Why does the dolphin die? What a jerk who kills a dolphin? Dolphins are sooooo cool there is no reason to kill dolphins. I hate this movie because of it. I hope nobody ever watches this movie, it was horrible. It should be banned in this country because of the unnecessary. WHITE SQUALL IS REALLY BAD!
shareThe least they could have done, was to eat the damn thing (waste not, want not). They are quite tasty, if roasted with some garlic, rosemary and butter...
shareEveryone we shouldn't be too hard on tombo here. I can see it now:
Years ago young tombo was a tuna fisherman, a strapping lad who loved the sea and the happy creatures in it. He would sit and watch the dolphins frolick with glee near the boat. Then one day when all the men were eating dinner the cook Peg Leg look up with his one eye and smiled as he said, "I never had a harder time catching a fish than that dolphin today." Tombo was shocked and gasped.
"Why, honest and kind Peg Leg, why would you catch one of the most noble of creatures? They need to be free!" The cook only raised an eyebrow as he pointed to Tombo's now empty plate.
"Whatya mean boy! I been feeding all o' ya dolphine every day for the past year!" The men laughed and took huge mouths full of dolphine and chewed merrily. Young Tombo's face was crumpled in grief. He rushed onto the deck and flung himself to the railing to see his happy young dolphine freinds, but they were gone. Collapsing to his knees he reached his fists up to the sky.
"WHY!" He cried as tears ran down his cheeks. "Why God!?" After all this time loving his happy sea dwelling friends, he had failed to realize one thing. There was no dolphine safe sign on the cans they sold!
That day he flung himself into the sea and was found ten days later eating sea weed and talking to a dead crab. He was never the same...
We cannot hold such a traumatic experience against him.
We all use dolphine safe tuna Tombo, it's ok.
If you want to ban that movie because one gets killed, what about all the movies where PEOPLE get killed?
And porpoises are cooler than dolphins.
personally i blame the dolphin. if they are so smart when it was splashing around surely it could see a very pointy thing aiming right at it. if i was the dolphin i would of fleed and fast
shareThe least they could have done, was to eat the damn thing (waste not, want not). They are quite tasty, if roasted with some garlic, rosemary and butter...
I would have done the same, I hear dolphin is equivalent to lobsterX100 in taste and unfortunately rarity... I really envy you for having experienced devouring such and intelligent and majestic creature. There is no such thing as eating dolphins where I live so if it comes to it I may have to round up a few buddies, get out there and hunt one. They are curious and playful creatures and often swim beside boats making them easy targets =). We would shoot it, rope it on-board, and transport it under the cover of nightfall then gut it, bleed it and cook it (Screw sending a peice of it away to be checked for disease). If it's anything like hunting dear then I will be in for a good time =). Either that or I can check the asian fish market, they got sharks and all manner of creatures for sale and maybe dolphins if you know where to look 0.-
The flavour and texture reminds one of milk-fed veal. Smoked-dried, the fins make an excellent jerky. They're a real treat if you've been at sea for awhile without fresh meat.
share*salivates at the mere thought of smoked-dried dolphin fins* If It wasn't so close to Christmas I would be out hunting one right now. So many possibilities. Baked, broiled, grilled, poached, smoked, fried, or steamed... Even dolphin salad... Cooked with Sweet Onions & Garlic, Marinated, Seasoned with salt and pepper then rubbed with a little melted butter, and lemon dip. How long does a full dolphin last anyway?
shareWhat's REALLY nice, is if you're having guests over you can serve the Dolphin on Triscuits, or even Ritz....
It's a crowd pleaser every time.....
If you go back and read Chuck Geig's book "The Last Voyage of the Albatross" you'll learn that it wasn't actually a dolphin at all but rather a large manta ray. We chose a dolphin because we knew it would elicit a more emotional response from the audience. Judging from this string, it worked pretty well. Killing anything in such a way is cruel and pointless but we wanted to highlight the rage caused by this kid's repressive father. This "acting out" can in real life be seen in events like the murderous rampage in a Denver High School, Columbine, some years ago. Since I was on the set, I can confirm it was a rubber, animatronic dolphin. All they did was pull the battery pack to stop it from moving. In the meantime, if you really want to stop the slaughter of these intelligent mammals...stop eating tuna fish. The Writer
shareThis scene upset me when I saw it years ago but going with the narrative, I'd say the dolphin was done a favour. Like someone said further up the replies, I'd rather be put out of my misery with a mallet than left to die in a slow, painful and miserable way. Might have been upsetting to see it happen, but just think. The dolphin was going to die, and the way in which it did die was the least painful of the 2 possible ways. Feel any better? If not, you're a pussy, and you should stop watching films like Titanic and Love Actually.
You send 200 guys in against Rambo, just remember to bring one thing...a good supply of bodybags
Thank you, Todd, for taking the time to comment.
shareLast year my science teacher had to leave class early, so we went into another classes room (I believe it was a Friday during Mid-terms or another type of teting.) They had already started watching the movie 1-2 days prior, and when it turned on, it started around that part. I was surprised that they had to kill a dolphin, but I would have liked to be able to watch the movie in its entirety. I have to see it soon.
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