Timothy Treadwell is the living embodiment of Herzog's ecstatic truth.

Of course, the legendary filmmaker can't resist inserting his own outsize ego into the story, but somehow this documentary has room for two larger-than-life characters.

Herzog has his documentary in hand, explaining that what we have here "iz on astone-ishing story of beauty and depth". He's not wrong.

Herzog crafts one of the greatest documentaries ever made. Offering a complex look at a complex man, the film allows the audience the autonomy to think and draw their own conclusions as it presents the evidence of what happened and searches for answers.