Reflection on SouthPark episode and "The Cove"

This was my first time watching either movie, and i haven't watch any south park episode yet since i thought its only for children's and not suited for me. My first impression was that the animation was very interesting and funny, my guess is they made it to adress the controversies surrounding Japanese Whaling. The situations in this animation is quite accurate, as related to "The Cove" basically its about Japanese people slaughtering dolphins and whales. I think that they can explain a lot more about the practices and horrors of whaling in the animation, but i guess since it is an animation it's probably intended for kids and such.


As for "The Cove", i was very shocked to see that the people in the Taiji village do these kinds of things. It never occurred to me that it is a culture to slaughter dolphins and whales. Taiji, a town that appears to be devoted to the wonders and mysteries of the sleek, playful dolphins and whales that swim off their coast. But in a remote, glistening cove, surrounded by barbed wire and "Keep Out" signs, lies a dark reality. It is here, under the cover of night, that the fishermen of Taiji, driven by a multi-billion dollar dolphin entertainment industry and a developing market for mercury-tainted dolphin meat, engage in an unseen hunt. The nature of what they do is so devastating and the consequences are so dangerous to human health that they will go to great lengths to stop anyone from seeing it. I definitely agree that slaughtering of dolphins and whales is wrong, since their meat is poisoned by mercury i don't get why we need to kill them. It's probably because of the market, the demand for dolphins in marine parks, aqua parks for entertainment is high. 

So in conclusion i think the cove gives a very detailed explanation about why is whaling wrong, and the history behind it. while the south park episode simplifies this problem by highlighting the major problems, looking at it from a Japanese perspective.