Le Titanic redévoilér

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

There is some fascinating information in this documentary, but in about 45 minutes of documentary, there are only maybe 10-15 minutes of actual content. The information is heavily punctuated by repeated panning over the model of the wreck and the animation of "draining the sea floor", which of course, doesn't really happen. The narrator breaks from his narrative every few minutes to remind us how amazing it is that we are seeing the Titanic like never before. This is hyped up with dramatic music and sweeping views of the digital model . It extremely repetitive and left me waiting anxiously for more through the entire length of the film, but "more" was never delivered. So much filler, so little true content.

So much time is devoted to whether the ship broke apart at the surface or further down, and the show teases you it might be answered or given info to suggest a possible break up, but then all you get is some mysterious model about debris fields that never really is explained, video of stoic men looking at computers, some fancy graphics and no answer or data to back up an answer or model of the sinking. Then a blurb about what it might look like in the future and some stuff about preservation. Waste of time.

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 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.