Thursday, August 25, 2005
Grizzly Adams
Acclaimed German director Werner Herzog has a new documentary entitled Grizzly Man. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm very interested. It's the story of Timothy Treadwell, a man who lived with, studied, and advocated for the grizzly bears of Alaska, until he was mauled to death by one of them. I'm fascinated by all bear species, and I'm especially fascinated by the grizzly. They are very noble animals who have an amazing amount of intelligence and physical strength. While I hope to never encounter a grizzly in the wild, grizzly attacks on humans are quite rare. Treadwell set up an advocacy group called Grizzy People before his death that is continuing his work.
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George Will opined about Treadwell in his column yesterday. From what I've read about Treadwell, it sounds like he was a pretty dysfunctional human being. I wouldn't put myself in either the pro- or anti- Treadwell camps just yet. Herzog offered some good insight into Treadwell as well as the film and some of his earlier films in his interview on Fresh Air last month.
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