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“Grisly Man, Gods, And Monsters,”, Kirby Farrell
“Grisly Man, Gods, And Monsters,”, Kirby Farrell
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“Grisly Man, Gods, and Monsters” by Kirby Farrell,
Werner Herzog’s documentary Grizzly Man (2005) examines the fatal infatuation of Timothy William Dexter (Treadwell) with Alaskan grizzly bears.
A failed actor and recovering addict, Dexter reinvented himself as
Timothy Treadwell, the “grizzly man,” using the camera and his charismatic
personality to promote a vision of the lone hero taming a savage but
mysteriously – even religiously - “perfect” nature. In 2004 a grizzly mauled
and ate the increasingly reckless Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie Hugenaard.
Treadwell’s self-exposure to the bears acted out sacrificial and suicidal
themes and can be understood in …