What do you think the title Blackfish means? What does it actually mean? Why is this an interesting choice as a film title? What are the required qualities to become a marine trainer?

How do the trainers continue to work at the park when they see the conditions the animals are kept in?

How do they compartmentalize their feelings?

Why are the trainers and the general public misinformed about whales? Should trainers be responsible in learning the career prior to marine park training?

Why is Tilikum still kept in marine parks when he’s proven to be an aggressive whale, causing liabilities to the park and a threat to trainers?

Is it a good idea to breed from an aggressive male? Will his genes be carried through to his offspring? What are the alternatives?

Why do experienced trainers seem to be the ones who have the most accidents and deaths in marine parks?

What should the solution be for the