The Message Of The Film Blackfish

The message of the film Blackfish is to free Orcas from captivity. Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite does an effective job of persuading audiences that keeping Orcas in captivity endangers both Orcas and trainers. Her main tools of persuasion are pathos and logos. She uses film and sound editing to help make these persuasive appeals.

Gabriela Cowperthwaite uses beautiful scenes, great lighting, and emotional music to show how friendly and majestic Orcas are in the wild. Then, she changes the mood to be horrific and shocking when showing the reports of Orca attacks at SeaWorld. She does this by using the radio conversations when the accident happened, the empty dark ocean background, and silence, to really exaggerate the horrific mood. This use