Movie: Open Water

[yuji]

Has anyone watched the movie Open Water? At the end of the show, they actually showed you how they fished out a shark, sliced its 2 fins off, then cut the under belly so that they can dig through its stomach to show you what the shark had swallowed. And would you believe it, they fish out an underwater camera that was used in the show (where the male lead lost it when he was lost at sea).

That would mean that they purposely allowed a shark to swallow the damn camera, then killed the shark and show you where the camera is in its body!

You can even hear the crew who were slicing the shark up laughing as they find the camera.

I think that footage was very unnecessary and appears that the shark was killed just to show the camera it swallowed.

Mammals were harmed in the making of this production and they have trivalized the mortality of sharks.

I am outraged by their actions and I hope fellow reefers will do their bit by protesting against this cruel and inhumane act.

[Achilles Tang]

Technically, a shark isn't a mammal.

I have not seen the movie yet... did they really show that part at the end?!

[Tanzy]

Hmm, actually if they did fish it up and eat the shark it will fine.

I think shark steak tastes pretty awful.

[DeepBlue]

a lot of us are guilty of eating the fins of sharks that were fished out just for this purpose.... its human....sad...all we can do is try to educate the young not to do so...but hey...sometimes I find it hard to advocate these stuffs when I am having Shark'sfin soup every new year....

[Dispar_Anthias]

a lot of us are guilty of eating the fins of sharks that were fished out just for this purpose.... its human....sad...all we can do is try to educte the young not to do so...but hey...sometimes I find it hard to advocate these stuffs when I am having Shark'sfin soup every new year....

I dun eat shark fin...... hehe heard from my frens this show is lousy

[shoelevy]

i make it a point to never order shark's fin!

i'm a shark protection advocate

i try to eat creatures that r reared one

so if they start rearing sharks for fin then maybe i'll start eating

[dradttg]

i make it a point to never order shark's fin!

i'm a shark protection advocate

i try to eat creatures that r reared one

so if they start rearing sharks for fin then maybe i'll start eating

I have been giving shark fin soup a miss at wedding dinner for about a year now.

[Dispar_Anthias]

I have been giving shark fin soup a miss at wedding dinner for about a year now.

hehe me since sec1

[yuji]

Yes, the footage was shown at the end of the movie when the credits were rolling.

I advocate the protection of sharks and would never have sharks' fins.

You can do the same too just by politely saying 'no thank you'.

Do we have a campaign going on or something? I wish to have this matter campaigned against.

[jd_n]

Shark or no sharks......the movie sucks!

[andysho]

very cheap budget for the show

almost the whole show just got one scene .....the couple floating on the water

hahah nothing else to see

jellyfish , sharks thats all can see

[terryansimon]

urh. this show wasn't given a grand hollywood budget. a medicore budget of $10k if I'm not mistaken. no special effects and all. probably no editting as well.

as for the shark cutting up part. hmm...

[andysho]

i wonder during the show~~ how many percent of the audience will fall asleep and dream about eating shark fins rather then watching this

show sia

[hammerhd]

Sharks fins are bad for ur health they contain high % of mercury and other metals.

Anyway i have stopped eating shark fins for almost 3 years

And tanzy shark steaks tasted good if u knw how to cook them

And i will tell u guys if the movie is good on weds nite

[kelstorm]

going on the show with the Fins ppl huh?? hehehe.. very cheap..

[hammerhd]

ya loh jio mei mei go leh wanna join

[Guinness]

Suprising that the WWF or Greenpeace have not made too much noise about this. ...

I think it SUX. Will NOT be watching the movie.

[babyfishy]

Pls dun waste your last $8.50 on this crap movie.

I rather u go buy a documentary on sharks instead.

An idiot like me went to watch it!

[yuji]

I have already e-mailed to 2 sharks confederation about this matter. I am short of e-mailing the senator from America who happens to be pushing the same bill in protection of sharks.

I really hope someone does something about it.

Meanwhile, I want to hold a campaign for protection of sharks locally. Anyone has any idea or keen to help out?

Please, I need all the assistance I can.

Thanks alot pals!

[kelstorm]

ya loh jio mei mei go leh wanna join

nah.. enjoy urself then... hehehe

[hammerhd]

ok lah this kind of movie is those kind in the caterogy dun-seewill-not-miss-it kind loh

Also fell asleep at the beginning except for the ###### scene

[nleong]

Erm, I have a suggestion for you Yuji, Speakers corners turn 4 yrs old. Well, maybe you can go there and tell the public about it... maybe some of us will go there and support you.

It would be more effective than doing those posters, internet "spam" emails etc.

[kelstorm]

Also fell asleep at the beginning except for the ###### scene

ok.. then i go, watch the ###### scenes and then fall asleep.. hahaha...

[nleong]

ok.. then i go, watch the ###### scenes and then fall asleep.. hahaha...

###### only... they didnt do it....

[Guinness]

I have already e-mailed to 2 sharks confederation about this matter. I am short of e-mailing the senator from America who happens to be pushing the same bill in protection of sharks.

I really hope someone does something about it.

Meanwhile, I want to hold a campaign for protection of sharks locally. Anyone has any idea or keen to help out?

Please, I need all the assistance I can.

Thanks alot pals!

locally?

1) we don't really have many species that live locally: So the most you can do is to educate the public about protecting those that are overseas.

2) Many large corporations have interests which are ....... not shark friendly, pollution, drift net trawling, sharks fin ...etc ...etc (literally too many to list). Dont' for one minute think that the people in charge will give a donkeys about shark conservation. $ is god to them. Just look at the Sentosa dolphin fiasco. It is well documented that dolphins suffer in captivity. Further it is already known that they dolphins were brought in under false declarations. Anyway, I am sidetracking from sharks to dolphins, what i am trying to say here is where industry dollar meets enviroment in Singapore, most of the time..... industry wins.

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