That was an excellent one.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Only parts of it are true. The majority of the film is false facts, and lies. I have had 3 friends who worked at the San Diego Seaworld, and they have told me first-hand facts about the falseness of this film. Two of them worked directly with the Orcas, and the accident that happened to the trainer, was indeed sad, but it was just that, an accident. If they had done better research for the film...then I may consider giving it a better review. But since they obviously didn't do enough research, then they will get the lowest rating possible on IMDb.

Never have I seen a documentary on nature and animals that has made me cry. This was the first one. It is horrifying to see how badly we as man have treated our relations who live on this planet with us. To know that young Orca whales are herded like cattle into traps and torn away from their crying, begging mothers. It is also infuriating that Sea World would use such petty arguments in the following court cases to make themselves not seem at fault. This documentary sheds some much needed light on the illegal, unethical, and sickening practices of whale catchers, and Sea World themselves. I do not feel that such enormous, agile creatures should have to live in any type of enclosure. They were born of mother Ocean, and that is where they should be free to live their lives. These Orcas will suffer physical and psychological abuse from each other, and from the management of their establishments when placed together with non-family members in such small enclosures.

Released with the haunting tagline 'Never capture what you can't control', this BAFTA nominated documentary questions the merits of capturing and breeding killer whales in captivity with concerns for both human safety and distress on the aquatic animals themselves. The film was inspired by the public outcry in 2010 when one of SeaWorld's most experienced trainers was killed by a whale, leading to revelations that the whale had injured many others before. Interviews with the deceased's former colleagues prove powerful as they express dismay at SeaWorld blaming the trainer for an error of judgment when research has shown that whales can be driven to psychosis. The film effectively splices in SeaWorld television advertisements to show just how much what SeaWorld tells the public differs from the reality of whale breeding and while there is no video footage of SeaWorld when taken to court, the filmmakers strikingly use animated sequences to reenact the trials based on transcripts. If riveting to view, there is no escaping the fact that 'Blackfish' is a heavily biased affair. To a degree, this cannot be helped since SeaWorld refused to be interviewed for the film, however, with the filmmakers unable to locate a single former employee willing to tell SeaWorld's side of the story, it is hard not to wonder what the counter-arguments may be. If one leaves the film with some doubts though, its stance still lingers in the mind long afterwards. Certainly, it is understandable why SeaWorld's profits have dropped since the documentary's release.

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.