Re: [Leica] <no subject>

[Amilcar de Oliveira <amilcar@domain.com.br>]

    The romantic scenes on the prow are impossible in a real ship. The prow is
off limits because sometimes a high enough wave gets it underwater. When the
prow is shown from above, you may see a V-shaped wall that is intended to
deflect the water away from the rest of the deck. Also, on the route the Titanic
was, the air is cold. Add to that the windspeed caused by the ship's advance and
you have a very unconfortable chill factor.
     I had a real laugh with the engine room scenes: everybody talks normally. A
real ship's engine room is *very* noisy and you have to yell at the top of your
lungs in order to be heard. My father was a chief engineer in the Brazillian
merchant marine and I recall he couldn't stop speaking very loud for half an
hour after coming off shift. His ears were numbed by the noise so he couldn't
control how loudly he spoke.
     The engine room is also extremely hot, so you don't wear a jacket while
you're in, as the film's chief engineer does.

Regards,
Amilcar

Mark Rabiner wrote:

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>
> The people in the lower decks were locked down until it was convenient
> to let them out, many perished because of it. Other films on the Titanic
> dealt with this issue, this film barely touched on it. Hate to sound
> like a pinko but the Titanic story was a story about Class. The poor guy
> would have never gotten near the rich girl let along see the sky let
> along smooth with her on the top deck bow of the ship. I all for romance
> but a realisitic regard for class and the workings of the ship would
> have added to the romance. There were bars in the doorways keeping the
> poor people below and keeping the lovers apart. These bars needed to be
> dealt with. They never were.
> Mark Rabiner