Saving the Titanic

History can only be written by survivors, and winners.

I found this engaging, as I have laboured for hours on factory floors (in Electronic Maintenance) and know the spirit and cameraderie that develops there. I probably will watch it again. The depiction is flawed, as Titanic buffs point out here. The contempt for the "lower classes," the actual onscreen events are inaccurate. I don't think this was meant to be accurate. It doesn't stop it grabbing you.

The Catholic-Protestant thing with Ireland was there, and ever present. But people remember it flaring up 5-10 years after the Titanic went down. Nearly all third class passengers (steerage - the cheapest tickets) went down with the ship, because there wasn't lifeboats for them. The story of the men who took such pride in their work that they kept the ship afloat bears telling. Also,it meant that they went down with the ship. They probably would have done anyhow, as they were lower class. People tend to forget the Titanic was built by working class Protestants. A Catholic couldn't get work in Harland & Wolfe then.

The sets, acting were great. Direction and script less so; too much time wasted on the wrong things.