Monday, January 30, 2006

two topics: I love the matrix & bears eat people sometimes.

I had a nice talk with Max about the matrix the movie. It started because they were talking about how movies like that they can't watch because they are violent. I explained that while that was true they can also have merit. I was able to explain the themes of oppression and being able to see things for what they really are. I'm not sure they "got" it but at least I got talk it through and that was beneficial for me.

I watched "Grizzly Man" last night. It was something. It was not a documentary about bears. It was a documentary about a crazy guy. He was disturbed. He seemed to be committing suicide just very slowly with the bears. He did get eaten. I had a discussion with Gina, who recommended it, about if it was irony. I agree that it is irony because he felt he had this symbiotic relationship with the bears. Not only ironic, but also sucks. (I wonder if there are examples of irony that don't suck.)

He was definitely messed up. I feel bad for his girlfriend who was also eaten. This isn't a spoiler because they talk about the deaths right from the start of the film. If you do watch it, see how much he's not trying to make a documentary (I mean Timmy not the actual film maker in this case.) but like an extreme bears reality show, but I lost a lot of respect for him quickly as I watched his outtakes. Still a good netflix bet.

1 Comments:

Blogger Tom said...

JR,

I loved the movie. Sure he was a whack job but a nut who was passionate.

I loved his raw honesty (as he saw it in his reality). Werner Herzog did a great job of making this film using Tredwells footage.

Not sure why, but to some extent I related to him.

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