When we seek to return to the truth and return to the basics-a brief look at "Grizzly Man"

Colleen 2021-12-26 08:01:01

The whole film is always shrouded in a faint sadness. Even though Treadwell said affectionately to the grizzly bears in the jungle, looking at the camera, "I love you, I love you, I love you.", everyone can feel his obsessive love for grizzly bears, but he can't hold back his heart. The helplessness and sympathy of the bystanders secretly overflowing, or even sarcasm or even contempt.
Director Herzog said in an interview about the film: "I believe that there is no harmony in this world. If you look at the night sky, there is incredible hostility and chaos; if I see the sun, I feel cold. , Dangerous and unfriendly, Mother Nature is indifferent to human beings.” I don’t know if Herzog’s intention in the film is to deny and criticize the so-called "resistance to civilization", but civilization What is it based on? Nature gave birth to life. If there is no blessings from nature, what about civilization? However, human beings have really ruled the earth for too long, and that kind of possessiveness has invaded nature itself from the occupation of space. In this way, can Mother Nature still maintain the original preference for humans? As a result, human beings have drawn a deep gulf between their own world and the natural world, are independent of nature, hostile to everything outside the human world, and even look at people who try to break this boundary with pitiful and contemptuous eyes.
In my opinion, this is not the so-called advanced civilization. It is a kind of self-enclosure. What we fear and what we are taboo should be as little contact as possible, or divide boundaries, so as not to interfere with each other. I don't think that relying solely on isolation can enable human beings to understand much about themselves and the whole world. Besides, can this really protect humans themselves without fail? As the saying goes, "Knowing oneself and the enemy", no matter how advanced human beings are, they are ultimately naturally conceived creatures. The origin and all things are derived from the same line. With nature as the root, no matter how self-closing oneself is, there will eventually be intersection with all things; only Only by understanding each other can problems be solved harmoniously. If the root of nature is broken, how can one gain a foothold? Is this natural coldness, when you treat her with coldness?
The movie's protagonist Treadwell was ultimately the biggest controversy. Some people think that Treadwell is a romantic lunatic, and more people say that he is a "crazy loser in social civilization", a "delusionist", "neurological problems", "unsuitable for being a man"... Why do people Would you look at someone who devotes his life to protecting the Grizzlies in such a degrading light? I can only guess: Is he infatuated with Grizzlies? Is it because he writes and directs in front of the camera so that he pays so much attention to the small section, and makes people think that it is self-entertainment, and makes people think that this is just a crazy paranoia of someone who wants to be famous? Is he recklessly approaching the extremely dangerous creatures that ordinary people seem to be intoxicated by? In other words, it is his strong yearning and love for bears and nature, and the most primitive wild nature in his heart that gives him physical and mental peace, which is not understood by most people? Park manager Egli said that Treadwell's death was entirely self-inflicted. Indeed, this is absolutely true. Treadwell himself chose to live in the wilderness. Since he is determined to take this path, his death has been arranged early, waiting for him in the front, his fate is his One's own choice cannot be avoided. Maybe it was death that caused him so much infamy. If he didn’t die, he might be a hero; but he slept miserably in the deserted jungle, ironically, died in the grizzly bear he madly loved. Under the palm.
I don’t think Treadwell’s thirteen years of living in the wilderness is purely heroic or delusional. Everyone makes countless different, large and small choices every day, and the choices they make should often be the ones that satisfy him the most (as for the consequences, that is a postscript, which is often unchangeable). Treadwell's choice made him find the meaning of his life and made him feel fulfilled. This is the highest evaluation of his choice. This choice belongs to him and has nothing to do with the outside world. For him, this choice is perfect. His life is destined to be lonely: alcoholism, poverty, no long-term lover, and not many people understand him; however, he has found himself in the world of grizzly bears. Perhaps his perception that human society is weak and mediocre is too selfish, but he did not cause harm to others in the pursuit of freedom. On the other hand, Sven Haakanson, the director of the Arutic Museum, believes that the close behavior of contact with grizzly bears is harm rather than protection for grizzly bears, and it will give poachers an opportunity to take advantage of it. But you can't just look at the "Grizzly Man" from this point of view. He and all environmental organizations have the same intentions in their actions. After all, Treadwell's power alone is too small, and the appeal of the "Grizzly Man" is too insignificant, which is difficult to attract general attention. At the same time, Treadwell, a free individual, has too simple ideas. He does not want the government and the media to intervene. He does not want any balance of interests to weigh or hinder his actions. Everything originated from this man's pure and beautiful hope and persistent pursuit.
Treadwell’s extraordinary life is destined to be a tragedy, but at the same time it is powerful and without regrets. He traded his life for eternal freedom. He dedicated his life to the grizzly bear. The world of the bear is exactly The destination in his heart, perhaps there is indeed an invisible boundary between bears and people on the territory, but Treadwell's heart is free, and the grizzly bear is his guardian and redeemer, making him fearless of death. Treadwell is an extraordinary ordinary person. It is hard to say that his life is not the beginning of a new era in pursuit of harmony and nature. Just as the director Herzog commented with emotion: "He is full of life, seeking harmony and redemption, and is a great man... He is the essence of mankind and possesses all the shortcomings of mankind, just like us."

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Extended Reading
  • Krista 2022-03-27 09:01:12

    It was shot by Herzog.

  • Jolie 2022-04-22 07:01:39

    I admit this is a fresh watch, at school. In fact, I knew about the content of today's class, so I slept at home... When can't I watch it... But it's still very good.

Grizzly Man quotes

  • Sam Egli: That bear, I think, that day, decided that he had either had enough of Tim Treadwell or that something clicked in that bear's head that he thought 'Hey, you know, he might be good to eat.'

  • Willy Fulton - Pilot: [singing along with song] Now the long horns are gone And the drovers are gone The Comanche's are gone And the outlaws are gone Now Quantro is gone Stan Watie is gone And the lion is gone And the Red Wolf is gone

    Willy Fulton - Pilot: And Treadwell is gone...