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The Cove 2009
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Documentaries are so annoying. They disrupt my normal, ignorant, and blissful life. Now I think of this cause and must deal with the emotions that this film provoked: sadness, anger, and this thing that pinches your heart when you think of it. That’s why I usually skipped this genre and opted for mindless comedy or action films.
Of course there were villains, powerful and evil ones, to fight. In this case they were the fishermen in Taiji and Japanese government personified by their representative to IWF (International Whaling Federation), an UN-recognized organization.
I was appalled by the unnecessary brutality toward an adorable and apparently intelligent species. But let’s face it. This is not the first, last, or only adorable and intelligent species human brutalizes. Gosh, we actually brutalize our fellow human beings on daily basis, in means no less appalling than those Taiji fishermen do to those dolphins.
There is, of course, no justification to tolerate any brutality. But reality forces us to prioritize our resources, or simply the reservoir of our emotions. Should I add Taiji brutality to the causes that I have already carried: global warming, hunger, education, pet rescue, economic policies, Peet’s against Starbucks, etc? How much an activist can one expect out of a normal and ignorant member of the society who really wants just bliss?
That’s why documentaries do not sell well. I hope that Ric O’Barry has stopped those Taiji fishermen. I am also certain seaquariums are not closing anytime soon, although I may not visit any of them again. In the mean time, watch this film next time you peruse video catalogue. It is not bad to feel and think once in a while.