In the movie, when Bodine shows Old Rose the computer sinking simulation, Cameron only decided to show the bow section hitting the ocean floor, but not the stern. The published book of the screenplay said the stern part was deleted in post-production.
Did Cameron only decide to show the bow because it is more intact than the stern and it "planed away" gracefully to the bottom, while the stern imploded and corkscrewed to the bottom in a devastating manner?
I bet some people who saw that in the theater were wondering "What happened to the stern?"
The whole simulation with both the bow and stern hitting the ocean floor are included on the 2005 3 disc DVD set, and disc two of the 2012 Blu-Ray.
Interestingly, in the extended cut of Cameron's 2003 documentary film Ghosts of the Abyss, the simulation is shown again, but this time the stern is shown hitting the ocean floor and not the bow.
This is the simulation on YouTube.
Did Cameron only decide to show the bow because it is more intact than the stern and it "planed away" gracefully to the bottom, while the stern imploded and corkscrewed to the bottom in a devastating manner?
I bet some people who saw that in the theater were wondering "What happened to the stern?"
The whole simulation with both the bow and stern hitting the ocean floor are included on the 2005 3 disc DVD set, and disc two of the 2012 Blu-Ray.
Interestingly, in the extended cut of Cameron's 2003 documentary film Ghosts of the Abyss, the simulation is shown again, but this time the stern is shown hitting the ocean floor and not the bow.
This is the simulation on YouTube.