Mistérios do Titanic

I must admit that the concept here in this 2015 documentary was definitely interesting. And given my interest and fascination with the Titanic, of course I sat down to watch this documentary, though it wasn't before 2021 that I had the chance to do so.

Visually then I will say that "Drain the Titanic" was impressive. It was really astounding to see the CGI rendering of the majestic ship on the sea floor, and seeing the water removed and the wreckage shown in that detail. However, what really impressed me was the crystal clear underwater footage of the wreck.

This documentary was interesting to watch, albeit a bit repetitive of the usage of CGI rendering. But it was definitely a good watch, and there were some interesting bits of facts being showcased. And the theory of the ship breaking apart deep underwater is really interesting and does make sense in terms of the spread of debris.

While "Drain the Titanic" was not the most phenomenal of documentaries that I have seen, it definitely is worth a watch, especially if you are interested in what has happened to the wreck laying on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

My rating of "Drain the Titanic" settles on a six out of ten stars.

As others here note, the repetition and faux "drama" blunts the pleasure and value of seeing this, even to someone interested in the topic.

Instead of a calm and sane review of what was accomplished, and time to look over the new model, we get an incessantly ominous junk-music soundtrack, constantly tense narration, and camera work that cuts away from every remark as if to mark it as profound or revelatory.

Pretty soon, I too cut away.

Who's minding the store at National Geographic? Who sets the goals, the story-line, and the style guidelines?

Who thinks that "if some drama is good, then more is better, and too much is just enough"?

Appreciate the team that has worked on the mission. Kudos to them.

A great story which is told in a most boring way possible.

The script is so repeatetive, I would be a millionaire by the end of the movie if I had gotten a dollar every time the narrator said "drained on the ocean floor", "never seen before", drain the water" Arghh.. Gave me headache.

The conclusion they made about when the Titanic broke up is tenuous at best. They use the 'relatively' small size of the debris field to theorize that it broke up after going underwater. That doesn't add up. If it had then the stern might have been in better condition and I don't think they would have the great sliding feature in the mud near the stern. Also ocean currents are unpredictable so you can't say for sure whether they would have carried the artifacts far away.

I really liked it. They didn't actually drain the sea. I don't remember much but it was just cool. I watched it for school. I liked seeing under the ocean. It looked really real. And the computer graphics were cool, too. --Cameron, age 8