Friday, July 26, 2013

Blackfish (2013)


Released July 19th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : In 1983 , three young whales were ripped from their families in Berufjorour off the east coast of Iceland purely to be taken to the marine park Sealand of the Pacific in South Oak Bay , Oak Bay Marina, in the city of Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada , to be trained as a show spotlight for the park.
Out of the three whales, only one survived. That one whale is known as Tilikum, who is a male.
Tilikum lived, was trained and performed shows at Sealand along with two other female whales.
The other whales grew hostile towards Tilikum when they were being trained and he didn't catch on to the training.
The three whales all would lose out on their "treats" and at times meals altogether, as this was their reward for performing the tricks they were in training for.
Tilikum was brutalized by the other whales as a result. As well as being enclosed in a small space, in the dark and alone.
On February 21, 1991, a female trainer who never went into the tank with the animals, slipped into the water by accident.
The whales were not used to having humans in the tanks with them and without warning the three whales caused the death of the trainer.
On January 9, 1992, Tilikum was sent to live at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.
There, on February 24, 2010, Tilikum caused the death of yet another female trainer. SeaWorld covered their asses on the incident, claiming the trainer's death was her own fault.
Stars Tilikum , Jeffrey Ventre , Carol Ray , Ken Balcomb , Kim Ashdown , Dave Duffus , Samantha Berg , Daniel Patrick Dukes , John Hargrove , Dean Gomersall , Howard Garrett
Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Rated PG13
DOCUMENTARY

"He shouldn't be in a tank in the first place."

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