Grizzly Man (2005) 
Modern Day Quixote?
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This movie has three things going for it: awesome visuals of Alaska and Grizzly Bears, a fascinating main character and the astute, thoughtful direction of Werner Herzog. Those three things make this movie a solid A, in my book.
The footage of Alaska and the bears plays out to expectations. Timothy Treadwell shot a ton of footage of the animals and did things other wildlife photographers would not. Herzog does a really nice job of painting an an affectionate, yet balanced portrait of Treadwell. Herzog’s editing shows a man with a somewhat warped perception of reality, yet still puts his life on the line for what he thinks is right. He narrates his perspective on some of the footage and talks to people with varying feelings about Treadwell. And the Grizzly Man does some absurd stuff on camera, which I could not tear myself away from.
