Alright, time for a controversial film!
Blackfish is a documentary that details the story of Tilikum, a captive orca at SeaWorld who has been responsible for the deaths of 3 people, most notably Dawn Brancheau. The film follows this majestic beast from his capture as a baby to his growing aggression that has led to publicized incidents, most debatably caused by being kept in a 20-foot tank most of the time and ripped from his family at such a young age. While focusing on Tilikum, the movie also discusses some of the other orca whales at SeaWorld that have caused similar incidents, such as Haidi II and Nootka V, and addresses the question of how orcas should not be kept in captivity.
This documentary gets its point across really well. Instead of demonizing killer whales, the film explores the causation behind their aggression and details why such incidents have occurred. The real enemy here is not Tilikum, but SeaWorld, for neglecting the psychological safety of whales in favor of money. SeaWorld knows this, which is why they neglected to be interviewed for this film and then responded by saying the film was inaccurate. Yeah, right!
Save the whales, you guys!
(P.S. If you want to know about the foundation that has been erected in Dawn's honor, please click
here.)
Overall rating: 9/10
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