For example, Willy has lived most of his life without any contact or interaction with orcas, and will not be able to integrate properly. He will probably live his life alone and then die prematurely.
The same thing happened to the whale who played Willy, Keiko. They released him and he died less than a year later. Pneumonia. He was 27. Whales can reach the ages of 50-80, which makes it especially sad.
Also, both Jesse and his dad committed destruction of property (Jesse kicked a park trash can and the dad busted the marina gate with his car), and most of the characters technically committed theft. The police wouldn't care that you saved the orca because the park owners wanted to kill him. The police would say you should've called 911 to report animal abuse. Of course, Willy would have died by the time the police could save him, like they said in the movie, but still.
That means that, realistically, Willy will die soon and several characters will be arrested on charges of Destruction of Property and Theft.
HOWEVER, this movie made me very happy and I smiled a lot, so I give it a 7/10 after all that.
My favorite part is the little kisses Jesse plants on Willy's nose.
The same thing happened to the whale who played Willy, Keiko. They released him and he died less than a year later. Pneumonia. He was 27. Whales can reach the ages of 50-80, which makes it especially sad.
Also, both Jesse and his dad committed destruction of property (Jesse kicked a park trash can and the dad busted the marina gate with his car), and most of the characters technically committed theft. The police wouldn't care that you saved the orca because the park owners wanted to kill him. The police would say you should've called 911 to report animal abuse. Of course, Willy would have died by the time the police could save him, like they said in the movie, but still.
That means that, realistically, Willy will die soon and several characters will be arrested on charges of Destruction of Property and Theft.
HOWEVER, this movie made me very happy and I smiled a lot, so I give it a 7/10 after all that.
My favorite part is the little kisses Jesse plants on Willy's nose.