Titanic Tropes: Shots Fired During Sinking (1929-2012)

Depictions of Titanic's officers discharging firearms during the sinking.
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[@MightyMezzo]

Hey, if I was ever caught in a major disaster, my choice would be Kenneth More.

[@LuisAngelSantos]

Titanic 2012 Murdoch: “NOW… WE MOVE TO THE STERN!!!! AND WAIT… FOR… RESCUE!!!!”

[@NorthWestern1919]

The 1996 scene is just so... bizarre. The set looks more like something out of a stage play than a television miniseries. At a certain point the set just ends and falls away into a black void of nothingness. Also, that one stoker who says: "Fuck that." It's just... so out of nowhere, just like the rape scene in this same production. The '96 miniseries truly is something else, alright.

[@WeaselKing1000]

He says 'sod that'.

[@NorthWestern1919]

@@WeaselKing1000 That's not what I heard.

[@WeaselKing1000]

@@NorthWestern1919 OK. Watch the lips/listen again. It's very clearly 'sod'. Of the two expressions, that's also the one that's more likely for the time period and the tone of the series, whether or not there's a rape scene earlier on.

[@chancellorjake]

I had totally forgotten that the 1996 miniseries showed Murdoch shoot himself before the more controversial scene in the 1997 film.

[@chadbrown748]

According to a few books I read about the Titanic, there were reports (quite possibly during the inquiry) of shots being fired for the purpose of crowd control, but it's never been substantiated whether or not anyone had actually been shot.

[@blue387]

I would have used the shot of Lowe firing his gun in the 1997 movie instead of Murdoch

[@anttibjorklund1869]

So both the 1996 and 1997 versions say Murdoch shot himself?

[@Hirundo-demersalis]

The shitty old video game at 1:39 had me in stitches! What WAS that lmao

[@frankfontaine9974]

It's quite impressive for 1996, actually...

[@EnzedderEntertainment]

It's Titanic: Adventure out of time, one of the most respected Titanic games for its time and layed the foundation for the games we have today in a lot of ways

[@jazdajazda2191]

ANTR, SOS and 2012 seems like the only ones where no one died from shots

[@William_Fred_James]

In my opinion, the 2012 was the most chaotic one😅

[@HandDrawnHistory]

Essentialy, multiple seperate witnesses claimed to have seen an officer shoot a passenger to stop the crowd swamping Collapsible A, then shoot himself. If that did happen, it was most likely Murdoch. The point is debated among historians with no conclusion either way, but it shows that Cameron did do his reserch. He didn't just fabricate the scene as is often claimed.

[@daewookkim4795]

다른 영화에서는 그냥 발포하는 것으로 나오지만 실제로는 1997 타이타닉에 나온 모습이 가장 고증을 잘 살린 모습이라고 합니다.

[@mikemancini313]

2:03 Abraham Lincoln

[@Marci-ys5ks]

Webley revolvers were used on Titanic, but in Titanic 2012 there was a different weapon.

[@sefflyelmariano5241]

Why did James Cameron showed Murdoch killed and committed gun to the head with saving 2/3 of the survivors of the titanic that’s awful for someone to give up there live for that

[@elsoplaveleros]

The 1996 miniseries did It to But much worst, lmao

[@davidchalmers2504]

I know this is controversial, but there is quite a bit of eyewitness testimony saying Murdoch shot himself. It doesn’t detract from his heroism, as he was trying to save people to the very end.

[@CaptainJZH]

I think part of it is that Cameron legit didn't think that having Murdoch basically commit a murder/suicide would be controversial, like to him those weren't necessarily egregious things to depict but rather just tragic actions brought on by a terrible situation

[@sefflyelmariano5241]

@@elsoplavelerosyep the 1996 suicide was a 1997 version but from temu

[@Aperson-qv9rd]

@@davidchalmers2504they were reports of an unidentified officer shooting themself, Wilde could of been misidentified as Murdoch that night as Murdoch was still wearing his chief officer stripes

[@obaidulhoquebhuiyan7095]

My Ranking Of The Scene In Media 1.Titanic [1943] So That Man With The Gun Dies And The People Yell And Run So That Is It 2. A Night To Remember [1958] So Some Films And Media Do Not Have The Gun Along With The Games And The Novels And Books But This Does So They Do Not Have To Panic But The Ship Is Bloody Sinking 3.SOS Titanic [1979] This Scene Was Found By Me From A Video With Phone Recording Being There Also Was The Man Really In That Place Until He Came Out 4.Titanic [1997] So There Is A Rumor About A Suicide And It Happens Here With Unreal Make Up By James Carmon Characters Also Dieing To Their Deaths In 1912 5.Titanic [1996] Murdoch The Person Who Was Shooting Appeared Here Also Shooting Herself Before the 1997 One 6.Titanic [ITV] [2012] Someone Unknown Gets Shoot By Murdoch That Stupid Person Who Did Not Make Men Go To Lifeboats As The Smith Said Women And Children Only 7.Titanic Adventure Out Of Time [1996] So The Gun Is Smaller It Is Golden Not Black Or Coal Color Also Did Other People Also Die By Murdoch With People Being There Not Only The Man Who Falls To Her Death With Player Not Dieing 8.Atlantic [1929] Stupid Scene

[@LuisAngelSantos]

Titanic 1929: “GET OUT!! GET OUT, I TELL YOU!! IF YOU DONT, I’LL SHOOT!!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SecretlyMrGGZM]

The New Video Just Out? dang

[@MasterAnakinSkyWalker]

How come Murdock's family didn't say anything about the 1996 film showing he committed suicide? They only had a conniption over James Cameron showing that? In reality, Murdock was a hero that night. He helped load the boats and even allowed men in the boats if there weren't any women and children nearby. While it's true he died during the sinking, he didn't die by suicide.

[@Aperson-qv9rd]

The 1996 miniseries was quite low budget and not that popular and titanic 1997 was a hit by a popular studio

[@Tom8201]

Perhaps the mini series wasn't shown where they were living.

[@SS_Atlantic_Greyhound1119]

Once I saw the trope on this occasion I grew worried knowing about the 1943 films depiction for obvious reasons. Yup, it did not disappoint, though I must ask Titanic: Adventure Out of Time was included this time around?

[@CaptainJZH]

Included Adventure Out of Time mostly because the shooting scene in that is particularly iconic

[@SS_Atlantic_Greyhound1119]

@@CaptainJZH yeah... I recall seeing it somewhere and it for sure left a impression... I can do without the 1943 version though-

[@zarkstorm1295]

Can you do the one where they fire the rockets

[@CaptainJZH]

Actually wow that's a really good idea

[@haziqhakim5995]

The first movie with the shots was actually the 1927 Verison. But sadly you didn't add it because is not popular and alot of people don't know about it & is forgotten.

[@CaptainJZH]

I got it from an upload of the 1929 film Atlantic

[@Ion_Petrov]

He was talking about the movie "East Side, West Side" from 1927, where they show scenes of Titanic sinking(mostly based off Titanic...a scenario as in the 1929 movie)

[@CaptainJZH]

@@Ion_Petrov yes but the clip i showed is from Atlantic lol

[@wat_chump]

And also bc its silent

[@julius6889]

@@CaptainJZH That's not what he's talking about. He said you didn't add the 1927 version... not that the 1929 movie was 1927.