“Other animals can’t speak, lobby, protest, or demand their right to exist in peace and freedom on earth. It is humanity’s responsibility.” There are many pros of SeaWorld that people know about and enjoy, but on the other hand there are a lot of cons. The killer whales that SeaWorld is holding in captivity have emotions that are being changed because they can’t have the full experience on how to really live. The truth about SeaWorld is covered up and the director of this film wants the concealed secret of SeaWorld to finally come out. By using ethos, pathos and logos in the film Blackfish by Gabriella Cowperaite, she is able to expose awful truths about the park that they tried to keep sealed from everyone else bot involved with the whales
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In the documentary, they interview multiple handfuls of former SeaWorld trainers and more. The goal of this is to get different stories about their experiences about SeaWorld when they first started working and how they felt about the injuries and death performed by the killer whales. They were all hesitant about first starting out but eventually formed relationships. When the interviewers asked about Dawn’s death, there were all types of responses. They were outraged because of what SeaWorld said because Dawn was one of the best trainers at SeaWorld. “She captured what it means to be a SeaWorld trainer. She had so much experience that it made me realize what happened to her could have happen to anyone.” (Blackfish) It is inhumane for whales to be held in captivity and for them to be hunted and some of them being killed while humans are out hunting for them. This is very credible because it gives the viewers more trust because it’s from their point of view and their own experience. Another example used by her is the actual video evidence and the 9-1-1 recording dealing with the death of Dawn …show more content…
The whales beat each other up. Gabrielle shows the whales injured. For example, there are scenes showing where some of whales are cut up and bleeding. This makes the audiences emotions really come out. This is supposed to make us feel bad for the whales. Their living space was also in the documentary. They live in small squares. They are not acceptable when comparing it to the ocean. This is considered torture. Pathos is located everywhere in the film. We should naturally feel bad for the whales along with the trainers because they are both in danger. An example of this would be Tilikum being ganged up by the other female whales. “If you were in a bathtub for 25 years, don’t you think you’d get a little psychotic?’
In the documentary, they interview multiple handfuls of former SeaWorld trainers and more. The goal of this is to get different stories about their experiences about SeaWorld when they first started working and how they felt about the injuries and death performed by the killer whales. They were all hesitant about first starting out but eventually formed relationships. When the interviewers asked about Dawn’s death, there were all types of responses. They were outraged because of what SeaWorld said because Dawn was one of the best trainers at SeaWorld. “She captured what it means to be a SeaWorld trainer. She had so much experience that it made me realize what happened to her could have happen to anyone.” (Blackfish) It is inhumane for whales to be held in captivity and for them to be hunted and some of them being killed while humans are out hunting for them. This is very credible because it gives the viewers more trust because it’s from their point of view and their own experience. Another example used by her is the actual video evidence and the 9-1-1 recording dealing with the death of Dawn …show more content…
The whales beat each other up. Gabrielle shows the whales injured. For example, there are scenes showing where some of whales are cut up and bleeding. This makes the audiences emotions really come out. This is supposed to make us feel bad for the whales. Their living space was also in the documentary. They live in small squares. They are not acceptable when comparing it to the ocean. This is considered torture. Pathos is located everywhere in the film. We should naturally feel bad for the whales along with the trainers because they are both in danger. An example of this would be Tilikum being ganged up by the other female whales. “If you were in a bathtub for 25 years, don’t you think you’d get a little psychotic?’