Summary Of The Film 'Blackfish'
The 2013 documentary entitled “Blackfish” directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, tells of the beloved, yet infamous killer whales. There is a dramatic contrast that is exposed in the film given the fact that Orcas in the wild are majestic creatures friendly and endearing yet when they are in captivity they hold an innate ability to be savage and brutal killers. The theme of Blackfish contends that these animals should not be held captive. I strongly concur with this notion. Several emotional appeals are made many times, in order to exemplify the shameful and harmful effects of captivity on killer whales; footage of whale on whale aggression is shown. In fact actually Orcas are the largest species of Dolphin not whales. Nonetheless this was done to prove that Orcas, when held in a very confined space, exhibit hostile actions towards
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He clearly was emotionally unstable and should not have been in captivity. In the wild these animals can swim up to a 100 miles a day. Swimming around in what they consider as a small pool is inadequate. Stricter safety guidelines should have been taken, as well, the trainers should have been told of Tilli’s imbalanced temperament. After much deliberation an agreement with the Humane Society of the United States has been made. Sea World has announced that they are ending their Orca shows and captive breeding activities; this could be viewed as a publicity stunt to save face and reestablish their reputation. However, the popular notion is they were pressured to do so by steadily declining tickets sales of SeaWorld’s theatrical shows.
"We will introduce new, inspiring, natural orca encounters rather than theatrical shows, as part of our ongoing commitment to education, marine science research and the rescue of marine animals.", taken from the company’s
He clearly was emotionally unstable and should not have been in captivity. In the wild these animals can swim up to a 100 miles a day. Swimming around in what they consider as a small pool is inadequate. Stricter safety guidelines should have been taken, as well, the trainers should have been told of Tilli’s imbalanced temperament. After much deliberation an agreement with the Humane Society of the United States has been made. Sea World has announced that they are ending their Orca shows and captive breeding activities; this could be viewed as a publicity stunt to save face and reestablish their reputation. However, the popular notion is they were pressured to do so by steadily declining tickets sales of SeaWorld’s theatrical shows.
"We will introduce new, inspiring, natural orca encounters rather than theatrical shows, as part of our ongoing commitment to education, marine science research and the rescue of marine animals.", taken from the company’s