Blackfish (2013)

Yes, relaxing and revolting in the same time! These orcas/killer whales are so smart, so fun, like a whale-dolphin that understands you! But do we understand them? Does it even matter if we do? We don't care because... money. This again shows that the tyranny and hypocrisy of man can know no boundaries. I hate it though how only the innocent pay in this, the orcas living a life of captivity that shorten their lifespan as well as their quality of life and the trainers who are the only ones looking for their better interests. Such a damn shame, never mind the orcas, you could do with wanting to kill someone yourself.

This documentary changed my life. Absolutely brilliant.

I will just mention one instance from the documentary and you think about it. There is a short mentioning of how a trainer used to train Orcas that were new to the park by putting them together with older, trained Orcas and asking them to perform the same tasks. When they, inevitably, failed, both animals were punished by being deprived of food. So the older, trained Orca, took it out on the younger, untrained one. Now, sit back and think about the same tactic being employed by human parents against their children. "I don't know who did it, but you are both grounded". There you go – a documentary about whales in captivity that taught you something about your own wrong methods of parenting.Aside from that, when you are done watching this, you will probably and justifiably never want to go to a marine park show with Orcas ever again. The documentary just works as a wake-up slap. We separate a baby whale calf from its mother and social structure, keep it as grown, 5 ton, apex predator in a pool for its entire life and milk it for its semen. If you ask me, Orcas must be the most mellow creatures on earth, for them to have only killed this few people in captivity…You want to see Orcas? Fly to Alaska or Iceland and get on a boat, to see them as they are meant to be: Swimming free and with erected dorsal fins.

Blackfish is a movie that I strongly recommend to anyone. It is a great movie that allows people to better understand how many killer whales are truly held captive for public entertainment purposes. I feel it is extremely wrong and cruel to keep killer whales and animals in general captive. Due to the captivity of these animals, specifically Tilikum, these animals act out in cruel and harsh ways towards humans. This is due to the fact that these animals are alone, sad, and hurt. They should be out in the wild - where they grew up and were born. No animal deserves to be held in captivity for their whole life. Therefore, I recommend this movie to all individuals' because it is a concept of life that I feel should be known and well aware to everyone.