...or at least picked a B rate movie...
In an apparent attempt to "sex up" a news program, the TV station has been caught passing off footage from the 1997 Hollywood blockbuster Titanic as a real-life report on the Kremlin's recent attempt to stake its claim to the riches of the Arctic Ocean.
While I'm all for appealing to the general public, there's a stark contrast between sexing up science and ripping off the highest grossing film of all time. Someone had to notice and in this case it was Finnish 13 year old Waltteri Seretin:
I have heard that they don't always tell the truth in Russia but I didn't think they could have screwed it up that badly.
Of course, we still think they really put a titanium flag down there. Maybe.
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titanic is a very buetiful filim
i jus luv tht movie...
me encanta saber todo acerca de este acontecimiento
pero se pasaron tampoco pues
el agua tampoco estaba asi de congelada
fria pero no asi porfavor
ja ja ja
xD
titanic the movie is so fascinatinf thatwhen i see this movie,I actually live this movie & i can see it even one more time after watching it 1000times
I love titanic the first time i watched it i started to cry i think they have done really well with everything in the movie if i woz there i would be lucky to do it myself and i think they should go for the 2nd titanic coz i have really got to see it :-D
i just watched a shoiw on tv about the titanic you know if you want people to like this site then try 2 get as many pictures of the titanic as posible bcuz this is nothing like what i saw on tv SO U SUCK!!!!!!!!!!1
eu quando cresce eu quero ser o maior engenheiro de navio pra tirar o titanic do fundo do mar
I think I can see the flag, right there on the top of the...giant ship? Is that, in fact, where the titanic went down? I heard it was cold water, but come on, who would take a cruise to the arctic?
Stay Classy, Russia.
See my post here talking about how the geology of the Arctic is all related with Russia's recent submarine territoriality.
Looks like they are claiming (officially to the UN) that since a piece of crust used to be part of the Siberian shelf (but rifted away >30 million years ago) should be theirs, which would extend their sea floor rights significantly.
It's a fascinating 'intersection' of plate tectonics, earth resources, and geopolitics.
A local media critic show in Australia points out that the Russians themselves added the Titanic footage, and Reuters merely passed it on to the outlets. Reuters apologised when this was outed.
This is a very interesting picture and very interesting information! But for some particular reason I dont believe everything tay you are saying because.....I am one of the poeple that was on the ship of the titanic! So if you need anymore information then ask for isabella trunoty. Thank you for your time!
hi im very
Seriously, Isabella? I doubt it.
im learning about the titanic i am 9 years old and this is intestering and i love it
....nice scope from the historical titanic movie...!@!!,, exelientehhh
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I love titanic and have always been interested in it since i seen the movie in 2005 for the first time!!
titanic the movie was so inspiring i cry when i watch it so i get interested to its whole story I LOVE IT
im actualy afraid of ships and any other form or water transport,
but i have copies of the newspapers printed in 1912 of the voyjer and the sinking of the titanic im very inspired by the people who are still looking at the titanic
i think its a shame that you cant actualy get it out of the ocean.
the film brought out in 2005 gave me a great insite to the happernings that brought the titanic to founder
i olny wish i could to speak to some one who actualy survived the sinking and can remember the events :)
This movie is wounderful, the best in the world!!!!!
I love this movie!!!
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