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I hope he doesn't beat himself up too much. There are probably hundreds of people at least who had enough deep sea experience to have spoken out against OceanG
by mcpackieh 3y ago
I hope he doesn't beat himself up too much. There are probably hundreds of people at least who had enough deep sea experience to have spoken out against OceanGate before this happened, it wasn't James Cameron's sole responsibility. Hopefully somebody close to him can talk to him about survivor guilt. He shouldn't blame himself for this.
- rvba 3y agoIs he beating himself or getting free marketing for his movies? Another generation can watch Titanic now
- BoxFour 3y agoseems doubtful that James Cameron would care much about promoting a 30 year old movie that was widely rumored as a vehicle for him to get studio funding for his deep sea explorations (ie not clear he has much attachment to it). Even strictly monetarily, spending 5 minutes on avatar 3 would probably be a much better return in terms of time spent : money earned.
- mcpackieh 3y agoI saw an interview he gave for a news channel where he said he was having difficulty processing the death of his friend, who was on the submarine. So my read is that he's genuinely distraught. Remember that he's just as human as the rest of us, not a soulless corporate entity. He does have real feelings about things.
- favorited 3y agoHe was friends with one of the men who died, and is a recognized expert in both deep sea submersibles and diving to the Titanic specifically. He might not need to blame himself, but it's natural that he'd wonder "should I have raised more awareness of the danger?"
- mcpackieh 3y agoNatural yes, but not necessarily healthy. These kind of "what if" questions can consume people.
- jandrese 3y agoAt least one engineer was fired after bringing up safety concerns to the CEO.