Change to Finding Dory script

[lexandme]

Thank you John Lassiter and his team at PIXAR
After viewing the movie "Blackfish" they decided changing the ending to the movie "Finding Dory" was the right thing to do. So happy this movie will not promote captivity in a marine park setting!

 

[Jennasis]

What?

 

[kimblebee]

Thank you John Lassiter and his team at PIXAR
After viewing the movie "Blackfish" they decided changing the ending to the movie "Finding Dory" was the right thing to do. So happy this movie will not promote captivity in a marine park setting!

Huh?

 

[lexandme]

The makers of the sequel to Finding Nemo (Finding Dory) have rewritten the ending of the screenplay, which originally had all of the sea creatures winding up at a marine-based park, not unlike Sea World. This was decided after PIXAR chief John Lassiter and director Andrew Stanton watched the new documentary "Blackfish". For those that are unaware of "Blackfish" it is the story of the death of the Sea World trainer in 2010 and it also examines the captive orca and dolphin industry. PIXAR stated they do not want to look back on this movie (Finding Dory) with "shame and scorn".
I hope Disney continues to think about the captive industry and the four dolphins being held in captivity at EPCOT. I hope this is only the beginning!

 

[Planogirl]

So basically Disney decides to jump on the bandwagon in attacks against a competitor? I might be cynical but it's awfully convenient to decide this after a documentary gets publicity.

Either way, I hope that the new movie is good!

 

[sonnyjane]

I am confused though about the plot. It says at the end the characters can "choose" whether or not to go to the park (or something like that). Do you think they would have any animals choosing captivity lol??

 

[lexandme]

So basically Disney decides to jump on the bandwagon in attacks against a competitor? I might be cynical but it's awfully convenient to decide this after a documentary gets publicity.

Either way, I hope that the new movie is good!

I hardly think this would be considered an attack. And I don't think it could be considered convenient either. If you compare the two companies, Sea World is not that big a competitor.
Can't it just be because it's the right thing to do?

 

[luvsJack]

The makers of the sequel to Finding Nemo (Finding Dory) have rewritten the ending of the screenplay, which originally had all of the sea creatures winding up at a marine-based park, not unlike Sea World. This was decided after PIXAR chief John Lassiter and director Andrew Stanton watched the new documentary "Blackfish". For those that are unaware of "Blackfish" it is the story of the death of the Sea World trainer in 2010 and it also examines the captive orca and dolphin industry. PIXAR stated they do not want to look back on this movie (Finding Dory) with "shame and scorn".
I hope Disney continues to think about the captive industry and the four dolphins being held in captivity at EPCOT. I hope this is only the beginning!

What do you want them to do with those dolphins?

 

[Jennasis]

Do you have a link to their announcement?

 

[sonnyjane]

Do you have a link to their announcement?

Not the OP, but here is the LA Times version of the article: http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...d-finding-dory-pixar-20130808,0,7662071.story

 

[Burnedout]

I hardly think this would be considered an attack. And I don't think it could be considered convenient either. If you compare the two companies, Sea World is not that big a competitor.
Can't it just be because it's the right thing to do?

Disney has a whole park full of captive animals. How many people have new killed by captive tigers and yet...

It is just another case of convenient ethics. Far more profitable to change a movie ending than to close the zoo and aquarium.

 

[lexandme]

What do you want them to do with those dolphins?

Rehab and release if possible. If not , then transfer to sea pens which is a more natural environment.

 

[lexandme]

Disney has a whole park full of captive animals. How many people have new killed by captive tigers and yet...

It is just another case of convenient ethics. Far more profitable to change a movie ending than to close the zoo and aquarium.

I'm sorry, I don't understand the point you are trying to make. Can you clarify?

 

[skatalite]

Rehab and release if possible. If not , then transfer to sea pens which is a more natural environment.

I know you went on the cruise mentioned in your signature a while ago, but I'm curious if your feelings on the environment will play a role in your decision to take future cruises or not. The amount of marine pollution a single cruise ship creates is pretty astonishing, so I imagine they contribute to the degradation of quality of life for many marine animals.

 

[sonnyjane]

Disney has a whole park full of captive animals. How many people have new killed by captive tigers and yet...

It is just another case of convenient ethics. Far more profitable to change a movie ending than to close the zoo and aquarium.

I will jump in and say to the tiger point, tigers are extremely endangered in the wild. Without intervention they would go extinct (because some people are idiots and think they possess magical powers when consumed). For the most part, the marine mammals in captivity are not endangered species.

 

[cfriend416]

What do you want them to do with those dolphins?

THIS. It amazes me how many people think it is cruel to keep wild animals in captivity but fail to see the cruelty in releasing an animal that is not fit to survive in the wild. Sure, an injured animal can make a full physical recovery. But if that animal took a long time to recover and was in captivity for a long period of time, or if it was injured very young and spent critical periods of its development in captivity, in most cases it simply will not have the capabilities to survive in the wild. So releasing it to its death would be cruel.

Sorry for the rant. I know this has little to do with the OP. Likely the Nemo characters were supposed to be captured for the park or something like that, which totally is not ok. But I volunteer at a unique zoo where all our animals are native to the state and non-releasable for one reason or another. And it gets pretty old hearing people go on about how "cruel" we are that we don't release them.

 

[lexandme]

I know you went on the cruise mentioned in your signature a while ago, but I'm curious if your feelings on the environment will play a role in your decision to take future cruises or not. The amount of marine pollution a single cruise ship creates is pretty astonishing, so I imagine they contribute to the degradation of quality of life for many marine animals.

I don't know if I will cruise again or not. If I do not it will be because of price and not the pollution caused by cruise ships. I drive a car, I fly in a plane and my home is a natural pollutant. I do however champion cetaceans and strongly advocate for non captivity.I am also a vegetarian.I can't stand the feeling of biting into flesh.

 

[luvsJack]

THIS. It amazes me how many people think it is cruel to keep wild animals in captivity but fail to see the cruelty in releasing an animal that is not fit to survive in the wild. Sure, an injured animal can make a full physical recovery. But if that animal took a long time to recover and was in captivity for a long period of time, or if it was injured very young and spent critical periods of its development in captivity, in most cases it simply will not have the capabilities to survive in the wild. So releasing it to its death would be cruel.

Sorry for the rant. I know this has little to do with the OP. Likely the Nemo characters were supposed to be captured for the park or something like that, which totally is not ok. But I volunteer at a unique zoo where all our animals are native to the state and non-releasable for one reason or another. And it gets pretty old hearing people go on about how "cruel" we are that we don't release them.

I agree with you completely. Those that want to champion a cause do it 99% of the time without ever taking the time to figure out that their "solution" isn't going to work.

Animals that have been in captivity for long periods of time cannot just simply be released.

And I still don't understand why so many jump on the bandwagon of the whales and such but have no issue with making monkey faces at the gorillas behind the glass at AK.

 

[cfriend416]

And I still don't understand why so many jump on the bandwagon of the whales and such but have no issue with making monkey faces at the gorillas behind the glass at AK.

And preachy vegetarians (OP, I'm NOT directing this at you) who go on about how cruel it is to kill animals, but have no problem swatting that mosquito buzzing around their heads! And don't even get me started on the ones who eat fish, because "they don't count."

My point is, why can't we all just do our best to live sustainably and as a responsible member of one big ecosystem, and not make it anyone's business but our own? Because in today's world, practically no one does it 100%, and if you are going to do it half-way (which is fine, half is better than none) you have no right to preach.

End rant.

 

[Planogirl]

It would be beyond cruel to release these animals into the wild and I don't think that any entity is going to pay for sea pens out of the goodness of their hearts. That's just hard reality.

Disney knew full well that there was controversy over the whales at SeaWorld. This isn't a new thing but it is just under the gun right now. It's good publicity to appear to be on the side of those against SeaWorld right now.

Speaking of Nemo, what about the aquarium fish in the dentist's office? Are tiny aquarium tanks cruel?