Grizzly Man
Perhaps one of the weirdest docu-movies I have ever seen.
We chose it expecting to see a bit more of the Grizzlies than of the Man, but it definitely was not to be the case. In short; it deals with someone who decides to live with the Grizzlies for 13 summers and ends his days mauled to death by a bear - and eaten.
One would expect a new Diane Fossey or an arrogant Crocodile Hunter harassing the animals in a show of human preposterousness. Alas, our Grizzly Man was unexpectedly neither of these, but a rather delusional character full of himself. He proclaimed his love for all not-human creatures he found on his way in a rather San Franciscan way, showing more than a hint of severe depression possibly provoked by his inability to find a place within human society. He was firmly convinced of the fact that by camping in Grizzly territory he was helping the bears. A dubious claim when we take on account that he treated them as if they were tamed puppies, crossing dangerously the line between sane behaviour and rather disturbing behaviour. Of note are the magnificent scenes of the bear fight, his delusional conviction of a murderous plot around him, and the rather unbelievable touchy-feely moment he has with a big pile of she-bear "poopy" as he defines it... "this was inside her, she has given me a part of her, and I am touching it"...
The tragedy behind the story lies not only in the rather avoidable death of a man with issues and in need of help, or in the death of the hungry bear that treated him in the most natural way given the circumstances (i.e. as a piece of meat with legs hanging around, patting his nose, and offering itself as an easy prey). It lies in the fact that he was somehow able to convince his bear-a-phobic girlfriend to accompany him in his quest, and she was also, in turn, disposed of as friendly food by the bears.
We chose it expecting to see a bit more of the Grizzlies than of the Man, but it definitely was not to be the case. In short; it deals with someone who decides to live with the Grizzlies for 13 summers and ends his days mauled to death by a bear - and eaten.
One would expect a new Diane Fossey or an arrogant Crocodile Hunter harassing the animals in a show of human preposterousness. Alas, our Grizzly Man was unexpectedly neither of these, but a rather delusional character full of himself. He proclaimed his love for all not-human creatures he found on his way in a rather San Franciscan way, showing more than a hint of severe depression possibly provoked by his inability to find a place within human society. He was firmly convinced of the fact that by camping in Grizzly territory he was helping the bears. A dubious claim when we take on account that he treated them as if they were tamed puppies, crossing dangerously the line between sane behaviour and rather disturbing behaviour. Of note are the magnificent scenes of the bear fight, his delusional conviction of a murderous plot around him, and the rather unbelievable touchy-feely moment he has with a big pile of she-bear "poopy" as he defines it... "this was inside her, she has given me a part of her, and I am touching it"...
The tragedy behind the story lies not only in the rather avoidable death of a man with issues and in need of help, or in the death of the hungry bear that treated him in the most natural way given the circumstances (i.e. as a piece of meat with legs hanging around, patting his nose, and offering itself as an easy prey). It lies in the fact that he was somehow able to convince his bear-a-phobic girlfriend to accompany him in his quest, and she was also, in turn, disposed of as friendly food by the bears.
At least she died for love, oh, I mean, a stupid boyfriend, erm sorry, no, a maniac. On the other hand, what does that say about her?
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kleine__hexe |
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