The Legend Of Bigfoot

The Legend of Bigfoot is a supposed documentary about the legendary creature. It has been put together by Marx, a mountain man who once worked as a professional animal tracker. He establishes his credentials and his skepticism about the Bigfoot legend then shares the evidence he found that changed his perspective.

Among his evidence are tracks and hairs that he says couldn’t be identified. He tells a story of figuring out Bigfoot’s migration habits and how following them lead to finding the creature itself (actually more than one). He provides footage which is supposedly Bigfoot in the wild (which can be seen playing on Mulder's TV in an episode of The X Files). The Bigfoot footage is not until the end and only a fraction of the length of the whole film.

It’s moderately convincing if you accept his credentials and evidence, at least at first. Then he gets into some of the animal spirit jibberish and starts making claims that contradict others. (did I miss something or does he really go from saying Bigfoot snapped a bear's neck for a meal to saying Bigfoot is a benevolent herbivore?) It begins smelling fishy.

Even if it all made perfect sense, without some outside verification of his credentials and findings it’s difficult to put much faith in the contents of the video. After all, if the video were irrefutable proof why hasn’t the existence of Bigfoot been verified? Even if not swallowed by the skeptics it seems like other Bigfoot enthusiasts would take the “knowledge” of the migratory patterns presented here and do their own research thus producing additional evidence.

The very fact that this guy’s supposed findings (particularly the “authentic” footage of Bigfoot in the wild) haven’t made more of a splash in the world of those who want to believe is enough to raise questions. Suspecting the video isn't as credible as it makes itself out to be, a little quick research pointed towards Marx being a proven hoaxer.

If nothing else this offers something for people who enjoy wildlife documentaries (if you don't mind dubious quality). We see a lot of animals including an interesting scene of a squirrel attempting to help its wounded mate before a predator gets her. The male squirrel attempts to drag her out of harm’s way. We see supposedly rare footage of moose mating rituals (unseen by mankind before this if you believe the story) and goats committing suicide. Marx tries to tie all this in with Bigfoot legends, but I don't see how it's relevant. It just fills time.

The guy is not a terrible narrator (not compared to some I've heard at least) but he does sound stiffly scripted and seems to enjoy hearing himself repeat the word “Bigfoot” frequently. He seems like he can't make up his mind about whether Bigfoot is an undiscovered animal or a supernatural entity. This leads to more contradictions and questionable theories.

MORALITY:

This is mostly wildlife footage so there is virtually nothing questionable unless you count dead bears and goat suicides. In fact it’s a G rated presentation.

There is a small amount of mild strong language and shots of a few animal corpses.

SPIRITUALITY:

Marx does get into some talk about animal spirits, like I said. It has a nature-as-god feel to it. It comes across like so much baloney to a scripturally-influenced mind but is so poorly explained that it feels more like flowery filler than an indoctrination of his faith in the spirituality of nature.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

My interest waxed and waned throughout the presentation. At first it was moderately interesting even as Marx went off on tangents, then got funky as he talked about Bigfoot being some spiritual entity, then got better again as he finally tracked down the creature and shot footage of it. Some interviews and outside thoughts on the content of the supposed Bigfoot footage might have helped the credibility, but seeing as how Marx is proven to be the creator of Bigfoot hoaxes it's no wonder there is no corroboration. I guess it's still a kind of fun what-if moment. While it’s got some interesting wildlife shots the image quality isn’t good enough to shout about them.

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