Titanic: The Aftermath (2012 TV Movie) User Reviews

Very informative

[backofthevan · 8/10 · 14 July 2023]

I really enjoyed this documentary, which provided a lot of information on the recovery of bodies following the sinking of the Titanic. I've read and seen any number of books, articles, documentaries and dramas about HOW the disaster happened, but very little, if anything, about the events that followed.

This documentary was done with great respect for the survivors and the victims. The details about the forensics and the meticulous identifying of the bodies was fascinating, as were the scenes in the Halifax Titanic graveyard.

It is such a mystery how a 3-year-old child remains unidentified after all these years. Was there no passenger manifest listing everyone on the vessel? Were there so many 3-year-old boys onboard that it was impossible to identify one among many? Was a photo not released of him, as they were of other unidentified passengers?

It seems almost disrespectful of everyone involved in this tragedy to say the film was "enjoyable", but I do appreciate all the information it provided and how well it was presented.

Very good documentary

[cmarie2559 · 9/10 · 11 September 2017]

This was a fascinating documentary. I loved all the personal touches, the interviews with family. I was fascinated by the contributions of the Mackay-Bennett and the comparison with modern recovery techniques. The story of Dr. John Henry Barnstead was all new to me and the fact that his pioneering techniques for victim identification are still used today shows what a tremendous contribution he made to his field. His techniques were later used to identify the victims of the Halifax explosion and, much later, the victims of the 9/11 disaster. This documentary treated the memories of the dead with great feeling, and left me with a much better appreciation for what those involved had to deal with. If you like documentaries, I recommend this one.

Profound

[cougarssg · 10/10 · 28 July 2019]

Nicely executed look back for those of us not expert in the details surrounding the disaster at sea. Today, it is difficult for one to imagine the prevailing attitudes of "society" when the disaster occured, and this recounting of what happened after the sinking helps us remember that there were all sorts of human impacts depending on one's place in society. As always in a disaster, some members of society acted with leadership, dignity and all of the concern for human life that one would expect, while some reacted in a shameful manner. It's a moving experience watching this and I found myself wondering if we couldn't extract some DNA from the unidentified 3 year-old.

This one sinks!

[gregoryjamescurtis · 3/10 · 18 December 2012]

"A rehash of basic Titanic information, made worse by substandard CGI, slow-pacing, and reenactments featuring terrible acting and poor production values. Comments by so-called experts are presented as if they personally have inside information when, in fact, their insights have been well-documented. There is also a lot of filler showing modern skylines, and lengthy scenes showing how today's Coast Guard recovers bodies from the sea. Since there are no living survivors, this is full of interviews with descendants of victims, but their detached comments are not nearly enough to save this cheap effort. With all the Titanic documentaries available, especially those produced for the 100th anniversary of the disaster, this is one you can do without."