When I sat down to watch the 2012 documentary "Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron", I must admit that I was a little bit skeptical, given the fact that Cameron might be biased in this documentary.
But it turned out that he actually took a very neutral and analytical approach to the questions asked, and weren't afraid to admit that given the light shed on things during the making of the documentary from some of the simulations run for it, that his portrayal of the events in his feature movie were not 100% accurate.
For me it was nice to see the level of enthusiasm and commitment that the people involved with the documentary were showing in order to portray things as closely to being accurate as possible. And it was exciting and entertaining to watch the documentary unfold and see the results of the various theories and simulations.
And of course, the documentary was spruced up not only with footage from Cameron's film, but also some new animation and rendering, which was definitely good.
I think that "Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron" definitely shed some much needed light on the actual events of the sinking of the ocean liner and putting some of the romanticized notions of the actual sinking to rest - pardon the pun.
This 2012 documentary was quite enjoyable, but keep in mind that it deals mostly with the events of the sinking, not going into details about the construction, the ship itself, the crew, and what not. No, this was focused primarily on the sinking itself.
My rating of "Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron" lands on a well-deserved seven out of ten stars.
But it turned out that he actually took a very neutral and analytical approach to the questions asked, and weren't afraid to admit that given the light shed on things during the making of the documentary from some of the simulations run for it, that his portrayal of the events in his feature movie were not 100% accurate.
For me it was nice to see the level of enthusiasm and commitment that the people involved with the documentary were showing in order to portray things as closely to being accurate as possible. And it was exciting and entertaining to watch the documentary unfold and see the results of the various theories and simulations.
And of course, the documentary was spruced up not only with footage from Cameron's film, but also some new animation and rendering, which was definitely good.
I think that "Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron" definitely shed some much needed light on the actual events of the sinking of the ocean liner and putting some of the romanticized notions of the actual sinking to rest - pardon the pun.
This 2012 documentary was quite enjoyable, but keep in mind that it deals mostly with the events of the sinking, not going into details about the construction, the ship itself, the crew, and what not. No, this was focused primarily on the sinking itself.
My rating of "Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron" lands on a well-deserved seven out of ten stars.