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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Blackfish (2013) in Movies

Nov 6, 2017 (Updated Nov 6, 2017)  
Blackfish (2013)
Blackfish (2013)
2013 | Documentary
Harrowing and thought provoking
For anyone who's grown up watching films like Free Willy, or visited any of the Seaworld parks, this documentary is going to be a cruel but necessary eye opener.

For me, I've been to Seaworld in Florida numerous times when I was younger and have seen Tilikum in the flesh, and although this documentary pretty much ruins my childhood memories, I'm actually glad in a way that I'm no longer in the dark. It's a tough watch, but very informative with gripping video footage and interviews with ex Seaworld employees. It also really illustrates the whales temperaments and intellectual and emotional capacity, which just further pushes the point the documentary is trying to make. Yes as with most documentaries, its fairly one-sided. But that doesn't mean it's wrong.


Seaworld have called this documentary propaganda, but having visited Seaworld again just over a month ago (after having seen this), it's the nonsense they're showing at the parks that's the propaganda, not this. It can't have done any damage to the parks, as they were still full of people who were obviously ignorant to this documentary. I just wish they'd all watch this before being taken in by the propaganda pushed by the company.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) Nov 6, 2017

It's about dolphin and whale fishing in Japan but they touch upon keeping sea life enclosed as well. Really quite horrible.

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Che (148 KP) Apr 16, 2019

I'm curious. Why did you go to SeaWorld after seeing this film?