Thursday, 2 February 2017

Lacan in Grizzly Man



Lacan's theory of the 'Lack' is that all humans constantly search for perfection however we will always be one step away from this level of perfect as once we gain something we want there is always something else we want more. This is present in this scene from Grizzly Man where the mise en scene of the dialogue tells the audience that hurricane like winds are building yet he still chooses to remain in the wilderness. This shows that he is risking his own life to stay with the bears. Timothy Treadwell's 'Lack' is the need to be seen as a bear and fit in with life in the wilderness. You could argue that his other lack is the need to be famous as he is filming himself.
The subtitle at the start of this scene shows his dedication to living in the wild as it tells us that this was the last shot of him alive and that hours later he was dead. The footage itself is blurred due to the rain covering the camera, this shows the verisimilitude of the film. Another technical feature that highlights the verisimilitude is the use of the hand held camera and the use of the rocks as a tripod which also shows that Timothy Treadwell wants his survival to be even more impressive as he is living with only his camera and the bears. Timothy Treadwell only uses the natural lighting that he has available to him on the island as he wants to be at one with the bears and not scare them away with lights.

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