Blackfish

Blackfish is a documentary about orcas at SeaWorld and the treatment of the orcas in captivity. Since this movie was released, SeaWorld has seen a major decline in business, so this documentary has had a big impact.

While for the public its easy to pick a side, free the animals or keep them captive to show us what they are what they do and so on... As a person who loves animals and has a knowledge base of behavior captivity as well as a dip and degree in Animal care and management I can honestly say its hard claiming whats right or wrong for many of our animals however marine animals should not be captive.

I've just sat through this documentary i've never in my life felt more anger & outrage toward sea world in my life & What they covered up over money is disgusting & outrageous by lying to the press & media blaming the trainer Dawn death over an error on her part. when clearly it was the management of Seaworld not seeing the real treat & problem to there trainers by a physiologically scared killer whale which your see why if you watch this, which they caused because of not understand the nature of a killer whale better.

Blackfish (2013) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Eye-opening documentary about the killer whale Tilikum who has been seen by millions at SeaWorld but he got even more attention after he killed Dawn Brancheau, a top trainer at the park. This documentary shows the abuse that many killer whales face at such places and also shows why the Dawn attack never should have happened especially when you look at the violent history of Tilikum.

Great documentary its really informative and engaging, I did not feel that at any point that it being repetitive like some documentaries can be. I always thought about animals in captivity and how it was bad for them but after I watched Blackfish it really opened my eye to a whole new level of cruelty that all animals in captivity suffer.

This year is already shaping up to be a great one for documentaries and Blackfish is quickly earning the reputation of being the most essential. And it absolutely deserves it.

Came across this on Netflix the other day all I can say is I'm appalled! The worst part was how they trapped these animals to start these water parks back in the early 70s.

This documentary opened my eyes again!The intended audience is anybody who wants to know more about captured animals who are being trained for human pleasure.

Like many people who grew up in the 90s, part of my childhood fantasies were going to Disney World and going to SeaWorld. Of course, neither of which were close, or affordable, so that never happened.