this film can not make up it mind whether it message be human be evil and bad and animal be sweet and blameless or do not ever go in the water again . a fisherman ( nolan ) be out to nab a killer whale and a very bad thing and but when he accidentally ( accidentally mark you ) hit a pregnant cow instead of her mate and the cow and i use the word in all sens who be obviously a sick psycho bitch and the canonical villain of the piece throw herself against the propeller try to chew herself to bit in the most distressing and hideous not to mention ineffectual method of kill herself . ( i doubt it be her first . ) when her unborn fetus abort from her hideous self inflict wound and her mate go mental with revenge and swears to hurt and kill and mutilate every human who even so much a talk to nolan . obviously a among human and total psycho date other total psycho . the film reek of half think out anti human message and the poor poor whale . the evil men must suffer and die . and yet and it do not succeed in demonize nolan at all . it true that when he set out his motif be selfish and cruel and but at the first squeal of the first whale he grow a heart and and a the film progress and he grow more and more compassionate to the whale pain until it seem he will walk out on the ice and give himself to the whale and just to make it feel a little well . the films final journey and in which nolan follow the whale on a bizarre journey to the north and remind me of melville eerie man whale connection and and for a moment hint at a truly interesting conclusion and where these two husband might connect and understand even respect each other in their own grief and for nolan lose his wife and unborn child also to an accident . it clear nolan respect the whale and feel for it loss . however and it never go there . the whale character have no compassion or respect for anyone . the final scene lose this focus and become jaw like where the sea monster finally kill everybody and nolan and no doubt through an oversight and fail to chomp up the whale hugger ( tho he make a good snap for her head a little earlier . ) i love animal and and i detest whaling and and what be more i love orca whale and but if this film goal be to make me feel that the whale be the victim and that people be evil and detestable it completely fail . nolan show compassion and growth and and feel for others and and all the whale think about be kill and maim . the only message one can walk away with be if you see an orca whale and ever and anywhere and run the other way cause if you step on his fin the wrong way and he will hunt you to the end of the earth destroy everything around you .