Almost a decade later and I now view Werner as more a fixture of comedy, rather than sobriety. His move to acting work on shows like Rick and Morty and American Dad! have somewhat diminished his seriousness. Basically, it’s hard to hear the man’s voice now without chuckling.
Such appearances are meant to be respectful though, which is part of my attempt to understand Mr Herzog.
Why do people love him so much?! I am at a loss to know, hence this blog series.
GRIZZLY MAN
This is more a film about a deeply closeted homosexual than anything else. Good grief. This narcissist is in total denial about himself. Nobody can possibly watch this and feel sympathy for Timothy Treadwell. We all feel sorry for Amie Huguenard, who was tragically pulled into his singularity of crazy. Nothing about the footage Treadwell shot of himself redeems him.
He wanted to die, and he makes that abundantly clear.
I was surprised that the scene where Herzog listens to the sounds of Tim and Amie dying come only halfway through the film, which made me respect it even more. This meant it wasn’t used as some sort of provocative finale. The moment when the ex-girlfriend of Treadwell’s actually says “Werner” is the moment I started crying.
Mr Herzog has the reputation of being a great man. I do not believe this to be true. I simply believe he is a man trying to figure out how the world works. Grizzly Man is one of those attempts. Werner doesn’t know much, but that does not make him ignorant. If he does not have the documentary material, he will make a work of fiction. The two are interchangeable.
We are better for this.
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