I strongly recommend this documentary, which focuses on the life and gruesome death of self-appointment grizzly bear "protector" Timothy Treadwell. It is a fascinating character study of a passionate but tragically deluded man, and the cast of oddball characters attached to his story -from the people who supported his delusions, to the bizarre coroner who talks us through the state of his remains. Treadwell clearly was a big fan of that other irresponsible and deluded individual, The Crocodile Hunter; obsessively filming himself in often contrived situations with dangerous wild animals. We see much of Treadwell's work in this film, and it reveals a lot more about him than his purported subjects, the bears. His camera was still running, recording audio, the day he and his girlfriend were horrifically eaten alive by a hungry bear. While we are thankfully spared the tape, we are given a gruesome insight into the consequences. Despite Treadwell's gross irresponsibility, we are left feeling pity and sadness for this passionate and strangely likable man and the woman who he took with him. The flick is also a fascinating nature documentary, with some great Alaskan vistas thrown in for the bargain. Go see it. 9/10
Review of Grizzly Man
