Was Jessica Watson's Boat Underwater? True Spirit Fact-Check

During the climax of the True Spirit movie, Jessica Watson (Teagan Croft) is caught in a storm and her boat Ella's Pink Lady is held upside down underwater for what seems like several minutes. We explain how much of this scene is based on the True Spirit true story. Find out what the real Jessica Watson had to say about the underwater scene.
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[@Crystal-be9ze]

To a 16 year old child alone in the middle of the ocean on a sailboat being upside down and completely submerged under water even for 10 seconds probably felt like minutes, what a scary situation, I still loved the movie and found it so inspiring.

[@cornelisvanderbent8569]

I"ve listened to the audiobook on Audible, which she narrated. The movie is accurate yet simplified (of course) and dramatised. She also rammed a big ship and had to return for massive repairs to leave again after only 10 days. Many people were involved and it was really nice to hear the full story from herself.

[@michael-4k4000]

this filmed changed my life. how Jessica was able to sail the globe blindfolded alone gets to the heart of sailing and sailing is who I am.

[@sharethelove5034]

I felt like the way the director slowed down the scene as you can see her heart rate relaxed as she thought of her family. That moment clearly portrayed when time seems as if it’s taking forever but only seconds have past.

[@johnlowe8418]

Exactly, it would have seemed like an eternity, but in reality a few seconds...try pushing an empty container in to water, either way up, it takes a lot of pressure..that yacht would have surfaced very quickly...

[@JanieCoffey]

when I was in a car accident, the same thing happened. As the car spun around, time totally changed and was like click, click, click just like this showed. So it was true to how she would have experienced it.

[@sallyjane8392]

I was 22 when I sailed around the world. I didn’t do the southern ocean , I went the slow cruise way. I vividly remember a night in the ocean when the stars mirrored the sea in a fantasy of light. You could not tell where the earth started, It was magic. I have also experienced several severe knockdowns and partial rollovers. As well as being in a severe storm for days on end with rollovers imminent at any moment. Yachts can pitch pole as depicted in the movie and a drogue may prevent that. Yachts don’t usually retain the mast in a pitch pole, however a sideways roll is possible to retain the rig and be underneath mountains of water. All you can do is hang on and pray. I think the movies presentation of events was hollywood fiction, major rollovers are actually just as dramatic and like being in a washing machine. the exhaustion, boredom and moments of pure terror could have been stretched a bit more. However the emotion they created took me back to moments in time I will never forget. My heart was racing for quiet a while later. Well done one of the better storm sailing movies I’ve seen.

[@ggsmsng2177]

Thank you for sharing ur wonderful feat.

[@thatloafofbread8311]

Wow…

[@user-gy7ez8cu3l]

Cool! Thank you for your story ❤ I wonder what was more, happy moments or trials? Or, when you do the things you love, even trials become happy moments?)

[@ummufirdaus]

Thank you for sharing ur experiences and glad u're fine. 🌹

[@wellinever1558]

I was shipwrecked in the late seventies off the coastline of Africa. It was not from a storm but i do remember going around frightening moments of high sea at cape point. We set off from hout bay cape town. This brought back memories. What a brave young lady. So sad she has lost her partner.

[@abrispal]

Why are people so pressed? This scene conveyed the feeling she experienced. The long silent moment where she accepted that she this was it. It also gave an insight to what the family must have felt after receiving the data from her emergency beacon. In my opinion it was necessary.

[@ransdelightvlog6336]

Agree

[@jaimelee2323]

If it's historically accurate that her boat alarm went off and she was 15ft under, that's all I wanted to know is if it really happened. It doesn't really matter how long it was for. Can you imagine popping back up? The director did a great job and the actor.

[@jessejohanni]

I happen to watch the movie right now, and I did not know anything about it or that it was based on a true story. After whatching that scene I paused and googled to see if that is even possible. The fact that the real sailor was submerged 15 feet is nuts to me, and all I needed to know. The fact that the director kinda slowed it down is just normal storytelling.

[@nedkelly9688]

@@jessejohanni EPIRB only go off if you activate it yourself or is faulty or is dropped in water. EPIRBS are usually always located just inside a boats cabin right beside the door where you exit.where is out of the weather but easily acessable in emergency. So somehow enough water was in contact with it to activate it. Usually these are attached at shoulder height also and not on the ground. So yes a lot of water made this activate automatically. Now have you ever been surfing or body boarding. waves pressure force you down as crash down and if a boat somehow can't stay on top of the wave it will do the same to a boat. Boats are built with air pockets and boats of today are built to float if capsized and the hull isn't punctured too much and even a little can survive as have sections so if one is damged the other parts of boat won't fill up So yes believe they can go under and surface again if the boat kept itself sealed off

[@Lesliemfit]

Agreed!

[@chiefsnarlsnortz1610]

7 years at sea, USCG, Retired! I know what the ocean can do to a ship! Hats off to that young lady! Well Done!

[@user-wm2gk7ec2p]

🫡

[@bubbagump6934]

Great movie. I took the scene to mean that time really slowed down when Jess was underwater. It was the dramatic highlight of the film. I knew in my heart the boat would bounce back up, which is a metaphor for the way Jessica always bounces back.

[@michael-4k4000]

This film changed my life. Sailing has always been in my blood, I technically never sailed or been on a boat or ship, but I was on a blow up raft in the town pool and always felt free.

[@gisellebriden4147]

I loved this movie. The scene didn’t just the shark for me - I understood it as time standing still in a dramatic moment, like your life flashing before your eyes.

[@nktaylo1]

I cannot believe that she truly was 15' below water; I don't know if I'd have "believed" it whether the movie took liberties or depicted it accurately. It's honestly fairly unbelievable even hearing it while being "fact-checked". Incredible.

[@ryanhurley1298]

I think maybe the mast was 15 under during a rollover which is what set off alarm but I could be wrong

[@michael-4k4000]

who was there to measure how far down she was underwater? or do we just take her word for everything?

[@JKART-do5jc]

I think the scene underwater just emphasized the terror we sometimes feel when taking risks to live large. Awesome movie, full of inspiration.

[@BlackNovember_94]

That scene confused me but thanks for clearing that up. I remember watching Jessica returning home on live TV 13 years ago.

[@bryanmichaud16]

I don’t do boats myself so all I know is if the boat has to be underwater for the beacon to trigger, I don’t care if it was 5 seconds that would have felt like an hour! We just watched the movie and it was great!!

[@user-sz2wt8fc7m]

The scene under water was terrifying and even if it was short it really did happen and by no means detracted from this wonderful movie . Really enjoyed this film !❤

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

0:30 Logic is half wrong. Jessica actually was upside down and underwater. Sailboats can roll over and retain cabin integrity. Being temporarily upside down is not a factor, depth is (exterior pressure grows as you sink deeper) , what happened is not unrealistic. Not to mention there are 'unsinkable' sailboats that have two hulls, inner and outer, in case the outside hull is ruptured. The movie simply depicts, as often movies do, a slow down in time to enhance the drama.

[@BilldalSWE]

When sailboats capsize and then right themselves they are never completely underwater. They are upside down with the bottom of the hull and keel still partly over water. In the movie the entire boat is seen dropping of a 70-80ft wave, smashing into the water upside down and then sinking at least 10 meters before returning to the surface which is completely unrealistic. The reason it might still be ok for a scene like that to exist is that for Jessica, being the only person there and being inside the boat it might have felt that way for her.

[@SailProMarina]

Exactly as stated in my comment. The Intertia created by any water movement is going to bring the keel back off center and she'll right herself rather quickly and the air in the cabin will lift her up enough that you'll be afloat again All within 10-20 seconds

[@BilldalSWE]

@@SailProMarina Not after landing upside down from 25 meter it won't... The cabin/superstructure would be crushed and even a hatch failiure would fill the boat up in a fraction of those 10-20 sec at 10 meters deep.

[@cassandracooper1498]

​@@BilldalSWE you must have experience of being upside down on a sailboat

[@BilldalSWE]

@@cassandracooper1498 Nope. My experience is in boat building and structural engineering. Not that you would need it to see the special effects are completely unrealistic in this case...

[@tasritly]

As a sailor I can say that this was not the only scene that was not real. In fact, before the storm there are a lot of preparations, such as lashing inside the boat , lowers sails, etc . All the movie scenes are not reality of sailing in these conditions

[@Arian.Augustin]

You know Jessica Watson was one of those who made this movie, right? But yet again, it's a movie. But she was there through it all and she also had a lot to say during the making of it. So how wrong could she be?

[@johnmac4094]

@@Arian.Augustin Jessica is not a director and wouldn't have known how it would have portrayed, I also suspect that the idea was to keep it simple and focus on her dyslexia and youthful determination, which is fine and did this very well. @tasritly is right about the heavy weather prep, I loved the film and watched it with my 14 year old son, whom is also a competent sailor and he felt that the lack of readiness that is a key element in sailing was a bit of a flaw. She wouldn't have made it around without those skills and knowledge, so it's unfortunate it was missed. A sailor's storm mantra for preparing your boat: If you haven't already started to do it by the time you've thought of it, it's probably too late.. lol

[@warrenbootz]

because you think the movie is a documentry?

[@johnmac4094]

@@warrenbootz so, if Chariots Of Fire or Without Limits had the main characters running with their laces undone, that would be normal?

[@warrenbootz]

have you actually read the book, Jessica Watson's book, or do you beleive what she accomplished is pure fiction? It's a movie it's not a documentry...but yeah Watson didn't really accomplish much. as a sailor what are your accomplishments? can hardly wait to hear about your accomplishments in space flight and compare that with Apollo 13...@@johnmac4094

[@2011littlejohn1]

All dangerous moments seem to slow down in real life as your brain is moving so fast and this has been done many times in movies so I don't see why this is an issue in this film. For however long it was - her yacht turned into a submarine albeit a pink one. :)

[@wallymarienau3771]

Sailboats have whats known as a Capsize ratio. To most, anything under 2 is considered acceptable. The lower the # the better as this # means the given time it might take a vessel to self right , this number is in minutes. So a boat with a capsize ratio is say 1.43 literally means one minute 43 seconds. A c&c such as pink Lady has rated ratio of about 1.80 depending on particular . model model

[@willbk392]

To understand what happened, you need to know a little about sailboats and a few things about waves. The portrayal in the movie was definitely wrong as most of us know. Sailboats like hers will roll over side ways, and that is what happened if she was upside down. I'm not positive, but I believe I read that the waves that night were 15 meters or more. A wave that size is over 48 feet tall. The parts of a wave you need to know are the crest, which is the tallest point and the trough, which is the lowest point. The center point between the 2 is sea level. If she was rolled by a 15 meter wave, she would have been 24 feet below sea level with the crest of the wave traveling over her. How would you feel knowing your boat was that far below the surface of the ocean in the dark cold wet and alone. How many of you making comments wouldn't experience the worst fear in your life.

[@fernandosibecas3492]

I agree, sometimes directors have to take a bit of creative liberty so the audience can grasp the emotions that took place.

[@stephenbrown3868]

Sailboats will definitely roll forward and trip over the bow. If the wave is steep enough and big enough, the bow will submerge and the boat pitch poles. I have seen it, and done it many times. Unlikely that the boat would not have shed her rig in a pitchpole though. A knockdown and roll is more likely.

[@willbk392]

What size of sailboat did you pitch poll.

[@stephenbrown3868]

@@willbk392 Small ones. But the big ones will do it too. Just takes huge breaking waves while surfin down the face.

[@BCsJonathanTM]

imho it depicts the boat capsized for several seconds not several minutes. Depiction of time for the boat is in "slowmo", while her family is shown closer to "real time". That these two time scales are shown on parallel is whats confused you. Its a simple filmmaking technique and many if not most viewers were able to understand the time scale discrepancy.

[@papabeartooth3054]

That was one of the first things I commented on after seeing, obviously unrealistic but I get the dramatization. I still recommend this as one of the better sailing movies I have watched. The other gross offence that movies always make is getting the sails down in the midst of force 8+ winds. No real sailor does that, everything is battened down before the storm gets there, we have this thing called weather reports. If you are just taking down the sails in the start of the hurricane you shouldn't be out there.

[@AdioAurel]

Haha yeah, that part was really stupid, makes one wonder what the producers think.

[@ransdelightvlog6336]

My thoughts as well. I was Like ..what?

[@fernandosibecas3492]

In can understand the need to magnify the event in order to capture the feeling of being capsized. Most monohulls with a ballast keel will right themselves quickly. I only capsized on sailing dinghies (snipes, 420’s and the likes) in calm water but I imagine it can be compared to being in an earthquake (I´ve been through many) and even though they only last seconds, with everything around you shaking it feels like an eternity

[@Laurie473]

Ultimately I Loved it..., I think I underestimated how arduous such a feat was for Jessica @ just 16 years old. Dramatized or Not I really enjoyed this depiction of a true Aussie Hero!

[@vgnvideogameninja2930]

It wouldn't have been a scary and dramatic moment in the movie if the boat only went under for mere seconds. Remember, although based on the true story, it is a MOVIE. A movie's primary purpose it to entertain its audience, and the boat being under for several minutes did make it more entertaining, more thrilling to view. It in no way ruined the moment, the movie or people's belief (at least not mine).

[@timm2424]

Great, great movie about an absolutely wonderful, amazing person. The dramatizations in the movie did not in any way detract from it; as another person has said (Giselle Briden), it is as time standing still in a dramatic moment. (See her comment below.)

[@korakatk6665]

Just watched the movie. Didn't know anything about this story before. Was truly amazed at this young women's accomplishment. The director although did not need to add any embellishments, Jessicas accomplishment is perfectly amazing all on its own.

[@peacefworld]

I think the director took abit of cinematic license to dramatize certain scenes esp the 15 feet underwater sequence. That is the turning point and highlight of the movie and maybe she felt it deserves some emotional treatment. Nevertheless Jessica Watson is one true badass sailor to circumvent the globe unassisted for over 200 days on a little boat.

[@donaldnevile1066]

Yes I agree for me that scene does not take away from the movie at all. You have to allow some license and Jessica has said that the movie was close to her reality. Well done to all great movie and well done to Jessica for doing it😊

[@KspiceWithIce]

That part broke my heart... I thought she wouldn't make it at that point 🥺

[@ransdelightvlog6336]

My heart stopped at that moment, my body shaking. I thought she'd die. Great portrayed Direct! Next!🎉🎉🎉

[@caroldelosangeles3621]

Lets all back to the point of HER vlogs and testimonials and she was and she's still such an inspirational teenage at that time wow so so proud of her thanks girl and pink lady.Keep inspiring the yought and homeschooling can have the key plus supportive parents 😊 💖

[@TheGabsterRadioPodcast]

Sailor here! (and filmmaking enthusiast) I get the "jump the shark" feeling but I think it was a good choice from the director since stretching out the moment is one of the only few ways to make the viewer feel the level of tension Jessica felt in real life. How much would you as a viewer be shocked or cared if you only saw the boat a couple seconds underwater? I think even more than the length of the scene, what really gives some people the "Jump the shark" moment is the simple fact that the boat goes underwater and then it's able to right itself back up. This is perfectly possible for a monohull sailing boat but if you don't know how a boat works it surely looks far-fetched. Kinda like how people think if the engine of an airplane turns off or fails, the plane will plummet down to the ground like a meteor... when in reality the aerodynamics of an airplane can make it glide for several kilometres. Because of this some people thought that the last scene in Dunkirk when a warbird loses its engine and glides for several minutes is impossible but nothing could be more natural. Interesting topics! 😂

[@santiagomartinez3057]

Thank you so much,i have been looking everywhere to find out this piece of information and thanks to you now i know

[@Amber-eq6iw]

If you have ever been in an accident then you would know that it does feel a lot slower than it actually is, it's like it's happening in slow motion. Maybe that's what they were trying to portray.

[@mommalissamundy]

Geoff TT yes but I think Laura Dekker made stops along the way which Jessica didn’t

[@aereragalyreos]

I just got done watching this movie, thank you for answering my question on this.

[@francisdrelling4060]

No. I think it was movie magic to emphasize how time slowed for her during that event.

[@user-yu9vz2fk5l]

Those seconds feel like minutes. I’ve tried it. Seeing only water through every window, it feels like forever.

[@bobbg9041]

1:24 a sail boat will and can float under water for a period of time, thats fact. And the way a sail boat is made might even help keep it upside down, as for water tight, sure why not. The presure of water is greater then the presure of air if the air has to escape upwards but if the boats upside down waters not going to rush into the cabin space unless air rushes out the bottom of the boat. Be it 5min or 30min the airs going to stay in the cabin. My bet is the way the hatch works is better then what was showen in the movie. My dad years ago built boats he was in his 70s and 80s about the time this young girl did this and he always wanted to sail around the world in a boat like hers. He had only used boats on fresh water, but he had read that a sale boat will roll In the water and it won't sink if the hatch is closed. Durring the movie I knew the whole time the boat was under water it would pop back to the surface, how it knew to right itself is beyond me but it must have something to do with the boats balance being the keel weights more then the mask weights. And the cabin was full of air helping to right the boat. I cant imagine the feeling of being in a boat sealed in as its upside down under water, has to be the worst roller coaster ride in the world feeling, because its totally out of your control. The beauty of being in calm water no wind no waves for 8 days, yes id be lonely but can you imagine the stars at night without and city lights to block the view, that has to be amazing to see yet nerving you cant move. I guess a solar powered motor would be cheating. Now dyslexia, well I've got it also, it took me years in school to deal with it, and I still after 50 plus years make mistakes, my spelling not great and my English is poor at best but you can still succeed in life with it. Some of the greatest inventors had it you can search for famous people with dyslexia its a pretty big list and a lot of our modren technologies were found by people with dyslexia. See the worlds differnt from a different view.

[@forddon]

I think the long underwater scene wasn't about how Jessica felt, but how the family in Austrailia percieved it, since they didn't know the boat had resurfaced. What we got was some second rate CGI and unimaginative storytelling

[@americanswan]

Exactly. It was more what the parents thought.

[@ryancooper3629]

As others have mentioned it just felt like the scene was in slow motion rather than it actually being under water so long. This is further emphasized by when the boat does finally resurface the speed a which it rotates and surfaces is much faster, as if time is returning to normal. That said, the part that really took me out of the moment and felt absurd is that when she submerged she was being tossed by a gargantuan wave at the peak of a massive storm. Then as she resurfaces the water is flat and the storm is nearly clear as if she spent the rest of the storm underwater.

[@ggsmsng2177]

I just finished watching the movie and i was so shook by that scene that i wanted to know how much time the boat was underwater coz, that felt like an impossible feat. Well, surely i get the idea that it must feel eternal, which maybe what the director too wanted to convey.

[@victor11810]

I don’t mind a little exaggeration, but I feel true story is good enough for me. Way to go Jeas!!! I just saw the film for the first time and it’s absolutely extraordinary what you accomplished I hope you see this and know that your story still inspires!!!!

[@RachaelSA]

The problem with "Jump the shark" is, I'm from south africa, the sharks really do jump out the water here...

[@forddon]

On a TV show years ago, a charactor was water sking on the ocean and performed a jump over a great white shark, since then "jump the shark" means the point when a show does something so absurd that it's all downhill from then on and the show will soon be off the air

[@JorgeAlxsRod]

😂

[@fernandosibecas3492]

🤣🤣

[@PyrinonYT]

I watched it yesterday, I loved it

[@heatherbishop2512]

Since this is a memoir story, they used a explode the moment, in the movie. and explode. The moment is when you add so much detail, and you make it so real it feels like one single moment takes forever. It was actually quite smart to add it, to be more suspenseful, but in writing that is something that you would want to do other than say, like the boat sank for five seconds. it makes it more fun and descriptive.

[@TheCyclingNomads]

The drama works to captivate and realize the moment registered of submersion.

[@SailProMarina]

I can tell you for a FACT that vessel was never really " submerged ". It was Rolled & Covered which is inverted with Wave Wash over the Keel only as long as when the next " Interia " ( movement) takes the Keel ballast off center enough to bring her back upright as well as allow the air trapped in the cabin to come back to cabin top and make her " Right " again. Of course having NEVER rolled or pooped myself, I can't truly express the feeling of " walking on top". But I have experienced Full Knockdowns which is enough to make you wear Depends under your Foulies.

[@jaimelee2323]

What about in the movie they say the alarm goes off saying the boat is submerged in 15 ft? What you describe, sounds like she could not be in waters of 15 ft.

[@Vinnie101a]

@SailProMarina: Speaking of “pooping” yourself, a capsize would sure do it for me. 😂

[@SailProMarina]

@@jaimelee2323 if the wave covering her vessel was a 15-20ft wave she may have been momentarily submerged 10-15ft under if measured from the cabintop where your feet would be standing. But I suspect its an exaggeration of sorts for dramatic purposes. I've heard 2 other stories of sailboats being " submerged " , one in Victoria Day Race ( Storm ) near Australian waters. And their sail held them upside down for 2-3 minutes before waves/current righted them again and in their 38' boat was only 2' of water.

[@porridge57]

Followed many of her posts during her voyage. Read the book. And saw the movie. Yes, I agree. That scene took me out of it for a few minutes, but overall, still liked the movie. That extended scene was unnecessary, though.

[@wesleylarsen6597]

I think the intention was to experience the same fear as Jessica did, and it succeeded with me. I know that the scene was exaggerated but it kept the tension really well.. loved the scene😊

[@dennistani1986]

I agree with your assessment. I saw the movie last week. When I saw that scene, it seemed so unreal that it immediately reduced my interest in the film. Small sailboat turned submarine turned cork. I also agree with that term you used, kicking the shark, or doing something to the shark. I would like to know from that boat's manufacturer if that is even remotely possible. Take care.

[@bedientvondeutschland1779]

It's a way to make the audience feel like Jessica Watson. Well done by the cutters.

[@lindseygraham730]

I still don’t understand how water did not get inside the cabin when it was submerged???

[@beankrom]

That's not really what jump the shark means.

[@user-kn6tk4zv9x]

That is the best true movie that's out there!!!!!!!!

[@DoodlingDragon]

When I was watching it I started saying that I really wanted it to be fiction so she would survive but I guess it didn’t even have to be

[@ransdelightvlog6336]

But not all fictional characters survive in anything too though😁

[@rtqii]

Stuff at sea always happens fast. Your mind speeds up in order to take things in and process information. This results in the feeling time has somehow slowed down.

[@MrSabmusic]

great movie but would of been awesome if the real Jessica Watson played the part

[@AnnexF]

It’s called movie Drama! It is designed to keep you in suspense much longer.

[@glike2]

The depth required to stay underwater that long would likely have crushed the upper deck

[@jamesbaldwin7676]

It's just a Hollywood way of telling the story of a pitch pole event, when the bow gets buried in the trough of a wave and the stern get pushed over. This is the worst sort of capsizing event possible, as everything in the boat not nailed down, is sent flying. It's also extremely rare. Even so, ballasted sailboats are designed to right themselves. Few sailboats however, have perfectly watertight hatches and seawater would be pouring in while the boat regains her footing. Most sailers have sense enough not to venture past 40 degrees south latitude or sail alone. And no, the boat was certainly not submerged like a submarine.

[@jaslydelossantos4553]

Rolling over is a thing she kept saying we almost rolled all the way round one time in earlier science made think how that’s a possible thing the boat was meant to correct it’s self and I totally believe it happened for a few seconds!

[@joegarrick2760]

I thought it seemed awfully unlikely, but kind of just let it go as a bit of drama added that they didn't really need anyway. The true story was amazing enough.

[@englundus]

I'm sure she wasn't submerged for that long, but I am sure that seconds felt like minutes! And I'm sure she saw her life flash before her eyes!

[@twus6]

I must say, she was brave and had courage to go this journey start to finish, however I have to question her going under, if their were any exaggeration added because her story shot her to being quite popular and highly supported which is awesome, one thing she fulfilled her dream, that's what matters ❤️❤️

[@user-ke4xb1fw8o]

Admired the real life achievement, didn't bother to watch the movie past that scene though.

[@user-qm2jj2lk2w]

I would be curious to see Jessica Watson’s point of view on the film. Am I mistaking but I think she didn’t have a life vest as she was lying upside down capsized. I maybe wrong on this but I was expecting more of her video shots and not a reenactment. Nonetheless Jessica Watson is a real sailor. Very inspiring!!

[@pablozuma1200]

It's obviously way too long but also irrelevant if you ask me. At that moment in the film you buy anything the director wants to sell you. Really moving story beautifully told. The actresses who play Jess child and girl are both amazing and the film is a pleasure to watch regardless of your experience at sea (or the lack of it).

[@maudestephens7086]

I actually thought it was very long... but when your life flashes before your eyes it does feel like a long moment... but yeah.. the family waiting was too long, compared to seconds.. but it was great!

[@unnkroghen9183]

Amazing story❤

[@saltytri1]

Have sailed many thousands of miles across oceans in boats smaller than this one. That scene in the movie is beyond ridiculous. Pure silly Hollywood fantasy.

[@lisavidal509]

I love the movie. Jessica is one to admire

[@Funny_dimples]

I literally cried when I saw it

[@oracleofgaia8756]

Great movies exaggerated the most emotionally powerful points to exentuate the story n give impact! I thought it was amazing! Brought me to tears :') im not that judgemental but ya for the movies they make today i thought it was spectacular n now im interested in sailing n am uncovering this deep longing to be an explorer, so YA for me good movie aha. When you're in a bad spot mentally some times all it takes is one conversation or awe-inspiring movie/life event! Yk?

[@RealityCollapseTheory]

She is impressive she did the thing most people just talk about.

[@warrenbootz]

oh and if you want to pick something else....Austrailian, they wouldn't have said 15 feet under water, they would have said 3 meters....

[@skipgate]

That is the job of a movie... Make something understandable... sometime a pause mean a lot.. Excellent trip and movie..

[@warrenbootz]

oh give me a break, so you think this is a documentry? If you want there's a great one on line narated by Sir Richard Branson. This is a motion picture...nope, her dad didn't have a beard, nope that wasn't her very first test sail, nope she didn't only have one person coaching her.....and the coach she had was married.....anything else you want to pick apart?.....

[@ginapoudrier568]

But over all !! I ❤️ the movie

[@ginapoudrier568]

Yes I totally agree!! I kind of was too long under the water for the minutes the boat would of drown!! I Especially when she had a Crack on the wall !!

[@manuelerminy5234]

It is ok on the ways of movie making and not knowing the outcome made me feel anxious

[@DaniellaPark72]

If Jessica said the boat went in then it did! Movies ofc will elaborate the scene cause you are watching a two hour show!

[@celestinosabatino7122]

Nah its perfect because it feels real..

[@PepeuHARDT]

Conta que ela teve 7 tombamentos naquele temporal. Se este não foi tão terrível, a quantidade certamente foi!

[@Not-so-cool-name]

the movie extended the duration as it went to family scenes, i think you may have jumped the shark about this...

[@Technonsia]

Well the falll upsidedown from that high, jees that boat is strong. Must been a scary rolercoaster ride. Yeah if the current is still going, then indeed she was riding the underwater wave upsidedown. This boat is made from foam, cant sink

[@user-qj8fl1cw5b]

IT DOSENT MATTER HOW LONG THEY PUT IT FOR ALL MATTERS IS THAT IT TRULY HAPPEND TO HER SO THE DIRECTOR DID A GOOD JOB SO STOP TRYING TO MAKE HER LOOK BAD

[@douglassummers9901]

When jumping sharks on water skis, always wear a dark leather motorcycle jacket so you look cool.....AAYYYyyyyyy 👍

[@Kellrox]

The Tasman sea is crazy the beacon dinged at 15 feet deep

[@geofftt7925]

Great show but, she initially said she had a "Knock down". Any sailer will tell you that means your mast touches the water and your ballast brings you right side up. If you "Turtle" you go upside down... Laura Dekker is the youngest Person to circumnavigate the globe. Just sayin :)

[@Eliminator5555]

That idiotic scene makes the claim of it "being based on a true story" seem absolutely absurd. That scene puts the film squarely in the fiction realm.

[@ozzystreets]

Jessica Watson is sooooo cool

[@user-qj8fl1cw5b]

IN MY OPINION IT WAS VERRY NESSESARY TO STRETCH IT OUT I MEAN LIKE COME ON

[@robingraham6820]

Good film, but that scene was so ridiculous that it devalued the whole story. The director clearly knows nothing of sailing or reality.

[@GeneralMe100]

I hate films that do crap for dramatic effect even in fiction, its even worse when its based on any kind of reality, its just bad writing and insults the intelligence of the audience, Its not quite as bad as Fury which at least was fiction, but it does indeed disconnect the viewer from the story, its that horrible habit producers and directors have in thinking its ''entertaining'' when in reality its the exact opposite.

[@bradfairchild8182]

Yes, we will give that a pass.

[@maxiegrobner9018]

If you want a history lesson Hollywood is the wrong place, sadly school has become a place where historical accuracy also has little value.

[@user-qj8fl1cw5b]

I DONT THINKNK THE MOVIE STRETCHED IT OUT I FEEL LIKE YOU COULD HEAR THE SLOW MUSIC IT WAS JUST LIKE UM KIND OF IN HER HEART THAT IT FELT LONG LIKE I CANT EXPLAIN IT BUT LIKE THEY WERE JUST SHOWING THAT SCENE THEY WERNT TRYING TO GIVE JESSICA CREDIT OF STAYING THERE LONG THEY WERE TRYING TO EXPLAIN HOW SHE FELT DURING THAT TIME YOU KNOW PUTING IT IN SLOW MO TO JUST LIKE FEEL IT IF YOU WATCH THE MOVIE TRUE SPIRIT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN BECAUSE IM NOW SURE IF IM REALLYY MAKING SENCE

[@gaming4K]

it pulled me away so bad that i came to watch this video. xD Fucking hate when they break the immersion like this. They could have made it feel long somehow that we still know that it just felt long but it wasn't. .

[@ericyaremko9543]

What was silly, was that just before the pitch pole she had the door boards to the cabin out so you could see the waves. So yeah huge shark jump just with that. The cabin would have filled with water even before the flip and boat would have gone down like a rock…… Being pitch poled and under for even a few moments would have been a pants filling event- no need to carry it to the silly level.

[@bryanmyers9977]

For the most part boats are watertight if upside down and underwater. You would get leaks around the hatches and maybe some other places. Remember, the air would be trying to go up and would be stopped by the watertight hull That moment was definitely ridiculous however I did understand at the time that they were showing you what it felt like to her. That would be absolutely terrifying and I'm sure for her it seemed to last a lifetime.

[@JSBselvas]

That is not what jump the shark mean