Grizzly Mary Jeys

I just went to this screening of Werner Herzog's new film, "Grizzly Man". It was pretty fun and free. One of the benefits in living in this overpriced town is that if you're down for it, you can have a killer time for free and even end up meeting the director afterwards.

Back when I took a film class in high school, we were taught that there are only three types of films in this world. Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society, and Man vs. Nature. This one falls in the category of the latter. But as with all things, there's a touch of the former two in it as well.

My favorite part of the night was the panel discussion between a professional moderator, the director, one featured person in the film, and a man who had really been attacked by a bear. When he got on the stage I knew it would be great because he had an eyepatch. When the eyepatch shows up, you know you're in for a ride.

I'm gonna keep this post short, but what's the deal with Werner Herzog? I can't say I've seen much of his work, but what little of it I have seen has me perplexed. I saw "My Best Fiend", and while it was a fascinating character study, I just don't know what I got from the film beyond "This guy is nuts!" It probably has something to do with my small brain and how it's used to being told what to think, but I just don't really get the work. Any help for me out there?