Blackfish Trailer

[XMermaidMarinaX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G93beiYiE74&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[FreshWaterMermaid]

I cannot wait to see this movie!

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[Ariadne]

O wow, this looks awesome!

[Echidna]

I am so glad I never went to any Seaworld/Marine Circus.

It's a miracle orcas are as placid, considering they get kidnapped from their families in the wild, are imprisoned in a bathtub,
and then tortured (bright lights, loud music, jeering crowds, dumb repetitive tricks) for the rest of their lives.

Seaworlds and the likes have to be abolished asap!

[halesloveswhales]

Oh my gracious. This and Keiko the Untold Story are on the top of my to-see list!

[malinghi]

Oh my god, that trailer. I'm already opposed to keeping Orca's in captivity, but its still so shocking. I wish more people could see that movie. I don't know how anyone would be able to continue supporting this sick practice.

[Blondie]

Wow this looks fantastic.

And sometimes I'm just like, "Look, shit happens" (This doesn't totally mean the accident at sea world but in general). I hate how they always have to blame SOMEONE for an accident. It wasn't the trainer, it wasn't the animal, shit just happens. Bleh... It was a horrible accident but no animal should be forced to train like that... I used to believe that Sea World rescued their animals and couldn't release them again because they wouldn't know how to defend for themselves :\

[spottedcatfish]

I want to see this movie.

[AptaMer]

.... they always have to blame SOMEONE for an accident. It wasn't the trainer, it wasn't the animal .... I used to believe that Sea World rescued their animals and couldn't release them again because they wouldn't know how to defend for themselves

People have been saying for a long time that it's basically "the system" that leads to aggressive animals like Tilikum at Sea World. This news article sums it up:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/14/killer-whale-seaworld-orlando

Also, marine parks stopped only taking "rescued" animals long ago, when the demand for them outstripped the supply. Tilikum was captured as a juvenile off Iceland by a guy who had turned to Japanese-style capture tactics (driving the animals into a trap using frightening sounds) to acquire orcas for theme parks. The guy was making a lot of money at it too. By the time Orca capture pretty much got banned everywhere, the price paid by places like Sea World for young Orcas had risen to about one million dollars.

Captive Orcas besides Tilikum have killed people at other marine parks, and when you read about how these animals have been captured, you can understand why they get off to a tortured start. PBS did a good report on Orca capture. You can read about what happens to them during capture in this article http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/14/killer-whale-seaworld-orlando These animals are trauma victims right from the very start. In the case of Tilicum, he was sent to a very inhumane and poorly run park in Canada (***shame** on us Canadians :sad eyes: ) and Sea World bought him when the owner closed out the business after some fiascos that included Tilikum's first killing of a trainer (Dawn Brancheau wasn't the first- what were these fools at Sea World thinking???)

[Mermaid Varshana]

They're going swimming with highly intelligent, cramped up oceanic tigers the size of a Ford F-150. What could possibly go wrong?

[Echidna]

Even the smallest, friendliest, and cutest kitten can give you serious scratch wounds, unintentionally.
Now imagine it being large like a sibirian tiger, and trying to hurt you.

A predator always stays a predator at heart, even if domesticated for thousands of years.
For that reason, I'd never go near a predator that's larger than me, much less one that was born in the wild.

Whales are NOT cuddly harmless toys.
Not even plankton feeders.
Treat nature and its denizens with due respect, and you live longer.

[Mermaid Varshana]

I was surprised to learn that many of the adult orcas you see in captivity are less than 20ft long. Imagine seeing them at the sizes they're meant to be in the wild!

[Echidna]

I always thought the captive ones looked a bit small.

Still, I cannot understand how anyone could ever come up with the
"let's fool around with killer whales in a pool!!"-idea in the first place.
I mean...just because they're mammals?
"Hey, we're related, don't eat me!"?

On the other hand, I've seen "scientists" fondle barracudas, moray eels, and hitch rides on well-sized sharks.
They thought they were the $hit, too (the scientists, not the fish :D ),
so I guess: Rock is the bottom regarding human intelligence.

[deepblue]

Here's a great review of the film.
http://www.canada.com/entertainment/Movie+review+Blackfish/8648221/story.html