Yes, relaxing and revolting in the same time! These orcas/killer whales are so smart, so fun, like a whale-dolphin that understands you! But do we understand them? Does it even matter if we do? We don't care because... money. This again shows that the tyranny and hypocrisy of man can know no boundaries. I hate it though how only the innocent pay in this, the orcas living a life of captivity that shorten their lifespan as well as their quality of life and the trainers who are the only ones looking for their better interests. Such a damn shame, never mind the orcas, you could do with wanting to kill someone yourself.

Orcas, captured in the wild off Puget Sound and Iceland, are sold into captivity to be displayed at theme parks; one such killer whale, named Tilikum, is bought by SeaWorld from the closing Sealand of the Pacific in British Columbia, mainly for breeding purposes--following a horrific incident wherein Tilikum killed a trainer during a performance. Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite's scathing indictment of SeaWorld and its unconscionable practices shows clearly the inhumane treatment Orcas endure just to be displayed for show, and the footage of aggressive behavior by killer whales towards unprotected, sometimes uneducated eager young trainers is horrifying. The film is enlightening not only as a cautionary tale, but also as a document of how greed blinds corporations from doing the right thing. Heartbreaking and hard to watch, though edited at times with manipulative fervor--to get an extra rise out of the viewer. Nevertheless, essential viewing. **1/2 from ****

I will just mention one instance from the documentary and you think about it. There is a short mentioning of how a trainer used to train Orcas that were new to the park by putting them together with older, trained Orcas and asking them to perform the same tasks. When they, inevitably, failed, both animals were punished by being deprived of food. So the older, trained Orca, took it out on the younger, untrained one. Now, sit back and think about the same tactic being employed by human parents against their children. "I don't know who did it, but you are both grounded". There you go – a documentary about whales in captivity that taught you something about your own wrong methods of parenting.Aside from that, when you are done watching this, you will probably and justifiably never want to go to a marine park show with Orcas ever again. The documentary just works as a wake-up slap. We separate a baby whale calf from its mother and social structure, keep it as grown, 5 ton, apex predator in a pool for its entire life and milk it for its semen. If you ask me, Orcas must be the most mellow creatures on earth, for them to have only killed this few people in captivity…You want to see Orcas? Fly to Alaska or Iceland and get on a boat, to see them as they are meant to be: Swimming free and with erected dorsal fins.

I was totally blind before watching Blackfish and other documentary 'The Cove". Both show how horrific it is for these marine life animals to be held in captivity. These animals are one of the most extraordinary in the world. The documentary shows you the depression it brings to them being locked away and taught to entertain us! The consequences for this are death in some cases. These trainers are basically killed by the owners of SeaWorld who were so deluded they believed whales were better off in captivity than in the wild. Blackfish is a great documentary, worthy of its awards.