He should have stuck with the foxes. Poor, dumb bastard...
I watched it and came away a bit conflicted about how to take Treadwell. Did he have a few screws loose? Absolutely. Did Werner show footage that might have been left out, out of respect for treadwell and his family, absolutely.
I don't think its fair to judge someone based on some footage that he took while alone for months on end and noone to talk to. Surely, if treadwell had his way, none of those rantings would have been made public.
Throwing pearls to swine.
Another great point. There's quite the dynamic to this.Originally Posted by KirkMcquest
Herzog showed Treadwell in the worst possible light, which was his intention. The Grizzly Diaries were much better.
just watched grizzly man on the discovery channel.
I don't feel bad for him
I don't feel bad for the girl.
sorry.
Why would you? They didn't live their lives in a cubicle.
Having left that world behind (in '03) for a new reality, I can relate.
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the guy was manic. He needed an intervention.
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I bought the movie becase I love to learn about animals in their natural surroundings. Well I was still trying to figure out what was wrong with this guy half way through the movie. He seemed very dedicated to the cause but also very out of it to say the least. No one desrves to die like that but he kind of tempted fate and when you put yourself in those situations, things do happen that you can't control. I wouldn't reccomend it but the footage of the grizzly was awesome.
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body- but to skid in sideways, totally worn out shouting "Holy cow, what a ride!"
I'd say he got one...
doesn't the movie have something to do with attitude. Yes, the man may have had some shakey psychological aspects to his personality, but it proved how far you can get around some tremendously strong and scary animals. I did something stupid while camping once, and did I get hurt...hell no...the bears just thought I was pissed off and crazy. Back in '94 camping in Yosemite, and got woken up by three bears scavenging around for food, and I got up totally pissed off, and ran all three of them out of the area. By the time my boyfriend got out of the tent all he saw was three fuzzy butts running towards the river. I'm not really a morning person. But....if I had been anything but truly angry at them I don't think they would have left the area the way that they did. All about the attitude.
You helped them disassociate people from food, and associate people with fear. Might have saved their lives. Good on ya.
Well...sometimes you have to respect crazy.
Treadwell treated the time with the Bears and other wildlife like he was the Mr. Rogers of the Alaskan wilderness. Well Tim, it turned out to be a "Grizzly day in the neighborhood".
Mr. Rogers, huh? Well, the Rangers did say that they found their shoes placed neatly in the vestibule.
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That's right, I read that. Pretty funny. They also pointed out he was giving the foxes treats, as pointed out, in some of the films the foxes would lick his fingers and follow him around like a puppy. I'll stop with this quote from a Grizz: "When the fish run out, I'm eating the surfer dude"
A bear ate him. I wish a bear would eat this thread.
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