people in Grizzly Bear Costumes

Herzog's ongoing VO commentary resides somewhere between an intense interest in reality and a (contemporary) concern for intersubjectivity. Through this odd (read: not usual in doc) blend he both challenges the importance of the documentary (form) while still maintaining an interest in the real.

There is a poetic assigning of meaning at every turn, almost ignoring a statement in the middle of the film that Treadwell didn't "realize that seemingly empty moments had a strange, secret beauty." Or, from the last scene of the film: "Out of all the bears we see, only in this one do I not see reflection only the indifference of nature."

ALMA

Ok, so the story in this one is the real draw. But, I wonder if there are discussion points about the film's construction we can forward/ For example, that the film was almost two years in filming and another three in editing (they took there time here) leaves me wondering about the construction of time in the film. That is, there is no real time marker running through the film ("two Christmases later..." sort of thing).

atomic cafe

So, what of it......?