tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post114226855866679999..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: That pesky animal/human divideCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1142297189360398312006-03-13T19:46:00.000-05:002006-03-13T19:46:00.000-05:00It also has a queer undercurrent on sexuality that...<I>It also has a queer undercurrent on sexuality that I'm still trying to figure out</I><BR/><BR/>Well, Treadwell refashions himself as a kind of wilderness elf, although he himself believes he's being hypermasculine (e.g., his initial reference to himself as a 'ninja'): but he's missing all the appropriate cues. And then there's the whole 'crush on a bear' thing....there's definitely something unnerving about both gender and the erotic in this.<BR/><BR/>JJC, I think you can probably get all of these through your movie distribution service, but I'd suggest Herzog's documentary about his friendship with Klaus Kinski (<A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt0200849/" REL="nofollow"><I>My Best Fiend</I></A>) and, especially for Herzog in nature bullying his way into his documentary, the lovely <A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt0435776/" REL="nofollow"><I>White Diamond</I></A>. The obvious suggestion is <A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt0068182/" REL="nofollow"><I>Aguirre, Wrath of God,</I></A> which I wish I could show to my students next week while I teach <I>Heart of Darkness.</I>Karl Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353370018006849747noreply@blogger.com