Grizzly
Man Synopsis:
Timothy
Treadwell's death was as sensational as his life: Having
presumed he could live safely among the grizzly bears
of the Alaskan wilderness, the outdoorsman and author
(Among Grizzlies)--along with his partner, Amie Huguenard--was
eventually killed and devoured by one of the very animals
to whom he had devoted years of study.In telling this
story, Werner Herzog relies considerably on Treadwell's
own video footage, shot during his time in the wild. But
in the manner well known to those familiar with the stunning
nonfiction films Herzog has made throughout his career,
and most notably from the early '90s through today ("Lessons
of Darkness," "Little Dieter Needs to Fly,"
"Mein Liebster Feind," and most recently "The
White Diamond"), the famed German director takes
Treadwell's story into unexpected emotional frontiers
and startling landscapes of the mind. Where he doesn't
go is equally as fascinating, but if Herzog is consistent
about anything, it is the defiance of the ordinary, the
rejection of the obvious, and the relentlessly searching
eye he turns on whatever subject attracts his attention.
Treadwell is an intriguing, infuriating, perhaps even
tragic figure. But Herzog himself is equally compelling,
and this brilliant film is just one reason why.