<object width="597" height="355" id="_017082497" data="http://thecovemovie.com/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.1.1.swf?0.5298141993620082" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="movie" value="http://thecovemovie.com/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.1.1.swf?0.5298141993620082" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value='config={"clip":{"url":"http://bitcast-b.bitgravity.com/thecovemovie/new_trailer/597x335-600k.flv"},"playlist":[{"url":"http://bitcast-b.bitgravity.com/thecovemovie/new_trailer/597x335-600k.flv"}]}' /></object> http://thecovemovie.com/ The Cove begins in Taiji, Japan, where former dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry has come to set things right after a long search for redemption. In the 1960s, it was O’Barry who captured and trained the 5 dolphins who played the title character in the international television sensation “Flipper.” But his close relationship with those dolphins – the very dolphins who sparked a global fascination with trained sea mammals that continues to this day -- led O’Barry to a radical change of heart. One fateful day, a heartbroken Barry came to realize that these deeply sensitive, highly intelligent and self-aware creatures so beautifully adapted to life in the open ocean must never be subjected to human captivity again. This mission has brought him to Taiji, a town that appears to be devoted to the wonders and mysteries of the sleek, playful dolphins and whales that swim off their coast. But in a remote, glistening cove, surrounded by barbed wire and “Keep Out” signs, lies a dark reality. It is here, under cover of night, that the fishermen of Taiji, driven by a multi-billion dollar dolphin entertainment industry and an underhanded market for mercury-tainted dolphin meat, engage in an unseen hunt. The nature of what they do is so chilling -- and the consequences are so dangerous to human health -- they will go to great lengths to halt anyone from seeing it. Undeterred, O’Barry joins forces with filmmaker Louis Psihoyos and the Oceanic Preservation Society to get to the truth of what’s really going on in the cove and why it matters to everyone in the world. With the local Chief of Police hot on their trail and strong-arm fishermen keeping tabs on them, they will recruit an “Ocean's Eleven”-style team of underwater sound and camera experts, special effects artists, marine explorers, adrenaline junkies and world-class free divers who will carry out an undercover operation to photograph the off-limits cove, while playing a cloak-and-dagger game with those who would have them jailed. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery that adds up to an urgent plea for hope. The Cove is directed by Louie Psihoyos and produced by Paula DuPre Pesman and Fisher Stevens. The film is written by Mark Monroe. The executive producer is Jim Clark and the co-producer is Olivia Ahnemann. ________________________________________________________________ Not sure if there's all ready been a thread on this, but what the hell. I just saw this movie over the weekend. Wow. A definite must see.
I was considering going to the angelika to see this last week. They show dolphins getting killed? I dont think I could see that.
i don't see what the big deal is about killing dolphins or whales. how is it any different than cows, pigs, horse, and seals? i think japan gets a bad rap because it is japan and there are some racial undertones. why doesn't norway get the same amount of heat about whaling? i have tried whale meat once myself and it tasted pretty good. just like pastrami.
Its because they are cute and cuddly! Racial undertones, hell yea! I love the way white people go around the world telling other people how to live their lives. Especially these white people and PETA, wasting time, money and resources on animals when so many HUMANS are suffering and dying every single day! I loved the way Hayden cries about the poor dolphins, makes me wonder if she cries the same when she sees a homeless man on the street or a child dying of malnourishment. This movie is a waste of money and time. For the money it took them to make this film, they could have fed hundreds of poor starving children. Freaking douchebags!
Oh please. This has nothing to do with racial undertones. Why does it always have to be about race? Have you actually taken time to see the movie, or is it a pre-conceived notion that it's typical activist jargon? People are dying every day regardless. Millions of cows and chickens are slaughetered and yet, there are countless amount of people dying every day from malnutrition. Where's the justification for that? There's a flaw in your logic. "It's ok to kill these things because we have to eat and so many humans are dying every single day" blah blah blah. Yeah, well... newsflash. People are dying regardless. Killing more cows and more chickens isn't going to fix that. Way to be open-minded. Douchebags for what reason? For them being passionate about something and wanting to share it with the world? Ha! That burger you ate the other day, yeah, well you could have fed a poor starving child too. Stop being a ****ing hyprocrite. I'm a meat eater, have been for a long time. However, you have to take a step back and look at both sides of the spectrum. Stop being so damn closed-minded. At this rate, **** is going to hit the fan real quick real fast. Douchebags? Hahaha.
The other night, I had a pound of crawfish sitting in my kitchen waiting to be boiled in the kettle.. Just as I was about to drop them in the boiling water, they spoke to me and said, "don't eat us, our claws are very useful for cleaning out ear wax".. I will never eat another crawfish again...
***off the top of my head, so not thoroughly researched*** 1) Dolphins are mammals and much more intelligent than the other sea creatures. 2) Dolphins are harmful to eat due to mercury levels. The Japanese government used to allow Dolphin meat to be served in schools, but now has banned it after testing its toxicity. 3) Most Japanese people are not aware of the "The Cove" killing zone. 4) The Dolphins are killed because of human overfishing, so the fisherman see the Dolphin as competition. 5) It is well documented that Dolphins have a tendency to protect the weak, and have saved many human lives from shark attacks. 6) These Dolphins are brutalized before they are killed. They sonar rampaged and chased into the cove where they are sorted out and beaten to death. 7) The good looking ones are picked out by Dolphin trainers around the world to be used in sea-parks, and the rest are beaten and chopped up. 8) Dolphins have to willfully breathe air, so they have the ability to commit suicide. I think many Dolphins have been documented to commit suicide (while in captivity and also while being trapped/beaten by the cove fishermen). ------ I'm not even a Dolphin lover. I'm a dog lover, but I'm okay with other cultures eating dog. Here, I think the issues are human consumption safety, the lack of integrity in how a dolphin is killed, and overfishing.
A lot of assets to a dolphin.... I already admire them from the show "flipper"... I'm an animal lover myself so this movie is a little too much to digest...
I haven't seen the movie, but from the preview you can easily see that this is a group of "white people" trying to expose illegal activity that has the potential to cause suffering and death in humans...primarily those living in Japan. All of which is the exact opposite of your post. Congratulations.
Hey I'm not the one killing dolphins here, don't hate on me... I was just making light out of a very touchy subject, so take it easy Capt skipper...
I agree, but I don't think there's anything he can do about it. The video doesn't include any code to toggle autoplay on or off, and when I tried adding Code: param name="autoplay" value="false" or Code: param name="autostart" value="false" neither made a difference. So I don't know what the issue is. What I do know is that during the Greek era, it was punishable by death to harm a dolphin.
