First of all, in 80% of the shots, the bear is not his protagonist. Most of the time, he was arranging his hair, headband, and then giving himself a close-up, while the bear just walked leisurely in the distance. In my opinion, he wants to put himself in the mirror more.
Secondly, although he keeps saying that he loves bears and is the only protector of bears, he hasn't done anything from beginning to end. Many times he just appeared in the camera, either expressing love, or weeping for dead animals. When he angered God and hoped it would rain, he was performance; when he used countless fck to vent his anger, he was performance. I don't think he cares about how many bears are saved, what he cares about is an expression of love. But the expression of love is abstract, so he touches the dung of the bear with his hand. He loves its dung only because it comes from the inside of the bear and is eventually eaten by the bear. Literally, it becomes part of the inside of the bear, which is really ironic.
I doubt his love for bears. There is a scene in the movie where he prays for rain and the downpour will destroy his tent, and in the scene are him and his teddy bear. I don't know why the director chose this from thousands of videos, but his shots with the teddy bear have to be reminiscent of his relationship with the bear. Does he really want to be a bear, or is the bear a doll similar to Teddy for him? His purpose to protect bears will also change accordingly. Maybe he does not want to protect these animals, he is just dealing with his personal problems. Animals, like dolls, will not respond when you say love to him, and will not tell you that he loves you the same way, or is unable to repay a considerable amount of love. His emotions are always unilateral. The people close to him who appeared in the documentary all faintly tell the viewer that Timothy has problems with him. He wants to be an animal and has a lot of personal elements.
I don't know how the director understands the meaning of Timothy's actions, but I think he is refuting Timothy in terms of the content of his movie. A documentary should have maintained an objective attitude to show a theme, but in this documentary there is a director’s voice, saying that Timothy did not notice the indifferent gaze from nature.
Perhaps he wanted to express that Timothy's understanding of nature is out of touch with the true form of nature. Timothy, whether it is to give the bears various childish names, or repeatedly wants to reach out to tap the tip of the bear's nose, shows a modern Western understanding of nature. All he needs are friends and pets. Although he is constantly fighting against civilization, all he does is based on civilization. The reality of nature is not as he understands it, which is also the reason for the final tragedy.
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