Erin Wooddell
At the ripe ole age of 11, I saw Titanic. Instead of being enraptured by the dramatized love story or overwhelmed by the deep sadness I felt seeing so many deaths, I was overtaken with a paralyzing panic.
As I saw people gulping for air, I gulped along with them. It was then that I realized I had a great fear of drowning and have thus never been on a cruise, and have never again watched the movie in its entirety. Thanks, Leo.
Last night after Pilates and fixing a late dinner, I decided to treat myself by watching my latest Netflix arrival: Captain Phillips. Well, watching such a dramatic movie right before bed was not a brilliant idea. Now, I'm not only keenly aware of the threat of drowning on big boats, but also of pirates.
Obviously I've read the news in the past several years and I know that pirates have become prevalent in real life again. However, watching it unfold before me was an entirely different ordeal than seeing the headlines splashed across page one. I realize it’s a fictitious representation of a real event, but the fact that it’s based on reality made it even more terrifying.
Can you imagine working on a cargo ship, being gone from loved ones for extended lengths of time, and dealing with such a threat when you have no real battle experience? I sure can’t. The crew that dealt with this particular situation in real life handled it so bravely. Kudos to them. And kudos to Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi who delivered incredible, stellar performances. But also, shame on Hollywood for adding to my already massive fear of traveling anywhere by boat. I think from now on, I’ll just drive.
At the ripe ole age of 11, I saw Titanic. Instead of being enraptured by the dramatized love story or overwhelmed by the deep sadness I felt seeing so many deaths, I was overtaken with a paralyzing panic.
As I saw people gulping for air, I gulped along with them. It was then that I realized I had a great fear of drowning and have thus never been on a cruise, and have never again watched the movie in its entirety. Thanks, Leo.
Last night after Pilates and fixing a late dinner, I decided to treat myself by watching my latest Netflix arrival: Captain Phillips. Well, watching such a dramatic movie right before bed was not a brilliant idea. Now, I'm not only keenly aware of the threat of drowning on big boats, but also of pirates.
Obviously I've read the news in the past several years and I know that pirates have become prevalent in real life again. However, watching it unfold before me was an entirely different ordeal than seeing the headlines splashed across page one. I realize it’s a fictitious representation of a real event, but the fact that it’s based on reality made it even more terrifying.
Can you imagine working on a cargo ship, being gone from loved ones for extended lengths of time, and dealing with such a threat when you have no real battle experience? I sure can’t. The crew that dealt with this particular situation in real life handled it so bravely. Kudos to them. And kudos to Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi who delivered incredible, stellar performances. But also, shame on Hollywood for adding to my already massive fear of traveling anywhere by boat. I think from now on, I’ll just drive.
To further prove my point, here's a list of other terrifying movies that take place in the open water: A Perfect Storm, Anaconda, Lake Placid, Piranha, Deep Blue Sea and of course, JAWS. I rest my case.