“Blackfish” is a documentary that looks at some of the awful tactics used by SeaWorld and the consequences of the choices made. It is a disturbing film and an interesting one but it certainly isn’t the most captivating documentary I’ve seen. I’d like to see one about Disney World next.

The film primarily looks at the death of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau after she was attacked by killer whale Tilikum. Through interviews with various people including several former-SeaWorld trainers we get to find out that Tilikum has a history of killing humans, which means it’s seriously worrying at times. I dislike the format of this documentary as it is very bland.

The people they interview all have valid points, it’s nice to see they don’t just ask anybody questions. It’s a real shame SeaWorld declined to be interviewed for this documentary as it feels as though the film is really missing a part because of that. Who wouldn’t want to hear their excuses, their defence or whatever it was they were going to say on the matter? Without their input the movie feels quite one-sided but then again, it was SeaWorld’s choice not to speak their mind for this film.

Like I mentioned, the film is very bland in terms of the style of documentary so that is what is holding it back as opposed to the content. If you ever wanted to hear some serious dirt on SeaWorld then this a great movie for that and it is also an intriguing film if you want to hear about how companies will literally sell their morals for cash. I also would have liked it if it mentioned some of the other problems with SeaWorld besides Tilikum the killer whale because I think it would add some variety to the documentary as opposed to it being the narrow film it is.