By watching two episodes of the Grizzly Man Diaries I came to terms with the fact that Timothy Treadwell isn’t really of a people person, but more of an eclectic animal man. My thought is that as a child Timothy Treadwell was ostracized from others his age, which lead him to become one with the natures of Alaska. “Aunt Melissa” was the first episode that I watched, and it intrigued me on how he could get so personally close to such a dangerous undomesticated animal. His interactions with Aunt Melissa and her baby cubs Letterman, Emmy and Rainbow proved that Timothy was really trying to connect with the beasts. It saddened me when the carnivorous side of Aunt Melissa was shown, and through the reactions of Timothy, I could tell he was completely heartbroken when Rainbow was consumed. These sort of emotional connections between a human and animal are only really solidified when certain ticks are set off, such as death or abandonment. Speaking of abandonment, Aunt Melissa left her cubs early which shocked Timothy, but also re assure him that Letterman and Emmy were two strong sub-adults. In the second episode I watched, Timothy was observing the life styles of his fox friends. The episode “Two Timothys” features Timothy Treadwell relating with a den of foxes that have seemed to adopt him. During this episode, I was under the impression that Mr. Treadwell was pretending he was living the day in the life of a fox. He expressed a copious amount of fear when the grey wolf predator showed up, not for his own life, but for the lives of all of his fox friends and their kits. Other than his intense affection for these animals, it seemed that Timothy Treadwell valued the lifestyle he lived out in nature. Although he represented a man with strange mannerisms his ways of life were very interesting because of how he got up and personal with these wild animals. Besides the captivating film shots and the trivial quotes said by Mr. Treadwell, this documentary was chock filled with a mesmerizing sound track that really grabbed me, the viewers, attention. The sound track didn’t give away what was going to happen, but it was surely a depiction for the near future.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Grizzly Man Diaries
By watching two episodes of the Grizzly Man Diaries I came to terms with the fact that Timothy Treadwell isn’t really of a people person, but more of an eclectic animal man. My thought is that as a child Timothy Treadwell was ostracized from others his age, which lead him to become one with the natures of Alaska. “Aunt Melissa” was the first episode that I watched, and it intrigued me on how he could get so personally close to such a dangerous undomesticated animal. His interactions with Aunt Melissa and her baby cubs Letterman, Emmy and Rainbow proved that Timothy was really trying to connect with the beasts. It saddened me when the carnivorous side of Aunt Melissa was shown, and through the reactions of Timothy, I could tell he was completely heartbroken when Rainbow was consumed. These sort of emotional connections between a human and animal are only really solidified when certain ticks are set off, such as death or abandonment. Speaking of abandonment, Aunt Melissa left her cubs early which shocked Timothy, but also re assure him that Letterman and Emmy were two strong sub-adults. In the second episode I watched, Timothy was observing the life styles of his fox friends. The episode “Two Timothys” features Timothy Treadwell relating with a den of foxes that have seemed to adopt him. During this episode, I was under the impression that Mr. Treadwell was pretending he was living the day in the life of a fox. He expressed a copious amount of fear when the grey wolf predator showed up, not for his own life, but for the lives of all of his fox friends and their kits. Other than his intense affection for these animals, it seemed that Timothy Treadwell valued the lifestyle he lived out in nature. Although he represented a man with strange mannerisms his ways of life were very interesting because of how he got up and personal with these wild animals. Besides the captivating film shots and the trivial quotes said by Mr. Treadwell, this documentary was chock filled with a mesmerizing sound track that really grabbed me, the viewers, attention. The sound track didn’t give away what was going to happen, but it was surely a depiction for the near future.
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I image Treadwell's "intense affection for animals" that you mentioned is similar to the level of affection that native peoples had for animals. Early humans did not live in large groups, so they were somewhat "ostracized" like you said. I'm sure Native Americans didn't go play with bear cubs, but they lived in harmony with the animals. Perhaps Timothy was simply more in touch with his wild side, something that is now unfamiliar to us.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a very good job with summing up Treadwell's affection and emotional connection with the animals he spent so much time with. The "Aunt Melissa" episode was the first one I watched also, and the part that disturbed me the most was when she ate her cub. It was really difficult to watch, but bringing this episode up emphasizes the emotional connection you brought up. I really enjoyed reading your response.
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