come to accept it as true
There's so many things that were told to us that they tell us-- they tell you so many times that you just-- you start believing it.Blackfish · 2013 — 第 8 / 11 章 · 2'59" · C1
Trainers Challenge Captivity Claims, Explained：twisted and turned
The surface is a string of cheerful park claims: animals get along, training is like training a dog, orcas live 25 to 35 years. Underneath, people who worked there admit they repeated what they were told and later learned how little they knew. 'Why would they lie?' one says, before the claims are called false.
あらすじ
Park footage and interviews with people who worked there are cut together. A cheerful voice says the animals get along, that training is like training a dog, and that children are Shamu's biggest fans. The interviewees describe repeating the script, then dispute claims about orca lifespans, collapsed dorsal fins, and captive pods as family.
注目の表現
I was blindbought intothey like to sayof course that's false
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このシーンの表現
twisted and turned
distorted and bent out of true
Twisted and turned widens the charge from one lifespan claim to every awkward fact.
The timeline was twisted and turned until the delay looked planned.
このシーンの他の表現
- I was blind
unaware, not unable to see
- bought into
accepted a story as true
- they like to say
that is their preferred claim
- of course that's false
a dry snap at the claim
- different nations
separate peoples, not just types
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ
live together without conflict
So all the animals here get along very well.had no real grip on one's actions
I didn't know what I was doing, really.Don't stop after didn't; slide into know.
I didn't know what I was doing, really.spoken praise for doing very well real means really, not genuine
You did a real good job.accepted a story as true
The speaker first admits they bought into what they were told; the next line adds that they learned to repeat it to the audience. The tone is a flat, after-the-fact admission.
I just really bought into what they told us.Keep bought and into as one move, not two beats.
I just really bought into what they told us.nearly anything, almost no limit
We can do just about anything we want.have no real knowledge of it
I really know nothing about killer whales.Put the weight on nothing and ease the words around it.
I really know nothing about killer whales.in certain respects, not entirely
I really in some ways believed a lot of what I was learning from them, because why would they lie?die short of a full lifespan
Because the whales in their pools die young, they like to say that all orcas die at 25 or 30 years.mark it as their line, not yours
Because the whales in their pools die young, they like to say that all orcas die at 25 or 30 years.because clause: Because explains why they say it, not why whales die.
Because the whales in their pools die young, they like to say that all orcas die at 25 or 30 years.about six, not an exact count
We knew by 1980, after half a dozen years of the research,roughly matching a human lifetime
that they live equivalent to human life spans.by some route, whichever works
And every other potentially embarrassing fact is twisted and turned and denied one way or another.Leave and light so the two verbs keep the beat.
And every other potentially embarrassing fact is twisted and turned and denied one way or another.free, not in a show pool
So, in the wild, they live...flips over, folds to one side the fin bends over; nobody rolls
25% of whales have a fin that turns over like that as they get older.the fin folding from lost support
Dorsal collapse happens in less than 1% of wild killer whales.orca family groups — Jargon for whale groups; odd in ordinary chat.
They have their pods.a group put together by people
an artificial assemblage of their collection, however management decides they should mix them and whichever ones happen to be born or bought and brought in.purchased and delivered in
an artificial assemblage of their collection, however management decides they should mix them and whichever ones happen to be born or bought and brought in.concessive however: Here however means no matter how they are mixed, not but.
an artificial assemblage of their collection, however management decides they should mix them and whichever ones happen to be born or bought and brought in.share one's early life with them
Well, what could happen as a result of them being thrown in with other whales that they haven't grown up with,wh- subject: The what-clause is the subject; the result waits for is.
Well, what could happen as a result of them being thrown in with other whales that they haven't grown up with,held in a human-made enclosure
...a lot of violence, a lot of killing in captivity that you don't ever see in the wild.「Trainers Challenge Captivity Claims」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is less about one fact than about how repetition becomes belief. 'There's so many things that were told to us... you start believing it,' one voice says; later, 'I just really bought into what they told us.' The cheerful line 'It's just like training your dog' sits beside the admission 'I really know nothing about killer whales.' The same pattern returns with lifespan: 'they like to say that all orcas die at 25 or 30 years,' then 'And of course that's false.' The editing lets a promotional voice condemn itself: convenient claims are repeated until they sound natural, then exposed as twisted and denied.
Theme
DeceptionClaims about lifespan, dorsal fins, and family are repeated in a cheerful voice, then challenged as twisted or false.
TrustThe question 'why would they lie?' explains how reassuring authority makes repeated claims easy to accept.
発音のポイント
- didn't know what — Don't stop after didn't; slide into know.
- bought into what — Keep bought and into as one move, not two beats.
- know nothing about — Put the weight on nothing and ease the words around it.
- twisted and turned — Leave and light so the two verbs keep the beat.
There's so many things that were told to us that they tell us-- they tell you so many times that you just-- you start believing it.A claim repeated often enough stops sounding like a claim; repetition makes it feel true.
I just really bought into what they told us.The speaker fully accepted the park's account; bought into suggests belief, not a simple purchase.
I really know nothing about killer whales.Despite working with killer whales, the speaker says the job taught routines, not the animals' natural history or behavior.
I really in some ways believed a lot of what I was learning from them, because why would they lie?The question 'why would they lie?' shows how trust in a source makes false claims easier to accept.
And every other potentially embarrassing fact is twisted and turned and denied one way or another.Any fact that could damage the park's image is spun, reversed, or rejected rather than honestly addressed.
That's not a family, you know. Come on.The captive group is an artificial mix assembled by management, not a real family or pod.
このシーンについての質問
What does the park narration claim about the animals and training?
It says 'all the animals here get along very well' and that training is 'just like training your dog, really.' The line presents the animals as calm and the work as ordinary.
What lifespan figure is given, and how is it challenged?
The claim is 25 to 35 years, with a line saying whales live longer in captivity because of veterinary care. The reply is 'And of course that's false,' followed by research, known by 1980, that their lifespans are equivalent to human life spans.
Why is the word 'family' disputed?
A voice says the whales are a family and have their pods, but another calls the group 'an artificial assemblage' shaped by management. The animals come from different cultural subsets; 'These are different nations.'
What is said about dorsal fins?
One claim says 25% of whales have a fin that turns over as they age. The response is that 'Dorsal collapse happens in less than 1% of wild killer whales,' while 'All the captive males 100% have collapsed dorsal fins.'
What happens when whales from different cultures are put together?
The warning is that being 'thrown in with' whales they did not grow up with can lead to 'hyperaggression' and 'a lot of violence, a lot of killing in captivity that you don't ever see in the wild.'
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