Only for those who have seen "Open Water"

[FreeFloat]

Thank you Iruka,

I was quite puzzled when she just sunk with a wetsuit on, having previously ditched her weights.

the woman in the movie, who was able to sink "at will" with a wetsuit & no weight belt

I can do that in my 2mm. I demonstrated it to a scuba instructor the other day who didn't believe me (in a club pool). On a full lung I sink slowly, and on an empty lung I become (as I joked) a "human weight block". I let myself drift right to the bottom of the pool before finning back up. This is my main reason I have so much trouble swimming.

Now, in seawater with a full 7mm wetsuit I probably couldn't do that....... be interesting to try........
:thinkingo

 

[Hallmac]

Well after watching all the mistakes those two made after being left they earned the right to be shark bait. Morons!!!

Of course we could discuss the lack of equipment and navigation tools but those could have been over come by some one with a couple of brain cells.

Hallmac

 

[ScubaScott]

Yes i may commit suicide but imagine being in the water over 24 hrs no sign of help you are dehydrated not thinking straight the only thing you want is it to be over. IMO

I was praying that a shark would eat both of them so the friggin movie would be over...... what a waste of time and money.

The highlight of the movie was the nude babe, and it had absolutely nothing to do with the movie

SS

 

[simbrooks]

With regard to the jellies and sharks, i guess they had to use "safe" options for the actors and most of the audience wouldnt know the difference anyway. Other than that i agree with the other sentiments in general, a few errors, some nit-picking, dodgy camerawork and sound at times, but mildly entertaining for what is essentially a low budget indie film.

 

[OBXDIVEGUY]

Does anyone know the true story as far as what happened to the dive operator? What were the repercusions?

 

[medic_diver45]

Low budget indie film.....that doesn't matter in my book- I've seen better acting, camerawork, and sound in a really bad cheap porn movie.

 

[medic_diver45]

He got acquited of manslaughter, but found responsible in a civil trial....lost pretty much everything from what I understand.

 

[Sue-ba]

I thought the movie was below average. I was, however, a little shaky the whole movie though. Don't know if I was cold or nervous. It did make me think about what I would do in that situation. I have heard interviews that that is the effect they were going for... they wanted to make us think about what we would do in that situation.

It would be a hard choice, to decide between being eaten a piece at a time or just to go for a "too long" swim under the water. When listing ways to die in order of "horrific" to "not so bad," drowning would be at the top (better) and being eaten alive would be at the bottom.

Of course, this was just a movie, it was based on a true life idea but no one knows what really happened so the movie is just hollywood conjecture.

I read a suggestion that if you were worried about being left behind, you should tear a $20 bill in half and give one half to the captain and promise to give him the other half when you returned safely. Maybe that is not a bad idea.

 

[Nay]

With regard to the jellies and sharks, i guess they had to use "safe" options for the actors and most of the audience wouldnt know the difference anyway.

They used bull sharks. One of the more aggresive sharks out there. I wouldn't swim with them. Cage maybe.

As for the ending, I'm married and dive with my husband and I was more shocked that she let him go. That was horrible to me.
Why didn't they grab onto the buoy and stay there? That's what I would have done.

 

[northcoast_diver]

First the classic TV warning:

This thread discusses the ending to a movie that you may not have seen. If you don't want to know what the ending is then don't read this thread.

Also, be advised that, contrary to some opinon, this movie is not a documentary and therefore has many portions that, although based on reality, are in fact fiction. Like most movies for maximum enjoyment you must willingly suspend reality for the movie's duration.

Warning over.

The final scene with the female star has her removing her BC and sliding quietly into the ocean to her doom. Certainly a scene of sadness and despondency.

While this is a fantasy movie, it is based on a true event and did raise a question in reality. Just what would You do if put into a similiar circumstance? Would you go for a day or so then just slide away? Or, would you float as long as possible? Or, ...?

First of all being left behind can and does happen. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Even though I carry a RescueLaser, Marker Buoy, Whistle, and DiveAlert I recognize that it is possible to be left behind. It don't happen often. But it does happen.

For openers, booking a trip with a group that knows you is more safe that walking onto a boat where you are a stranger. The movie makes that problem, which they had, clear.

Second, staying with the divemaster leading the tour is the second major preventive action, to thwart being left behind.

Listening for boat motors, and surfacing immediately if you hear one start up, is also a good preventive step. Diesels cannot just pull out immediately. First they need to warm up. Then they need to weigh anchor.

Having signalling devices with you, that work day and night, such as a metal mirror, and a flashlight, can help being spotted by another boat or plane after your boat has left you.

Those are my thoughts. In addition to the above, I also bring with me a DiveAlert horn and a safety sausage.