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James Cameron descends to the bottom of the North Atlantic ocean to explore the actual RMS Titanic that still lies on the seabed. The filmmaker appears onscreen from time to time, but mostly it falls to actor
Bill Paxton to provide narration and observations, tasks for which he’s not particularly well-suited. And even though an archaeologist, microbiologist, and historian were present there's not much scientific input from any of them.
The newly-captured footage of the wreckage, the aspect of the film that is arguably its most amazing feature, is presented in small boxes, like Picture-in-Picture, for reasons that I don't understand. Ultimately, the many poor decisions regarding the construction of the film itself mean a potentially interesting venture is instead an expensive missed opportunity.
2 choppy waters out of 5
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