. Bringing his sensibility for contemporary action filmmaking, Petersen improves on the stunts and terror of the original to suit a new audience. In keeping with a political culture dominated by “rogue actors,” the tsunami is now a “rogue wave.” When she hits, Petersen hits us with the conventional model shots and rotating set but then delivers more fire and water than the twothat had sailed before it. But what Petersen updates is the society on the ship.
In many overturned ship stories, the captain often orders the crew to push the ship harder and faster. That’s because these stories are also about humanity’s foolish hubris in the face of nature. The S.S. Poseidon, the RMS Titanic, and the Andrea Gail believe good business is worth any cause. The delusional determination of the powerful in command ultimately dooms the ships and all the souls on board. But there is perhaps no better parable of hubris than.
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