Friday, October 28, 2016
Exploiting Death and Misconstrued Messages
People cogitation their whole lives to prove themselves and their worth, only when are often leftfield unrecognized by their actions until aft(prenominal) closing. Stories of abnormal deaths seemingly affect people while simultaneously attracting them in many ways. In the hit documentary, Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog, with the acquire of hindsight shows how the controversial efforts of Timothy Treadwell were unmarked until after his death and posterior martyrdom. Herzogs editing and compilation of Treadwells documented films leaves slender room for accurate, self-representation on Treadwells part and the addition of interviews from friends and family members slant to focus more on grieving Treadwells death rather than capitalizing on his message. Herzog acts as an active agent in commandeering Treadwells story to warp his message and decide its significance.\nIn the late 1980s, after departure a carriage of boozing and drug addition, Timothy Treadwell obstinate to pur sue a life wholly devoted to the security measure of grizzly bears and the preservation of their habitats. He began what would be a thirteen-year expeditiousness in the Katmai National position and Preserve in Alaska in efforts to save the bears from what he power saw as a major threat poachers. An article released in the Los Angeles Times, however, argues that poachers disappeared nearly 20 age ago, and that Treadwells claims were a fund-raising jade (Los Angeles Times). Whether the animals were in true jeopardy or not, Treadwell believed it was his duty to fix action, no matter the run a risk or pass judgment fatality.\nThe film establishes early on that it ends with a fatal outcome, an interesting stylistic risk used by Herzog, revealing the highly anticipated cliffhanger from the start. The film was released nearly 2 historic period after Treadwells death and was edited by combining over 85 hours of film footage spanning thirteen years into a mere adept hundred a nd four proceedings (Griz...
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