Blackfish [Blu-ray]

Blackfish is a well done documentary about orca/killer whales. The show takes you chronologically from the 1960s/1970s when capturing these majestic creatures were popular until a decade ago when Sea World had a trainer killed in 2012. The movie explained how intelligent and emotional killer whales are, starting from how they react to humans chasing them to their behavior in captivity. If you are intelligent, you would know living in captivity for any animal including humans is never fun or healthy to the captives. This is the basic point of this documentary and the great thing is this film has plenty of footage and evidence to prove this point. The most amazing footage was watching a male trainer being grabbed by his leg and dragged down to the bottom of the pool several times by a killer whale. It shows how dangerous it can be to work with killer whales in captivity.The point of this film that captivity is wrong reminds me so much of a Twilight Zone episode when a human was lured into an environment that represented a home only to learn he was placed into a containment in a zoo and not a real home. He was shocked and hated the idea that he was in a space being watched by observers outside the cage even though the place looks like a home. If you would not want to be in this situation, why would you think another intelligent animal would want this?I share the point this movie makes about animals in captivity. However, I have to admit I went to Sea World once in my life and enjoyed the shows and seeing all the sea creatures in the park. It was very educational for me and it does help me to love sea creatures due to my experience of seeing them. Without seeing these beautiful creatures in person, I don't know if I would be as appreciative of their existence. I want these animals to be safe and healthy, but I would not want Sea World to disappear. It would be great if Sea World would watch this film and work out a plan that would not tear apart killer whales' families and offer them much larger environments for these creatures to live in even if they refuse to release them. Of course, releasing them back into the wild would be great, but I am not sure captive animals would know how to survive in the wild when they have been domesticated for so long. I question if these killer whales would know how to hunt when they no longer have a family. Anyway, I think this film was very educational and Sea World should be more honest and do a better job to keep both humans and animals safe. I would not want any more animals such as killer whales to ever be pursued for captivity again. I prefer parks that rescue animals. Watch this film if you know nothing about killer whales.

My favorite line was from the newscaster, "If your were in a big bathtub for years, you would be really frustrated too!!! I think about the pandemic, what if you were stuck in your house, no one comes by except the mail person .....you could not leave ever. Your would be sad, P.O'ed, frustrated and angry.Good documentary. Great clips and interviews.I feel sorry for the people that lost their lives,, and I feel sorry for this intelligent whale, who needs to be released far off into the ocean so he can live out the rest of his life in peace.Seaworld, the fact that they do not release him, because he is a sperm donor..... That is disgusting.Don't make a tiger angry, nor a killer whale. This is a great documentary, showing that Seaworld just blamed the people and minimized the problem.All over $$$It was an eye opener.

I wish I had watched this movie ten years ago. I grew up in south Texas where SeaWorld was one of the biggest attractions in the 90s. Watching this tore me up. I didn’t know about any of this. I can’t support this organization any longer.

So many of us grew up with Shamu and Sea World theme park culture. We now live in different times and know better regarding the senseless capture (from the wild) and incarceration of these amazing creatures for profit. It felt strange to see the former "trainers" talking about their time within the Sea World organization. Having the benefit of hindsight, they all clearly feel tremendous regret for what they were complicit in, but it feels like they would've just kept going were it not for the senseless deaths of their coworkers. Can we really blame these Orcas for their "wild" behavior? S...m...h...

A lot of people here seem to get most of their information about killer whales from the documentary and therefore don't have as much knowledge as they should in order to actually judge the situation of captive Orcas.I've gone through some of the negative reviews and a lot of them show that people have no clue about what's actually going on and misinterpreted a lot of the statements made in the movie. One compares killer whales to other captive animals, mammals, reptiles and so on. To even put reptiles into one category with these whales, is downright ridiculous. And of course, all zoos and animal theme parks, safari parks, whatever, should be closed and the animals released, whenever possible. But I don't know whether an alligator would be happier in the swamp than it is in a zoo pool, but I know for sure, that Orcas and other intelligent mammals are suffering in captivity.Another reviewer criticizes the statement made in the movie, that killer whales do not display aggressive behavior in the wild. The movie made completely clear that this statement refers to whale on whale behavior, not on hunting and killing prey. Killer whales are apex predators and of course, they're killers, and they kill because they need food, not because they are aggressive animals. Killer whales in the wild don't ram another whale with such force as to break jaws and bleed to death. They may do that to their prey, but not to each other. And to one of the reviewers who claims that SeaWorld knows much more about Orcas than scientists, because SeaWorld watches the animals all the time, and marine scientists just get to see them for a few hours: what is your point? Orcas in captivity don't behave like the ones in the wild, so the knowledge gleaned from SeaWorld footage means next to nothing. And there is extensive research on wild Orcas being done all the time, so yes, marine biologists do know a thing or two about Orcas.No Orca in the ocean hangs at the same spot for hours and hours on time, doing nothing. They're on the move, all the time. They're not locked up. They are with their families, and here we come to one of the most horrible things being done to those animals: separating families. And I'm not just talking about the ones captured in the ocean. I am also talking about the fact, that marine parks, SeaWorld among them, keep on shipping the whales from park to park, separating calves from their mothers on aregular basis. They don't stop at breaking up families in the ocean, they keep on doing it to the captive whales too.Ever heard of Corky? She was mentioned once in the movie, unfortunately not enough information. She was a few years old when she was taken away from her mother in 1969, she's the killer whale who lives in captivity longer than any of the others. In 1993, almost a quarter century after she was torn away from her family, they gave her a chance to listen to vocalizations of her family. According to witnesses, she visibly started shaking and vocalizing poignantly for a long time. Any questions?What about the mother whale in the movie, who cried and cried because they took her baby away? Did it sound like grief to you? It sure did to me.Another reviewer says the film is manipulating viewers, for instance showing an infant whale and making it look like they're being taken away from their mothers while they're still infants. Well, if you got that impression, you didn't pay attention. But there's this: killer whales stay with their mothers almost all of their lives (and with extended family, like siblings) and if you ask me, it's almost worse to take them away at a few years of age, because by then they're already used to being with their family all the time!And no, the movie is not lying about the lifespan of wild whales. I had to laugh at the shameless lies of the SeaWorld reps who told visitors of the park, that Orcas in the wild ,have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years and actually live longer in the park, because of all the great vet care! What BS! Orcas in captivity are sick most of the time, suffering from skin diseases, intestinal problems, dental problems and numerous infections. Antibiotics are a part of their regular diet. Why? Because they live in unnatural circumstances and that makes them sick!I know it's a worn out comparison but it's valid nevertheless: imagine being locked up in a swimming pool (doesn't have to be a bath tub) for most of your life and not losing it! No matter what you do, no amount of enrichment, entertainment and other well meaning, but ill conceived efforts will be enough to replace the experience of living in the ocean, with your family of origin.In the end, my opinion about the movie is this: for people who don't have any previous knowledge about the whole issue, some of the movie info can be confusing, misleading, definitely incomplete. I am suggesting to go out and get some books and read up on it.Nevertheless, the movie started a necessary learning process for many people, who where thinking (like me many years ago) that those animals are doing just fine in captivity. That is just not true.And thanks to efforts like this documentary we're moving slowly but surely towards a future where eventually no more marine mammals will be in prison.

I love is movie so it sad but saelafe is not an good place to go

2013年に公開された「Blackfish」民間経営のシーワールドの不正行為とシャチの倫理的な問題を描いた作品。個人的には、シャチを盲目的に好きだったけれど、その危ない側面を直視しようと観賞した。けれども、かえって好感度が増した。また、水族館で飼育すること自体については、良くも悪くもないと思った。結局、「Blackfish」は、１頭の雄シャチを都合の良いように扱ってきた一部の水族館の問題を切り取った作品で、他のシャチや水族館全ての問題ではない。野生のシャチは、社会性が強く、群れで行動し、学習し続けるので、焦点の的となった雄シャチを今更野生に逃がしても、野生に適応できないかもしれない。また、その雄シャチのおかげで、多くのシャチを水族館内で繁殖させることができ、多くの水族館でシャチを見せることができるので、それを通じて一般市民への教育・普及に貢献している側面もある。犠牲となった雄シャチとトレーナー達は気の毒だけれども、それによる「正の波紋」は評価されても良いと思う。シャチはやっぱりすごい、というか、とても心のある動物。ということを再認した。結局、都合の良いように扱われてきた雄シャチが強い不満を募らせて、トレーナーを死に至らしめるほどの事件を起こしたけれども、これはシャチの意図的な行動で、強い不満を行動で示したに過ぎない。本当に獰猛なら、ショーよりも長い時間を費やしているトレーニング中に、人を殺す事故を何度も起こすだろう。実際に野生下でもほとんど人を襲わないし、こちらから過剰に干渉しない限り、危害を加えない（荒い性格のシャチなら、そうでもないかも）。シャチを飼育している水族館は、シャチの内面性をもっと公表しても良いと思うし、飼育によるシャチの犠牲とトレーナーへの危険性を公平に示せれば、一般市民も納得できるのではないだろうか。都合の良い所だけを出すから、問題になるのであって、誠実に良い面・悪い面両方を示せればいいと思った。

Blu-rayのregionは北米と日本は共通なので、再生可能です。この映画はシャチ好きで国内外のシャチのいる施設を巡った自分を物凄く考えさせます。フリーウィリーのケイコの最期を知っているだけにTillyを、Tillyの子ども達をどうするべきなのか、本当に考えてしまいます。沢山の人に観て考えて欲しい作品です。13才以下の子どもにはフリーウィリー1を。

リージョンは米国なのでご注意ください。自分のヒアリング能力でも内容は理解できました。鴨シーや名港はこんなんじゃないって信じてます。が、もしシャチと話せるようになったとしたら打ちのめされるんだろうな。

この映画が見たくて、到着が待ちどうししくてたまりませんでした。早速、見てみたのですが、全然映りません。ず～っと、同じ画面が延々と続きます。何時間待ってみても同じです。友人や親戚にもお願いしてやってもらいましたが、同じです。アマゾンに質問するところもありませんし、私にはどうしようもありません。本当は、返品したいのです。

日本では再生できないものでしたが、良かったと思います。ただ少し、ケースが柔らかく継続してあのケースに入れておくのは無理かなと言う感じでした。日本では再生できないと言うのが本当にポイントだと思います。お気をつけください。