Review of Grizzly Man (2005) by Michael M — 05 Feb 2018

Herzog's tapestry of a man versus nature versus life versus civilization versus himself is made ephemeral by the reflective and personal nature of Herzog's own narration. I've followed Herzog's conflict and admiration for nature throughout many films but none have felt more like a confession than his portrait of a tragic wild, nutty man like Treadwell.

This is the most profound film I've seen from him and his most poetic. Two bears clashing while one takes no break to poop. A frantic, hysterical search for a hat stolen by a young fox. A mannered coroner turned rehearsed crypt keeper before the lens.

Everything that happens here is the magic of cinema.