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Synopsis Of The Film, Blackfish By Gabriela Cowperthwaite

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Blackfish tells the story of Tilikum, a performing killer whale that killed several people while in captivity. Blackfish, a documentary by Gabriela Cowperthwaite is a perfect example on how pathos can appeal to the audience's’ emotions to get them to feel sad while watching the documentary. Blackfish is a documentation of how SeaWorld tortures this show Orcas, SeaWorld has not taken action on the multiple trainers’ injuries and death, and they keep it out of the media to keep the money flowing and the tourists coming. This emotionally wrenching, tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how little we humans have learned from these highly intelligent and enormously sentient fellow mammals.
Its main focus is on the SeaWorld orca (killer whale) Tilikum and how being in captivity affects wild animals. Since his capture in 1983, Tilikum has been involved in three deaths (Kohn, 2013). The most recent of those was the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010. (Kohn,2013) SeaWorld's official stance on the death was that the trainer was targeted by the orca because her hair was in a ponytail (Kohn, 2013). That gave Tilikum something to grab hold of, and he ended up holding her …show more content…

Would you take your children there or recommend the attraction to out-of-town visitors? "Blackfish" shows how at SeaWorld, and parks like it, whales like Tilikum can become dangerous after years of detachment. We use these Orcas for our attractions and for our pleasure when will they actually be happy. Why is it that everything they breed a new Orca they end up leaving or get taken away from the mother itself. Orcas kept in captivity are mis treated and aren’t treated like if they were in the wild. There have been documented animal deaths at many of the theme parks around the country and the world that cannot easily be explained. These Orcas need a wild life and should be breed

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The continuous telling of tall tales in regard to the reality of the attack is more evidence that the attack was something of concern. It wasn’t so hard for police and trainers to blame the attack on Dawn when she was no longer alive to protect and defend herself. One of the professionals from the film said that all whales in captivity are emotionally destroyed and physically traumatized. The evidence given in the documentary shows this to be true. One of the other speakers in the documentary was talking about how Tilikum is not killing to be a savage; he is killing because he is frustrated.

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In this tank Tilikum had two females’ roommates, in this extremely small tank Tilikum was abused by the two females killer whales. Which lead Tilikum to have a psychosis. Witnesses say that that he was the main instigator in the died of Keltie Byrne was Tilikum. These is the behavior that SeaWorld ignored and fail to tell the trainers.

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Over the years there has been controversies with the way SeaWorld treat the animals and the type of behaviors animals portray as a result of its enclosures. SeaWorld's defense of capturing

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In conclusion Blackfish is gives audiences a shocking, aggressive and deeply compelling look into cruel practices of marine parks for decades that will change the way you look at captive/trained killer whales and other animals. In watching this documentary has significantly opened my eyes regarding the brutal treatment and methods of capturing wild animals giving me a greater sympathy for orcas in parks such as SeaWorld. This startling documentary will surprise audiences as Cowperthwaite is unrelenting in showing the fatal consequences of keeping killer whales in captivity while also critiquing of the cruel and immoral practises of

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That’s so crazy! Some people like to think that if SeaWorld has to close down, then so should the zoo. But that is really different, at the zoo no know has been hurt by an animal (at least I don’t think so), but at SeaWorld they have been many death occurred, because kids think it is safe for them to touch the animals, plus while training the orcas killed the trainers. “Orcas in the wild have an average life expectancy of 30 to 50 years—their estimated maximum lifespan is 60 to 70 years for males and 80 to over 100 for females. The average age of death for orcas who have died at SeaWorld is 13 years old,” by SeaWorldog Hunt.

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The target audience of this documentary is the general public that includes a big emphasis on the customers of SeaWorld. The filmmakers are trying to inform the public of the inhumane treatment and the conditions that the orcas face while at amusements parks such as SeaWorld. As described in the film, orcas are seen as intellectual animals that are aware of their surroundings. Because of their intellect, orcas don’t belong in a place SeaWorld and should be released.

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During the capture of both Tilikum and Shamu, they were almost inseparable from their families; the capturers had to use a net to forcibly separate them. Even when the net was lowered to release the family, they did not leave the calf, instead the whales exchanged long, high-pitched squeals, whistles, and screams, that the capturers recalled as sounds of grief. In the documentary “Blackfish”, Lori Marino, neuroscientist, states,”They’ve got a part of the brain humans don’t have. A part of their brain has extended out right adjacent to their limbic system, the system that processes emotions.”

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Furthermore, this can be the cause of all the incidence including to what happened to Dawn Brancheau who was completely mutilated by a whale. Despite the interview with a former trainer, from a document which was published after the release of Blackfish by SeaWorld to object

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Do you remember that day that you and your family took a trip to that one park? That one that you got to see many different types of sea animals, dolphins putting on shows, and getting to even interact with the sea animals in a great learning experience. That park is SeaWorld. When you were there, you might have not noticed the stuff that was happening behind the scenes. Lately, the animals have been very sad and not living healthy lives.

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SeaWorld has several changes that need to occur in order for the aquatic exhibits to allow the mammals to maintain a healthy lifestyle. NOAA Fisheries Service illustrates that, a number of whales became captured for display before the 1980s in an abundance, which began the start of the orca whale endangered population (Killer Whale 1). Whales can not escape any of the harm endured in captivity or the wild. The act of capturing put the whales at a greater harm than if just left alone. If orcas only got captured when hurt, sick, or wounded then the foundation for captivity would acquire a greater reputation.

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