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Did Scott commit suicide?

posted 14 years ago by ricky_may1
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I know in the novel he did but in the film its not quite clear i think he did but with good intent. ill explain:
he leapt onto the wheel and turned off the steam while denouncing God and then asked "You want another life? then take me!" pretty much the same as novel. then he turned around and couldve easily swung back over i believe but instead he intentionally let go of the wheel and fell into the pit. he did committ suicide but he saved the others in the process.

[–] wallacesawyer 8 years ago

I think he knew the wheel valve was hot, but it had to be turned in order to switch off the steam system. So he probably knew he could have died, but was doing it to help the others. His hands looked like they were peeling, so he was probably fighting through great pain until he finally let go. He landed in the water below, and I'm actually a little surprised he didn't survive, just with wounded hands.

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[–] ronaldt49 8 years ago

As it took them several hours to get to the ship's hull, you might think that the steam system might have bled off by then thus little pressure would be left in the system. Remember that the ship flipped at midnight and it was well after daylight (I'm guessing 9 a.m. at least) when they reached the hull. Also with the stress on the various systems throughout the ship, that was probably not the only leak in the system.

Did none of the others have a belt, bra, dress, shirt, pants, etc. that might have been usable to fashion a rope of sorts to reach out to the preacher to at least attempt a rescue?

[–] HockeyFan91 8 years ago

No he simply ran out of strength using all of it to give the others a chance to get out.

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