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Headstones for people lost at sea? Spoilers....

posted 13 years ago by ObstinateAnnette
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Aside from the accent problems, I thought the big "reveal" when Claire discovers that the story is actually true was a little heavy handed. Why would there be headstones for people who were lost at sea? There's no body to bury, so what's the point? Also, the church and it's contents were pretty pristine for having been abandoned for 50 years. Not to mention the fact that an old wooden building like that would have burned to the ground during the fire.

Otherwise, I thought it was a pretty enjoyable film. It definitely held my interest all the way until the end. The overall mood of the film reminded me a little of The Secret of Roan Inish, although that's a much better movie IMO.

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[–] MelivaME 13 years ago

It is actually a really common practice to erect tombstones for those lost at sea. Wouldn't you do the same for someone who say died in a fire, or some other accident that destroyed the body? Tombstones are a way of remembering and for island people the idea of not having a funeral\wake\tombstone, just because a body is lost at sea is well... a sacrilege. Especially given the fact that in passed generations so many people died that way.

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