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Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons

Name: Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons
Released: 2024
Duration: 54 min

Representation Score

2.2/10

Limited

2024

TV-14

Runtime

54 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons offers a sophisticated departure from standard nature documentaries. Instead of focusing on predator dominance, it centers on the systemic vulnerability of a female grizzly and her cubs. The film uses this biological subject to explore the friction between environmental preservation and regional political interests. The narrative effectively challenges traditional hierarchies by positioning a female animal as a symbol of ecological stability. It frames the struggle for protection under the Endangered Species Act as a moral conflict between institutional mandates and local autonomy. While the low aggregate score reflects a lack of human social demographics, the film succeeds in its thematic critique of human-centric legal and political frameworks.

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Category Breakdown

Does Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The documentary focuses entirely on wildlife biology and ecological conflict. There are no human characters or social dynamics depicted to allow for LGBTQ+ representation.

How does Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons portray gender?

Fair

The film centers on a female matriarch, disrupting typical 'alpha male' clichés in nature media. It highlights her maternal role and intellect as the central axis of the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons?

Minimal

The narrative is confined to the biological and political landscape of Grand Teton National Park. It lacks a human cast to present racial or ethnic diversity.

How does Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques Western institutional structures by framing the clash between federal protection and local state interests. It questions the legitimacy of human-centric legal frameworks.

Does Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons include disability representation?

Minimal

Because the film does not feature human subjects, there is no representation of disability to assess.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional wildlife clichés by centering a female matriarch's role.
Provides a sophisticated critique of human-centric legal and political frameworks.
Explores complex tensions between federal protection and regional interests.

Limited or Absent

Lacks human social demographics due to its specific documentary focus.

Official Synopsis

Known only by her research number, Grizzly 399 has been a fixture in Grand Teton National Park since 2007, becoming the world's most famous grizzly bear. Now 399 is raising four cubs in the face of human encroachment, a warming climate, and the threat of losing protection under the Endangered Species Act as citizens from Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana attempt to remove grizzlies from the protected list. In a riveting story full of twists and turns, hope and heartbreak, Grizzly 399 stands as a symbol of the clash between humans and the wild.

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