The Cove

Through out the documentary The Cove, I believe that the camera does take a side but not in the sense that it is trying to manipulate you. The facts just lead that way. By just following the progression of this group of activist who portray both opinion but also documented facts the audience receives the chance to create their own opinion. An opinion not based on manipulation by way of drastic footage or non-factual bias. The evidence and facts presented are the basis of the bias this documentary contains with transfers to the audience.

Throughout the Cove there is in a way a battle being waged between good and evil. The evil being portrayed as the Japanese Whaling community, and the hero being of several groups. The activist who are risking imprisonment, and danger, of course but also in a way those that are creating the change in this system from the law side. I do think however that it is very hard to look at some of the footage or even for that matter some of the audio (ex. the audio of the dolphins dieing, and footage of the killing cove) to immediately villainies whomever is doing this without wanting to regard the details that could make this justifiable. Now I am not suggesting that whaling is ok by any means but the Cove fails to show why these men work there, or why the government is still doing this. They do touch upon it, but briefly as they could get no straight answer. In the end I believe that the Cove does present factually and dramatically that whaling is a horrible thing that currently has not been justifiable in Japan.