Review of Blackfish (2013) by Jeffrey N — 08 Oct 2014
A powerful documentary on the marine entertainment industry, especially as it pertains to Tilikum, the whale that killed a SeaWorld trainer in 2010. My only issue with the content is that it mentioned a couple of people who had been hurt, yet were still alive, yet there was seemingly no attempt to talk to them about their experience.
Instead it focused on a specific group of former employees and trainers. The film made a point to say that SeaWorld repeatedly declined to be interviewed for the film, but nothing about attempting to talk to those whose stories were allegedly manipulated by SeaWorld's reports.
However, that fact doesn't alter the reality that this entire concept of using these large animals for the purposes of entertainment is an abomination. Nothing discussed in "Blackfish" is surprising.
In fact, most of it is common sense. I was surprised by the collapsed dorsal fin statistic and the lifespan lies that SeaWorld told, but generally speaking, who is surprised that the use of these animals for entertainment is a cruel endeavor?
This review of Blackfish (2013) was written by Jeffrey N on 08 Oct 2014.
Blackfish has generally received very positive reviews.
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