[pct-l] Re: Grizzly Man

[Coylescrmnt3 at aol.com (Coylescrmnt3@aol.com)]

If you missed "Grizzly Man" the first time, it is definitely worth seeing,  
although not all of you are going to agree with Treadwell's methods, and a good 
 argument can be made that he was mentally unbalanced.  The documentary has  
wonderful outdoor shots of the Alaska wilderness, and in particular, shots of  
wildlife including Grizzly bears and foxes.  The film focuses mostly on  
Treadwell's attitudes and mental state, and to a lesser degree that of director  
Werner Herzog.  
 
Even though I felt Treadwell was a likable guy, and I admired his devotion  
to the well being of wildlife, I had a problem with his constant  
anthropomorphising, his disregard for Park Service rules, and the fact that he  may have 
been habituating the bears to their detriment.
 
I know of director Werner Herzog for some of his German films of the  
seventies including, "Aquirre: The Wrath of God", "Nosferatu the Vampire," and  the 
ever popular "Jerder Fur Sich Und Gott Gegan Alle," aka "The Enigma of  Kaspar 
Hauser."  Not exactly well known big budget Hollywood productions,  but they 
were interesting in their own way.  I was taking a film class at  the time and 
these were required viewing.  
 
Incidentally, this may be of interest to us hikers.  Director Herzog  claims 
to have walked by foot from Munich Germany to Paris France, a distance of  500 
miles, in 1974 to prevent film historian and friend Lotte Eisner from  dying. 
 Apparently he felt that she would not dare to die without his  presence.  It 
must have worked because she lived another 8 years!
 
John Coyle