r2Dtoo Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 [quote name='homeschoolmom' timestamp='1334534911' post='2418360'] I was talking about people who walked into disaster [i]unaware[/i]... [/quote] But why stop there? Watching people destroy themselves because they want to is a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 [quote name='homeschoolmom' timestamp='1334534911' post='2418360'] I was talking about people who walked into disaster [i]unaware[/i]... [/quote] touche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dusk Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 [quote name='r2Dtoo' timestamp='1334505583' post='2418164'] The whole fascination with the Titanic (both the ship and the movie) is ridiculous. Why is it so special that a ship sank? Because no one back then thought it would? Who cares? [/quote] i dont care for the movie but after hearing a titanic survivor when I was small (she was only 2 and didnt remember)...must of been very early 90's I was always facinated with what she discribed as the "end of innocence" and the beginning of true globalization. What differed from her and the WWI pilot, the holocust survivor and the african freedom fighter was that the world awoke after the titanic. News was on 24/7 and never again did something happen that wasnt recorded somehow and given to the world. The titanic survivor imparted a truth on me the others didnt...we are fragile and we are not perfect. Ships sank all the time. To have the "unsinkable" sink was a sign that humans science would never fully control the elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 If only they made it into the movie! Someone posted a link the other day- maybe cmom?- that talked about the real stories on the titanic. It would be fantastic if those stories were made into a movie. The problem is that with historical events, we either get terrible acting/low-budget documentaries or unnecessarily sexualized dramas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 [quote name='Lisa' timestamp='1334607315' post='2418906'] If only they made it into the movie! [/quote] Actually, Fr. Byles *is* depicted in the James Cameron movie. As the ship is upending, he is pictured leading the Rosary. (I think-- I haven't see it in 15 years, he may have been granting absolution). Also, in the recent movie on ABC, Fr. Byles is again depicted as he is finishing up Mass in the second class lounge. So, while he's not the focus of the movie, they didn't completely omit him/them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Sweet! I haven't watched it in a super long time; I apologize for speaking without knowing what I was talking about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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