Nor very cost effective. Having no way of knowing the actual events that transpired on the water in the final hours, the author did a good bit of research and then ventured his best guess as to a likely scenario that would well depict their unfortunate demise in this most extreme of weather phenomena. Hollywood, as it is wont to do, took it a step further, adding several high-action scenes that made for a movie that was fast paced and hard driving like the rain that blew madly across the screen. Like any good action feature, it grabbed hold of you early and wouldn't let go. I suppose the director would say that that was exactly what he was hoping for.
Movies are powerful things.
As emotional as the wife and I sometimes get, we might be able to do it ourselves. Movies sometimes remind us who we are, and when they are able to do so, they have perhaps accomplished their greatest potential. But the preconceived notions and stereotypes that are repeatedly built into our minds, and the endless viewing of violence and evil rendered in such incredible detail, does take its inevitable toll. Scenes that would once shock us horrifically pass by our eyes as though they were just another part of our everyday lives. If what we call 'entertainment' desensitizes our children to the very real consequences of violence, something is very wrong.