Round 1: Grizzly Man vs. Into the Wild

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:12 pm

Man 0, Wild 2. Both true stories about eccentrics who fell a little too in love with nature and grew too out of touch with humanity. Grizzly Man, along with Proposition, is the favorite to win this bracket, but don't sleep on Into the Wild. Most people who went into it thinking it would be crap (including me) came out pleasantly suprised. Into the Wild is more of a ode to America than a story about a lost traveler, although these two themes aren't mutually exclusive. Who knew Sean Penn would make one of the most patriotic movies of the decade?

Grizzly Man

vs.

Into the Wild

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:21 pm

grizzly man is much better.
given the subject matter.. it's impressive how herzog effectively made a film so much more about a person's psyche & the human condition rather than nature or bears

Tweak Da Leak · Post by **Tweak Da Leak** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:07 am

Into the Wild is really the better film but since the protagonist is not really in line with any kind of character people can sympathize with, the beautifully shot narrative is lost in the general apathy and/or loathing of the subject.

Grizzly Man is the exact opposite in that it has Herzog being his overbearing self to an nth degree due to his own disdain of the fagbearman, a decently put together documentary with the us getting to see the main character get shat on by herzog making it a more enjoyable experience.

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:41 am

Grizzly Man bodies Into the Wild which was suprisingly good but still was just a little flat ESPECIALLY blaming his "wildness" on his parents marriage, it was just goofy and overly sentimental.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:57 am

Herzog is the greatest black man alive aside from Morgan Freeman

LilLeftBrain · Post by **LilLeftBrain** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:10 pm

Grizzly Man in this, the only poll I shall vote in this round.
Into The Wild was pretty and well acted, yet annoying and boring.

Captin Planit · Post by **Captin Planit** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:57 pm

My desire to plant a fist in Emile Hirsh's earnest face makes me want to vote Grizzly Man over and over again.

ANUBIS5 · Post by **ANUBIS5** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:44 pm

I love Into The Wild alot more. Maybe the Pearl Jam mixed with those amazing pan shots.

jamrage · Post by **jamrage** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:41 am

LilLeftBrain wrote: Into The Wild was pretty and well acted, yet annoying and boring.

Voted

Grizzly.Man