizzly Man (2005) was written by Ryan C on 29 Aug 2011.
Grizzly Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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