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| Movie musings: Watching Grizzly Man Posted: 24 Jan 2010 01:48 PM PST I have a movie suggestion for readers. It's not directly about horses. It's not even a new release. Have you heard of the movie documentary by Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man, about bear activist Timothy Treadwell? I've have seen this movie five times at least.  Animal lovers and activistsIt's so easy to love animals wholeheartedly. It's comparatively difficult to feel the same sort of pure love for the humans in our lives. Humans are so complicated and so exasperating. In my experience, the really passionate, over-the-top animal lovers seem to have trouble maintaining human relationships. Timothy Treadwell of Grizzly Man was certainly someone in this category. Treadwell lived with the Kodiak bears in Alaska for eight summer seasons. As he films himself and the bears, he talks a lot about what the bears mean to him. They gave him a purpose, and he saw himself as their caretaker and protector. I can draw parallels in my life, and was deeply affected by Treadwell's words. If you haven't seen it, fair warning. It's sad and does not end well. If you watch it, let me know what you think...  |
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