The Legend of the Titanic

The Legend of the Titanic
"Who wrote this?" — Raven Baxter, Raven's Home
Genre: Animation Children's film Directed By: Orlando Corradi Kim J. Ok Written By/Screenplay: Celelia Castaldo Loris Peota Based On: RMS Titanic Starring: Gregory Snegoff Francis Pardeilhan Jane Alexander Anna Mazzotti Sean Patrick Lovett Teresa Pascarelli Frank von Kuegelgen John Stone Photography: Color Distributed By: Mondo TV Release Date: April 17, 1999 (Italy) Runtime: 84 Minutes Country: Italy Sequel: In Search of the Titanic

The Legend of the Titanic is an animated film released in 1999 and produced by Mondo TV Productions.

Synopsis

A retelling of the sinkage of the Titanic featuring anamorphic animals and a young couple who fall in love.

Why It Hit an Iceberg

1. To get the elephant out of the room, the biggest reason why this movie is universally hated by critics and audiences alike is because the depiction of the Titanic sinkage is so a historical lie, it’s insulting because none of the passengers die on that faithful day. To rub salt into the wound, it also shoehorns anti-whaling propaganda into the story. It’s highly disgraceful to those who died on the ship, the survivors, and the families and friends of the victims.
2. The movie is clearly a mockbuster of the James Cameron Titanic, it goes as deep as adding a romance plot and characters who are just like the main characters, however, the roles are swapped where a rich woman, Elizabeth falls in love with a poor man, Don Juan. Not to mention, the main drive of Elizabeth’s arc is getting out of an arranged marriage.
3. What is disgusting is the man who Elizabeth is supposed to marry, Evarard Maltravers looks WAY older than her so the fact her father wants her marry an old man is even more disturbing.
4. The infamous scene where Smile, Don’s dog urinates on Captain Edward Smith’s leg is disgusting.
5. There’s a recurring theme where Don sniffs Elizabeth’s glove, it is very creepy.
6. Two of the mice that board on the Titanic has one or another stereotypes placed.
   • A gang of mouses who are simply typical Mexican stereotypes
   • Another one that is a Brazilian mouse. Being his entire character obsessed with soccer.
7. Speaking of the mice, they spend 2/3 of the movie discussing “ship protocols” which is not only boring but a big waste of time.
8. Don and Elizabeth are meant to be without talking, the Nostalgia Critic even points this out. This feels ridiculous and rushed.
9. Elizabeth being able to talk to the animals in the ocean and on the ship, “magic moon beams” because she cried and her tears fell in the ocean, is stupid.
   • Not to mention, Maltravers is able to talk to the sharks and he didn’t cry in the ocean. This shows how nonsensical it is.
10. Elizabeth’s father respecting his daughter’s wishes after she talks to the mice about her arranged marriage feels forced.
11. The way Camembert dies (by using his mustache to connect the broken wires), while it’s supposed to be sad, it comes off as more as laughably stupid.
12. A giant octopus throwing a giant iceberg at a ship and holding the Titanic back together is impossible to happen in real life.
13. Speaking of the octopus, his name is Tentacles and has a dog face, which is disgraceful to octopi anatomy. How could they screw up this badly?
14. The ending is despicable because all the characters who died during the sinkage of the Titanic (Tenticles and Camembert) are somehow alive and of course, nobody dies.

Redeeming Qualities

1. Passable voice acting.
2. The song that plays during the dance, while generic, is tolerable.

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