This we felt was interesting because at the time these people were like the movie stars of today, with their every move watched by millions. It could be that because this book was written very soon after the accident that people knew the famous names mentioned in this book that meant nothing to us now. Maybe because it was very realistic we also felt that it was a little dry in parts (no pun intended) with long lists of names along with a small amount of background information. We all felt that it gave a much more realistic feel for what happened on that night, more so than the more recent Hollywood movie. It does a pretty good job of meeting the main challenges, not telling the complete story, of course, but providing a worthwhile overview of events.Everyone in the book group finished this book, mostly because it's a very small book.
With very few frills, it tells the story believably and sometimes memorably. For such a detail-heavy story, this is an effective and commendable movie. If you are familiar with Walter Lord's book, it is often possible to identify many of them, but otherwise, it might be a little confusing to sort through so many characters. In this adaptation, they chose simply to depict as many brief situations as possible, often without giving much with which to identify the characters. Another inherent challenge in the story is that there are so many characters, and most of them hold some interest. As a device it works well, and there is enough action involving the other characters to keep it balanced. In this adaptation of "A Night to Remember", they solved the problem by focusing much of the action around Second Officer Lightoller, who was involved in some way in so many different aspects of what happened. Often movies that try to stay close to the facts suffer from a lack of focus, especially when there is/are no central character(s) to hold things together.
One particularly worthwhile aspect is that it spends more time detailing the reasons for the disaster than do most movies on the subject.
This is one of the more effective, with its straightforward and, based on the knowledge then available, factually accurate approach. The Titanic disaster has provided material for quite an assortment of films, and a number of them have at least something to offer.
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