The other day I was flipping through the endless titles of Netflix when I found this documentary that caught my eye. It had been talked about a lot on social media so I decided to give it a try, and I am glad that I did. First of all, the story is probably the craziest that I had heard of in a long time. It told the rise and fall of an exotic animal zookeeper, Joe Exotic, who became a featured attraction along with the rest of his tigers at his zoo. He was known for his unpredictable behavior and humor, and his long-running feud with Carol Baskin. Carol Baskin was the owner of Big Cat Rescue, a zoo designed for the safety of big cats in America. She made it her mission to shut Joe Exotic’s zoo down and acquire all of his big cats. The two exchanged in death threats, protests and media attacks that were nothing short of entertaining and goofy. But their hatred for each other was evident. Now I’m leaving so much out because of how much is involved in the story, everything from a murder-to-hire-plot to running for president of the United States.
But at its core, the documentary deals with the morality of animal treatment and how money can corrupt people away from their own values, as it did to Joe Exotic. The documentary shows how Joe Exotic, during the founding of the zoo, wanted the zoo to be a haven and rescue for animals, but it turned into his way of getting rich.
Anyways, this documentary was a great distraction from the world outside and the boredom and anxiety of the household. I think now more than ever people need an escape, and I think this documentary delivered.
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