A Grizzly Tale
For 13 summers, self-styled bear protector Timothy Treadwell lived among grizzlies in Alaska. Unarmed and generally alone, he talked to the bears, gave them pet names, and filmed their fights and frolics. Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog's documentary of Treadwell's unusual life--and death--is both an inquiry into the nature of man and beast and a portrait of a complex person who produced intimate footage of the animals he loved too much.This provocative film raises many questions about the relationship between people and animals. That's why Sierra has selected it for our bimonthly book and film club, "Let's Talk." It's easy to join in: Just rent a copy of the film, grab a few friends, download our discussion questions, and get talking.
(From Sierra magazine's "The Green Life," March/April 2006.)
1 Comments:
Hey, this is great seeing the stodgy Sierra Club profile such an interesting film. Some love Grizzly Man, some hate it. The hang-out session questions (http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/letstalk/mar_2006/film.asp) you guys wrote up are really terrific, too. I like "many of us tend to ascribe human characteristics to animals. Is that tendency useful for the environmental movement or counterproductive?" and "Have you had any close encounters with dangerous wildlife? If so, how did it affect you?" I've snorkeled with barracuda and watched bears in Tahoe dumpsters -- does that count?
Post a Comment
<< Compass Main