3/15/2023 0 Comments Rutgers scuttlebuttThe capsizement no longer takes place at midnight and no further reference is made to a new year. In addition, there are countless inanities and confounding changes which do nothing to enhance the story. Since the priest kept up with her, he obviously could have done it alone first! These are only a few of the major points. The whole point was that no one was sure it could be done. There's no discussion beforehand, no need for her to go first and no benefit from it, since the priest swims right beside her all the way. ~~One of the key sequences of the original film, Belle's swim and heart attack, is so poorly handled as to be laughable. It was never a "given" in the original that there would even be a rescue as there is here with all the endless naval sequences. Only the non-name performers die and their deaths are telegraphed to where a six year-old could see them coming. Here, the ballroom survivors stay alive much longer and most characters hardly get wet at all! Except for Belle, no one of any importance is killed. The original survivors could only barely keep ahead of the water pouring in. ~~The absence of great music, which enhanced the original tremendously. Also, the removal of Manny Rosen lessens the interest and the meaning of Belle Rosen's character despite endless references to him. She provided sass and comic relief throughout the suspenseful original. Scott! ~~The omission of the most popular character among die-hard fans - Linda Rogo. The book gave Reverend Scott twelve followers. ~~The complete stripping of any Biblical symbolism, which added a subtle gravity to the original as the characters followed their leader, sometimes with great sacrifice. Half the suspense of the original was wondering if the survivors were doing the right thing and they often fought about it in between climbing and trying to stay alive. All this did was prolong the capsizement, add characters no one cares about and feebly try to appear timely when actually the full force of nature has proved to the world to be plenty to deal with! ~~The removal of a strong leading character and his antagonist. There's little sense in "reviewing" something so devoid of logic, appeal, captivation, construction or even suspense, so instead a few of the many mistakes in attempting to remake the memorable 1972 feature film will be listed.
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