Why the “Free Willy” Trilogy Was Worth The $8.49:
1. It is the first movie that I can remember seeing in a theater (Free Willy).
2. It has the first boy that I ever had a crush on…Jesse, that whale-taming 12-year-old (Free Willy).
3. It reminded me of how breaking and entering can really be the best decision a person can ever make (Free Willy).
4. I remembered how, for a long time, I really wanted to learn how to play the harmonica so as to summon majestic animals (Free Willy).
5. I realized how annoying it must be to the professional trainer for some random kid to come in and magically tame the evil killer whale (Free Willy).
6. I remembered how even the most stereotypical portrayals of Indians in film can still be so wise (Free Willy, Free Willy 2, Free Willy 3).
7. I remembered the source of my legitimate fear of being trapped underwater below burning oil (Free Willy 2).
8. I rediscovered how funny pubescent boys can be (Free Willy 2).
9. I realized that, when something urgent needs to be done, everyone should abandon all of their attempts and leave it to three kids on the water who can’t drive a boat (Free Willy 2).
10. I still think that Jesse’s harmonica song is awesome (Free Willy 2).
11. I realized how nerdy am that every time one of the whalers referred to a whale as a “fish” that I corrected them out loud. Sitting alone, in the dark, in front of my laptop, at 3AM (Free Willy 3).
12. I found it hilarious when Jesse was so proud of Willy for having a whale-girlfriend making a baby. He was so living vicariously through his whale (Free Willy 3).
13. Hydrophonic harmonica-playing should be really cool, but the actual harmonica is more awesome (Free Willy 3).
14. I remembered why I hate moralistic 10-year-olds with red, curly hair and freckles. Seriously, did anyone even like Max? And why should Willy, Jr. be named Max (Free Willy 3) ?
15. I found that it is, in fact, usually true that the third movie in trilogies tend to kind of suck (Free Willy 3). See also: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Aladdin 3: King of Thieves, Spiderman 3, etc.
16. I am such a nerd that I could make a list like this off of the top of my head.
16. Free Willy is just awesome.
