Waking the Titanic

Good movie!

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The Irish emigrants were portrayed were with perfect hair, clean nails, clean, perfectly ironed clothes etc. At this time the poor in Ireland had almost nothing, they washed in a bowl, probably with cold water, probably very rarely! There is no way that the women's hair we saw, beautifully coiffured could ever be achieved. The images we saw were far too "perfect", with the only reflection on reality was the burning of peat, and even that was done in a clinical environment! This appears to have been produced by people who had no idea of the conditions in Ireland at that time. What a shame, could have been an interesting historical document.

I stumbled upon the 2013 documentary "Waking the Titanic" here in 2023 by random chance. And with my interest in the ship and the tragedy that befell her, of course I opted to sit down to watch this 2013 documentary that I had never even heard about. Director Frank Delaney delivered a documentary that was somewhat of a niche viewing. While it hardly delves into the events around the disaster itself, it focuses on the story of 14 travelers from a small Irish community that set out to immigrate to the USA. So this was more of a local documentary with focus on that small group of people. Sure, it shed some light on events that I wasn't familiar with prior to watching this documentary, and putting the community within the spot light now. While "Waking the Titanic" was watchable, it was hardly among the best of documentaries to revolve around The Titanic and the events that led to her sinking. My rating of "Waking the Titanic" lands on a five out of ten stars.

This tragic story is based on the small Irish village and the 14 people that went on the unfortunate trip that cost their lives, in search of a better life in the United States. Only 3 people survived, and their story is shown throughout this interesting documentary. It starts with the story how they were they were living in poverty and how their only option was to migrate to the US and do start a new chapter in their lives. The people who were left in Ireland were so devastated by the tragedy, that they simply refused to talk about it. After a century, they dared to tell the story that cannot be thought of, but it is always hoped to never repeat it again.

source: Waking the Titanic

The Irish emigrants were portrayed were with perfect hair, clean nails, clean, perfectly ironed clothes etc. At this time the poor in Ireland had almost nothing, they washed in a bowl, probably with cold water, probably very rarely! There is no way that the women's hair we saw, beautifully coiffured could ever be achieved. The images we saw were far too "perfect", with the only reflection on reality was the burning of peat, and even that was done in a clinical environment! This appears to have been produced by people who had no idea of the conditions in Ireland at that time. What a shame, could have been an interesting historical document.

This tragic story is based on the small Irish village and the 14 people that went on the unfortunate trip that cost their lives, in search of a better life in the United States. Only 3 people survived, and their story is shown throughout this interesting documentary. It starts with the story how they were they were living in poverty and how their only option was to migrate to the US and do start a new chapter in their lives. The people who were left in Ireland were so devastated by the tragedy, that they simply refused to talk about it. After a century, they dared to tell the story that cannot be thought of, but it is always hoped to never repeat it again.

I stumbled upon the 2013 documentary "Waking the Titanic" here in 2023 by random chance. And with my interest in the ship and the tragedy that befell her, of course I opted to sit down to watch this 2013 documentary that I had never even heard about. Director Frank Delaney delivered a documentary that was somewhat of a niche viewing. While it hardly delves into the events around the disaster itself, it focuses on the story of 14 travelers from a small Irish community that set out to immigrate to the USA. So this was more of a local documentary with focus on that small group of people. Sure, it shed some light on events that I wasn't familiar with prior to watching this documentary, and putting the community within the spot light now. While "Waking the Titanic" was watchable, it was hardly among the best of documentaries to revolve around The Titanic and the events that led to her sinking. My rating of "Waking the Titanic" lands on a five out of ten stars.