Underplayed Gems

Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)

Ghosts of the Abyss poster
Directed by
James Cameron
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 230 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

James Cameron leads an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic in 2001. Using deep submersibles and special cameras, the team captures new images of the ship and uses computer graphics to show how it once looked.

informativeawe-inspiringcontemplativetech-focusedvisually detailedearnestslow-pacedhistorical

What happens

Ghosts of the Abyss (also known as Titanic 3D: Ghosts of the Abyss) is a 2003 American documentary film directed by James Cameron and produced by Walden Media about the wreck of the RMS Titanic. It was directed by James Cameron after his 1997 film Titanic. In August and September 2001, Cameron and a group of scientists staged an expedition to the Titanic wreck. They dived in Russian deep submersibles to obtain more detailed images than anyone had before. Using two small, purpose-built remotely operated vehicles, the documentary offers glimpses into the wreck and, with CGI, superimposes the ship's original appearance on the deep-dive images. The film is narrated by Bill Paxton, who joined Cameron on the expedition and played Brock Lovett in Cameron's 1997 film Titanic. The film premiered for IMAX 3D and was nominated for a BFCA award for Best Documentary. The submersibles Mir 1 and Mir 2 carried the filming team on 12 dives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.