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Saturday, February 11, 2017

Exploiting Death and Misconstrued Messages

People earn their whole lives to prove themselves and their worth, and are often left over(p) unrecognized by their actions until later demolition. Stories of abnormal deaths seemingly strike people while at the same time attracting them in many ways. In the occupy documentary, Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog, with the gain of hindsight shows how the controversial efforts of Timothy Treadwell were unmarked until after his death and subsequent martyrdom. Herzogs editing and compilation of Treadwells documented films leaves teensy-weensy room for accurate, self-representation on Treadwells part and the addition of interviews from friends and family members dispose to focus more on grieving Treadwells death rather than capitalizing on his message. Herzog acts as an active agent in commandeering Treadwells story to ascertain his message and decide its significance. \nIn the late 1980s, after going away a carriage of drink and drug addition, Timothy Treadwell headstrong to pur sue a life wholly devoted to the bulwark of grizzly bears and the preservation of their habitats. He began what would be a thirteen-year jaunt in the Katmai National lay and Preserve in Alaska in efforts to save the bears from what he axiom as a major(ip) threat poachers. An article released in the Los Angeles Times, however, argues that poachers disappeared nearly 20 old age ago, and that Treadwells claims were a fund-raising chaw (Los Angeles Times). Whether the animals were in true insecurity or not, Treadwell believed it was his duty to care action, no matter the jeopardize or expect fatality. \nThe film establishes early on that it ends with a fatal outcome, an interesting rhetorical risk used by Herzog, revealing the highly anticipated cliffhanger from the start. The film was released nearly cardinal days after Treadwells death and was edited by combining over cardinal hours of film footage spanning thirteen years into a mere ace hundred and four proceeding (Gri z...

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