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So does he get eaten on camera?
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No, he doesn't. There isn't video of him dying out there... it's just audio. I think there might be a vdeo tape, but it assuredly does not show him getting mauled by a bear...it just picked up the audio. The "death scene" they talk about is him screaming and whatnot..
I read more into it, in hopes of finding that audio tape after I saw the movie last night. They haven't released it to the public, and there's not plan to...
Winnie's Compiled Summary of Tim's Death from a few sources thanks to Google
OK, lemme start... apparently, he goes to approach a bear on the last day they're there. I think they stayed there for months, too! Isn't that ironic? Hours before you're about to leave, your luck ran out... you think he would've been killed sooner.
Now, the two are about to have a snack of some sort... they think that's maybe what attracted the bear. I guess Tim went out there to communicate with the bear, or whatever. At this point, Tim said something like, "Turn the camera on!" to Amie. Some of the people that have listened to the tape believe that him shouting startled the bear.
OK, so continuing on... the bear then starts mauling Tim. Remember, in the documentary, they say Tim says something like, "I'm getting killed here... save yourself!" Amie told Tim to play dead a couple times...
The bear then apparently went away, but later came back. The audio tape has the two discussing whether or not the bear was gone...
But then, the bear came back, and this is where Tim died. While he's getting mauled to death, to yells to Annie and said, "Hit the bear!" Now this is where things are going to get controversial... what do you think about him saying that? For someone who was so gung-ho about protecting bears and who repeatedly started throughout the film that he didn't want these things harmed (even if he was killed), it's kind of surprising that he said that. Now, granted, that's easy for me to say... because I doubt I'd keep my word if a bear was mauling me, but... still kind made me question how genuine this guy really was. Again: it's not like anyone out there would stay calm and cool... the adrenaline and absolute terror you would experience would lead you to do anything. I don't really consider telling someone to hit a bear being "bad," it just seemed out of Tim's nature. I guess I'm kind of split on where I stand on him saying that.
Oh, one more thing: the pilot came to pick Tim and Amie up; he yelled to them, but got no response, and at that point, he said he started to feel nervous and whatnot. He said that the bear was not one that Tim was "friends" with, and it was one that Tim had hated, too. So, really, going back to that mauling... sounds like this bear was a "tough customer" and not very friendly (which provides a little bit more empathy from me when I pass judgement on him telling Amie to hit the bear).
Very, very interesting... and really quite tragic. I mean, the guy was crazy, but his intentions were always for the best. And I know I'm sounding kind of harsh when I look down on a dead guy and say, "Man, I can't believe how big of a hypocrite he sounded like telling Amie to hit the bear," it's just that... it wasn't what I expected, you know? He didn't die as ... "honorably" as he repeatedly claimed he would. Yes, I realize emotions would make you a different person, and that he didn't take kindly to that bear... it's just... I don't know. But by no means am I trying to downplay the guy's death, because I really was heartbroken after watching that show last night.
I hope this helps some people who wanted to know a little bit more about Tim. I was very intrigued after I saw the show, and I think the film left out some really incredible pieces of the puzzle... But then again, I also missed the first hour, so I'm not sure if any of this was covered.
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ing nut job that only went out to live with the bears to have an escape for his Alcoholism. Plus he never did anything like Jane Goodall. He went out their more for himself then anything. My point in bashing him is I'm tired of hearing he was a great man. No he was not he did nothing for anything but himself. Look at it like this, think of an evil or vile person. When that person dies people will think to themselves thank god he's dead. I hated that bastard. But you stick a camera on them or have them make a speech. Then they go oh he was the greatest man alive and he was was a humanitarian that served all corners of the community. I will say yes he had big balls for attempting what he did, but he did in time pay the ultimate price. 
