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Quietest children ever

posted 15 years ago by marybeth-20
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Must say I loved the movie. One unrealistic situation though, in my view, were the children. They never cried, they never made a sound when they shouldn't, Charlotte never spilled the beans once they got to Timor with an innocent statement or two. They slept pretty wonderfully too. True, Charlotte did put some things over the side of the boat when not supervised, but other than that... wow! I think in real life it would have been nye impossible to do what they did with a four year old and an infant in tow. Very sad that they died en route to England, I will admit.

[–] patw_law 15 years ago

And, the baby never grew--though it's not clear how long they were in Timor.

You're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway--CB

[–] Jenn25 13 years ago

OMG I was just felt sick watching the children dying... to have come so far only to die en route to England was just so tragic... it made me so mad the children were put down in the prison to catch disease. They were innocent after all... their lives could have been spared... I also felt like Mary should have left them in the care of the Dutch lady they were staying with... she seemed so fond of Mary and the children... wouldn't that have been a better future for them... Mary knowing that she was likely returning home to her death... I was frustrated by that. But I do understand how fiercely she loved her children and everything she did was for them and perhaps leaving them wasn't an option.
I was thinking the same thing about how quiet the children were and the baby never cried... so when he was crying on the ship I knew that meant he was going to die...
Just so sad.

[–] BethH24 13 years ago

^. It broke my heart when Emmanuel cried on the ship. And i always get tears in my eyes during the scene where the children have died and Mary breaks down. I agree with what you said, that the children shouldn't have been put down in prison to catch the disease, and that they should have been left in the care of the Dutch lady they stayed with.