I consider nothing I write here as a spoiler because this is a documentary.
Do not see this film.
See this film.
Both of those sentences are how I feel about this film. Really.
This is a documentary about Timothy Treadwell who knew NOTHING about grizzlies and went to live with them every summer/fall for 13 years before a bear eventually realized Timothy and his girlfriend would make a nice snack.
He gets good shots of the grizzlies, but the real star is Timothy. He is absolutely batshit insane. Bleeding heart liberal is too conservative to describe his views on life. He thinks humans and animals are all children of the universe and therefore will get along great if we all show the proper respect.
This is just an interesting study of a man who is so insane that it appears even nature doesn't know what to make of him. He goes from baby talk to cursing like a sailor in seconds and then back again constantly. It is just so odd to watch this guy touch and talk about a bear's poop like it was the key to all life. I cannot put into words just what this guy is like, you have to see it yourself.
This guy almost died once of an OD and allegedly lost out only to Woody Harrelson for the role of Woody on Cheers. Then suddenly decided to go live with the bears. It's just such an odd story with so many life lessons, that it's oddly compelling for people interested in nature and human nature.
Timothy's love of nature was obvious, but the way he tried to help and protect nature was the wrong choice. He got two bears killed and proved that he was ultimately wrong. Grizzlies are wild animals and they will eventually turn on you.
There's a really good lesson there about how certain political views are impotent against the laws of nature and how that fact can be applied to certain situations that exist in the world today.
Anyway, I can't recommend this film, but I'd like to for certain folks. If you get bored easily, this is not a film for you to watch. This IS a documentary.
Look, if you like nature and human nature and are curious about what I've described, see it. If not, don't.
The Grizzly Man
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Ah, but from what I've heard, they don't show him dying! You just hear his screams.
When dumbass was killed the lens cap was on, so there's nothing to see. Plus, they do not play the audio, they just describe what is heard.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Oh.When dumbass was killed the lens cap was on, so there's nothing to see. Plus, they do not play the audio, they just describe what is heard.Ah, but from what I've heard, they don't show him dying! You just hear his screams.
I saw a show about him on TV.
They played the screams. Figured the movie would too.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Or maybe he invented them so we could live outdoors w/ the bears.If God had intended for man to live outdoors w\ the bears (or any critter w\ sharp claws & teeth), then God wouldn't've invented firearms.
But maybe that he gave us houses is his hint that we should live with the bears.
But then, what point is he trying to make with trailor parks and tornados?