Besides being disturbing, The Cove was also informative and interesting. I found the whole idea and plot behind the film very interesting and creative. While I think that they had a very good idea to get this horror exposed and not get arrested, I thought that their whole plan was slightly eccentric. However, given their situation, this amount of eccentrics may be called for. I agree with their views that, because they are passionate about an issue that is impacting the whole world; they are willing to do what it takes to see a difference. I think that by putting their passions to a productive means they will do more good than if they just mused at home like many of us do.
I liked the fact that they pulled all of their resources and everything that they could to make this film as dramatic as they could to move the hearts of people who care about dolphins and conservation. They did a wonderful job of disturbing people, especially the easily persuaded, in to wanting to fight this cause with them. The whole idea behind The Cove was to motivate compassion for the issue and to get the individuals who are in places off authority to act upon their authority and stop what is being done. This documentary did a good job of showing their efforts to involve these powerful people and to persuade them to stop the massacre in Japan.
I have seen firsthand just how spun up this particular documentary can get someone, my own roommate in Juneau came home all spun up about it one night. She was ranting about how no dolphins should ever be slaughtered in such a way and how anyone willing to kill dolphins should meet the same fate. I did, however, think that such a reaction was a little out of place and that she should take into account the value of human lives and compare such a value to that of a dolphin. While dolphins are rather complex creatures, they do not compare to the value of a human life.
While I think that it is sad to see the mass slaughter of dolphins, I think it is far worse that the meat is being sold, falsely, as safe whale meat. This is worth the effort that these people are putting out and risking reputations and even their lives for. These critical levels of mercury that have been found in the dolphin meat are dangerous for people and this aspect of the whole crazy mission makes it worthwhile. While I do not think it is an important enough issue to risk one’s life for a few dolphins, I do think it is more than enough to fight to save human lives.
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