Monday, August 26, 2013

Blackfish

Glad I don't work for Seaworld.

Seems to me, that if you capture a killer whale, and stick him or her in a bathtub for the rest of his or her life, forcing them to do ridiculous tricks thereafter, there are going to be problems, problems, problems, as the decades go by.

And if one of the orcas kills a trainer, you should release it back into the wild afterwards, making sure to warn current and future employees about the dangers of working with them, in order to mitigate future conflicts, if you don't decide to simply let them all go, to roam the ocean freely at their leisure.

But while working at Sealand formerly of Victoria, B.C., an orca named Tilikum did kill a trainer, Seaworld did then purchase him, they didn't let their trainers know about his problematic past, and he did kill again, what is your problem, Seaworld?

Documentary filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite comprehensively examines Seaworld's business practices in Blackfish, expertly intertwining the plights of both orcas and workers, thereby synthesizing environmental and humanistic concerns, while chillingly interspersing promotional Seaworld commercials, in an attempt to help put a definitive end to socioenvironmental circus acts.

Obviously if you're working with orcas or bears or tigers you need to exercise caution at all times.

Obviously if you're employing people to work with them you have to warn them to exercise constant vigilance, and reevaluate your capitalistic considerations once life threatening patterns emerge.

For example, this whale killed someone. Be careful.

The animals might not understand how much stronger they are than humans and may end up killing someone during what they thought was harmless playtime.

They may also go mad after living in cages for years and grow tired of not receiving staple food allotments after failing to perform the perfect trick, and may seek to teach their trainers a lesson of their own.

Blackfish scientifically explores the nature of orcas and the evidence uniformly indicates that they are highly intelligent beings possessing complex emotional matrices, and strong family bonds.

Leave them in the ocean I say, and let them conduct their leviathanesque affairs unabated.

Whalewatching, a fun family friendly option during the right times of the year.

It's a wonderful thing seeing marine life actively and independently engaged.

Seaworld can recuperate lost profits by building an orca themed roller coaster.

Where people sit in killer whale trains.

And are splashed by artificial sea spray at some point during the ride.

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