that guy has to be one of the strangest men i ever seen. the reason why is because if you think living with bears for months at a time and thinking you are one as well is just insane. i get the cause, and i do get the fact that he wants or thinks he doing something important is all good but the fact that he isn’t really doing anything to really protect them other than actually bothering them and him not understanding or not willing to understand is beyond me. i am no one to judge a person on how they think or what they do but seriously if he thinks staying with them and just watching random scavengers come and dont do anything to stop them but yet you think your protecting them is a problem, i mean seriously if you really wanted to protect them you have to go and tell those scavengers to go away or record them, so that why the officers can do something about that would be the best way. of course he talks bad about the people actually protecting the land cause ion his mind they do help. now, i know im talking bad about the guy but to tell you the truth he did more when he died by a bear than alive and sleeping next to them.

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This documentary is about the massacre of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut. A psychopath gun fires in a middle school, causing the death of twenty children and six adults. The man who caused this monstrosity was Adam Lanza a twenty year old man who decided to kill all this innocents on December 14, 2012 the day of his birthday. Even president Obama broke into tears while giving the statement of what happen in Connecticut nationwide. He ordered to fly half the America flags all across the nation to honor and grief the little lives that were lost. The lowering of the flag made every one understand the tragedy that has occurred which affects every one of us. On that Friday all the Americans hearths grieved with condolences to those twenty parents who lost their little angels. This young adult was disturbed with the obsession of violence he clearly had a disorder. The parents didn’t exactly treat his sickness and didn’t give him the help he needed. This disturbed man before going to the elementary school he murdered his mom, then kill the twenty six victims and then committed suicide. All around his house he had a good amount of ammunition and the police found four guns in his possession.  This film gives a look back on recent history. It shows the horror of what happened that day in multiple angles. It uses the interviews of the family and the images of a normal town. It also shows the heartache of the teachers from this school as everyday of their lives they have to deal with the fear that something like this will happen again. These teachers will never feel safe again as schools always had provided this safe environment for kids, but not anymore there is no place one could be really safe. The wonderful thing this filmmaker does is to represent the parents not as victims of a massacre but as heroes who will continue fight for the gun law policy to change. They are fighting to pass the law of before anyone getting a gun there should a background check and a psychological test to see if the person is mentally healthy to own a gun. Their not against guns but they want the law to be more diligent also to limit and lower the number of guns a person can own like one or two as the maximum.

David Harris is insane knew it from the moment they first showed his face on the film. The look on his face just gives off that “ I’m crazy” vibe. The way he would describe what’s he’s done was too nonchalant. Killed a cop went to his friends to brag as if it was a life accomplishment. He thought the husband he killed was crazy for trying to rescue his girlfriend by chasing down David with a gun after kidnapping his girl right in front of him. Common sense and the knowledge of morals are absent in his brain. I’m actually surprised he was smart enough to blame Randall Adams for the murder of the cop. In the end he got what he deserved he got too many chances. Who spent eleven years in prison and didn’t receive a penny after his exoneration. I did some research couldn’t find any source as to why he did not qualify for the money.

Grizzly Man was quite interesting to watch. It’ll have me in two different types of moods I was either laughing or alert that he might suddenly die. He’s the only person I’ve acknowledged to try to have such close relationships with animals to the point where he’ll dedicate most of his life in living with them. Although I’m pretty sure he was on some type of drug through out all of his films he did have a special connections with these animals. He had pet fox that would play with him as if they were housedogs. Have to give the man credit where it’s due not many are brave enough to do what he did for thirteen years of his life live in the woods with all types of animals and giving up living in a comfortable home. His reason for his actions was to protect the endangered animals but seems to me like he was obsessed with the wild.

After watching The Thin Blue Line, I understand Werner Herzog’s point of view towards styles of documentaries and their purposes, and I also understand the Minnesota Declaration now. When the professor was first asking us the difference between fact and truth, I had no idea what she was talking about, and then when we were asked to explain what Herzog meant by his lessons of darkness, I was even more lost, but after watching The Thin Blue Line it’s easier to answer those questions. I always assumed fact and truth is the same, but it’s definitely not. In the movie, they presented many facts about the case and incident, but that doesn’t mean that the facts were the truth. Facts are something that can be proven, where truth is something you shed light on. When someone does observational documentaries, they’re capturing whatever’s happening as it’s happening, which seems like a good idea if you want to show viewers how it is, but when you do documentaries where you are involved, you bring the truth out of people, you are interviewing them, you are showing viewers their facial expressions, their behavior, their tone, that brings a lot to the table. I feel like it might have a stronger effect on people, and due to the impact of it, you can bring changes with your documentary, the way Errol Morris’ documentary helped Randall Adams be released earlier. It’s crazy to think if this documentary wasn’t made, Adams might have still been in jail for something he had nothing to do with. This documentary helped him receive his freedom, I didn’t think documentaries can be so powerful. No wonder Werner Herzog is so passionate about this type of documentary. Personally I don’t think other styles of documentaries should be belittled, I think each type is great for different purposes, but I think Herzog would definitely disagree with me and find this type to be superior, which I guess in a way I can see where he is coming from. This documentary honestly got me so angry! These are things we always hear about, an innocent victim serving time for a crime they didn’t commit, but to see it in depth, you think to yourself how idiotic and mentally unstable are the people in power, in higher authority. The judge, the cops, they all seemed extremely corrupt, it was definitely not a “mistake”, they knew exactly what they were doing. The other guy, I forgot his name, but the one who actually committed the crime, he is a textbook definition of a sociopath, watching him was scary, and to know there are people like him in this world, is even more scary.

While watching Grizzly Bear I paid close attention to Timothy’s behavior as I observed him from the very beginning of the film to the end. At the beginning, he seemed quite normal to me as his passion for bears was strong. He was committed to stay a few summers with the bears and just capture them in their everyday life to show people young and old and to tell his experience.Then towards the middle I realized that he became quite obsessed with the bears. It was really bad to the point where he felt he was a bear. He started to act like one and try to immerse himself with the bears by keeping his tent near theirs. I think this behavior stemmed from childhood. Yeah, he was raised by two loving parents who cared for him, but maybe they cared for him a little too much. I feel like his parents didn’t give him a chance to do what he was really feeling. His mom, just like Timothy himself was obsessed showed her love for bears at a young age and I think thats how it stemmed on to Timothy. Also, the whole truth of Timothy’s childhood isn’t disclosed in the film, so do we really now how his childhood was or do we just know the good parts to it because thats whats shown? I feel like Timothy felt solace in the bears because he can really be his true self, he can talk to them and they wont judge him and he just felt appreciated by these creatures that couldn’t talk with him, but didnt judge him as he acted crazy and did whatever he felt like doing. I think Timothy retreated to isolation because he wanted to be away from the hectic society. He felt really misunderstood and just wanted attention. Timothy found everlasting peace with the bears, and that kept him living and finding a purpose. His love for nature was everlasting, and to most people it might seem insane, that was Timothy’s story. After so many years of being lost searching for his identity and meaning in his life, Timothy found answers within the enviornment of the bears.

The film that started with the picture of ‘Gleaners’ can be seen in various scenes reminiscent of picking. Those who eat and drink through the trash can and those who roam around the orchard after harvest saw on the screen, but the ability and intention of the director are beyond the level of reality accusation. This film shows the flexibility of thinking free as it’s a hard to define the genre.
The director, who finds the heart-shaped potatoes after shooting people who picked up the potatoes dismantled at the potato farm, collects the heart-shaped potatoes. In the latter half of the film, you can see that the stem grows long and tangled in the heart potatoes. Suddenly, the director grabs the vine and suddenly goes to the famous vineyard and shoots and asks the district judge if it is a crime to pick up the fruit from the harvested orchard.
The association of picking is not limited to picking up food, but it extends to scrap or image (picture, image). In the first place, This film collects simple and beautiful pictures. The director takes a Handycam in one hand and takes a picture of himself and his wrinkled hands and gray hair in the mirror. Moving to the next location, pick up the trucks on the road, a pair of goats on the roadside that make it impossible to pass a passenger car. This mature co-director finds the beauty of the ordinary scenery of everyday life and collects them to complete a beautiful picture.Those who keep their trash cans alive have their own uniqueness, unlike the general prejudice that their lives will be miserable. A salaried person can not withstand the waste of abundance and rummages through the trash can with his philosophy. A master’s degree holder, who is always eating abandoned fruits, sells magazines in front of the station during the day and teaches immigrants in the homeless residence in the evening. A slightly improvised girl, who picks up recycled items and continues her life, cooks the picked chicken and gives it to the more difficult neighbors.
There is no sign of being ashamed of those who pick up abandoned food with a calm expression. Finding food for them was an extension of their lives, and they did not condemn themselves with the narrow-mindedness of some of the societies that lowered their picking. At least it felt to me.

The movie Grizzly man was defiantly a very interesting film. I found the films directing to be something I’ve never seen before. It was  a documentary in a documentary. The reason i say that is because the films director did not film most the scenes he showed by himself. They were filmed by someone else, and when i saw someone else I mean complete lunatic. Werner Herzog composed his film mostly from Timothy Treadwells live footage when he was living with the grizzly’s. I like how Herzog composed this film into two parts. One was his part interviewing Timothy’s friends and relatives and the whole other half of the film was Timothy Treadwells grizzly bear footage. I found it to be very informative and well put together. It showed a lot about the life Timothy Treadwell lived and how he was in love and one with nature. But it also showed how insane this man was and how he died doing what he loved. At the end I didn’t really know how to feel, because i wanted to feel bad for the guy and his girlfriend but also at the same time i was telling myself that he did this to himself and that he was asking for it from the beginning. I also liked the way the director was actively part of the film by putting himself in it and also narrating it from start to end. There are many scenes that i  found shocking in this film. But only one stood out to me the most. It was when Herzog was listening to the footage of Treadwell getting attacked and eaten by the bear. Herzog Teased his audience by not letting them listen to that tape. Maybe its just me but I really wanted to hear that footage. Overall this documentary film about a crazed man and his passion to live with bears was enjoyable and knowledgeable. Shows you never mess with nature because nature will always win…

It’s hard to say what exactly are my feelings for this Documentary. Initially i thought to myself Mr Treadwell is a very caring, compassionate individual. A courageous man who dared to live among the wild. He even befriended a family of Foxes. His intentions to “protect bears” was admirable. Although there were many things i didn’t agree with as well. The park ranger said there were barely ever poachers up there, so why that location? The natives said he was doing more harm than good. He was Inadvertently getting the Animals too comfortable with Humans. I really did not agree with him dragging other individuals up there unarmed and risking their lives. Treadwell at times seemed unhinged, As if he wanted to die in a place he loved. He often repeated that he might die in that location but he kept going back. year after year he returned as if this place was his salvation from drugs. While it may have done that what difference does it make if it lead to the same outcome. I think that is what Herzog was trying to tell us, That life isn’t about us individually. It is about what we leave behind to mourn us. Herzog, while respectful of Mr. Treadwells family and friends he was also at the same time critical of Timothys actions. Every source he spoke with said it was a bad idea. Family members saying he had drug problems, may have even lost some of his sanity living in the wilderness by himself. I feel like Timothy wanted to die, by the end his relationship was failing, Park services apparently turned against him. He didn’t seem to be enjoying that last year up there. But now we’ll never know.

I just wanted to go back and speak once more about the film highschool. I think it was one of the most interesting films we watched so far and it can also be one the weirdest. The film started off oddly in mid-scene of someone talking and then took off from that point. I always thought observational films where the types of films that we did observe but in a way where people had a role. In high school no one had any role they where just told to carry out there day like any other and thats exactly what they did or at least tried to do. The film went on to film every thing that would happen in the regular day of a highschool. From the guidance consular to the deans to the sex ed class. It was interesting how the filmmaker really just didn’t do anything to altar the environment in the school he really did try to blend in with everyone. What i wonder is how hard it is to actually not focus or look at the camera. If i was in that situation i feel like i wouldnt be able to help it but look towards the camera. I want to know how the students where able to keep there character because it really wasnt just a regular day in school thats for sure. I also feel like watching that film really helped us see how it is was back then to be in school. How supporting everyone was to actually help you go from high school to college. Now a days if you dont go to college no one really bugs you about it and if you do it isnt like youre going to get a big support. All in all i feel like the filmmaker really portrayed a high school correctly especially not getting involved and changing anything in it.