tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post2388193990558826640..comments2024-02-29T09:17:47.380-08:00Comments on Movies: Grizzly ManShanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15033662507699896530noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-37961474710037835502010-07-07T09:46:04.238-07:002010-07-07T09:46:04.238-07:00I am not really a Herzog devotee....I dont think W...I am not really a Herzog devotee....I dont think Werner is exactly the most stable guy out there. But when you compare him to Treadwell, he looks like the most lucid man in history.<br /><br /><br />I kind of want to see this documentary again, thanks to this talking about it. Thanks.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05933668409383865050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-85860374195313823142010-07-06T16:16:06.966-07:002010-07-06T16:16:06.966-07:00Do either of you think that a non-Herzog devotee w...Do either of you think that a non-Herzog devotee would watch this and think that HE'S as messed up as Treadwell?<br /><br />They would if they caught a glimspe of 'Fata Morgana'...Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033662507699896530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-23333928917749965892010-07-06T13:42:52.491-07:002010-07-06T13:42:52.491-07:00His rants and his stupidity make it difficult to s...His rants and his stupidity make it difficult to sympathize with him, but this is a fascinating view of someone living on society's fringe, even if the end is almost frustratingly inevitable. A 16.corynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-3764663217125323482010-07-04T15:15:32.778-07:002010-07-04T15:15:32.778-07:00I like Treadwell more than I feel sorry for him.
...I like Treadwell more than I feel sorry for him. <br /><br />The information you mention (lack of poaching, the problem with the bears getting used to humans) is in the movie. That, combined with him seeing all those signs that poachers were taunting him and planning to physically harm him, really showed him as a paranoid guy. I think one of the most fascinating scenes is when Treadway is filming a wrap-up all about his success and gives a couple nice versions before launching into this hateful monologue where he curses at the people in charge of the park. And then he says (calmly), "All right, I'm going to do another nice one," and goes back to calm Timothy. It really showed a damaged mind.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033662507699896530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-39457784977791360522010-07-04T11:51:21.924-07:002010-07-04T11:51:21.924-07:00This movie was fascinating to me. I actually lik...This movie was fascinating to me. I actually liked the Herzog comments, as his nasal German monotone lends an even more surreal aspect to the proceedings.<br /><br /><br />The funny thing is, I ended up really disliking Treadwell. I think he was just some nutjob that looked forward to martyring himself on the alter of his beloved bears. I dont remember if its in the documentary, but the Fish and Wildlife people talk about how there was almost no poaching of bears, and how they are actually doing very well as a species, then you hear Treadwell talk like they are being hunted to extinction. Eh, I just hate when people feel that the ends justify the means, that its okay to lie about something in order to get people to react to it. <br /><br />The guy does everything wrong too. He is there getting bears used to a human living with them, which is about the worst thing possible for the bears. (They will show less fear around humans, and get themselves killed when they start approaching people at will.) <br /><br /><br /><br />That said, its a sign of really good film making that you can do a documentary about a subject that I have almost no respect for, yet I am fascinated by watching it.<br /><br /><br />I give it a 19. Its really good.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05933668409383865050noreply@blogger.com