Grizzly Man (2005)
a film by Werner Herzog
Grizzly Man is a documentary in which Werner Herzog uses all the power of his narrative and sequence composition to bring the story of Timothy Treadwell, a man that as an end of his delirious obsession of protecting and living with the grizzly bears in Alaska gets himself and his girlfriend eaten.
Timothy Treadwell live among the coastal grizzly bears of the Katmai National Park in Alaska for almost 13 summers before meeting his tragic end. He documented his journeys using a video camera and using this footage Herzog composes the story of his life and his obsession.
Obsession is a topic known for Herzog and is no big surprise that the director of Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre can bring such a great portrait of delirium. What really caught me by surprise was the powerful emotions that it managed to transmit. Treadwell's footage is full of incidental beauties and even in his moments of madness his portrait is so human and his story so tragic that it is deeply touching.
I don't know how he doesn't but Herzog managed to compose this story letting the footage speak, composing more than telling. I felt moved, angry, scared, sad and thoughtful while watching this film, it is a heart-melting mind-blowing piece of cinema.
Grizzly Man is a documentary in which Werner Herzog uses all the power of his narrative and sequence composition to bring the story of Timothy Treadwell, a man that as an end of his delirious obsession of protecting and living with the grizzly bears in Alaska gets himself and his girlfriend eaten.
Timothy Treadwell live among the coastal grizzly bears of the Katmai National Park in Alaska for almost 13 summers before meeting his tragic end. He documented his journeys using a video camera and using this footage Herzog composes the story of his life and his obsession.
Obsession is a topic known for Herzog and is no big surprise that the director of Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre can bring such a great portrait of delirium. What really caught me by surprise was the powerful emotions that it managed to transmit. Treadwell's footage is full of incidental beauties and even in his moments of madness his portrait is so human and his story so tragic that it is deeply touching.
I don't know how he doesn't but Herzog managed to compose this story letting the footage speak, composing more than telling. I felt moved, angry, scared, sad and thoughtful while watching this film, it is a heart-melting mind-blowing piece of cinema.
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