Here's the link to Charlie Russell's reflections on the life of Tim Treadwell, and its depiction in Herzog's film. Though I think it's important not to conflate two very different lives, I think that Russell offers us a glimpse of what a project like Treadwell's might look like if liberated from the dark side of his personality, and from the (arguable) distortion of the documentarian's lens.
I think it will be interesting to see the "Bear Man" video that features Russell, and to compare it with "Grizzly Man." Not only because of the differences between Threadwell & Russell, but also because of the differences between BBC & Herzog. Though, I wish I could see what a movie about Threadwell done by BBC, because I do feel that Herzog cut and pasted many of Threadwell's footage for his own agenda.
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ReplyDeleteCharlie is doing a great job with Brown Bears in Kamchatka. I have read his article on his website and fully agree with his views. A pepper spray and an electric fence would have probably prevented the tragic loss of 2 lives.
ReplyDeletePS: Charlie's website (cloudline.org) is not working now. Hope everything is going fine for Charlie's project .. Please do share if you have any information....