Talk:William McMaster Murdoch
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[edit] Titanic (1997 film)
A large part of this article about a man who died fulfilling his duty has been taken up with a minor squabble arising from a baseless decision taken by some scriptwriters nearly 100 years after he died. I have decided to comment out that section dealing with that rather sordid affair. In my opinion, by giving it an unduly prominent position we only perpetuate an unjustified smear.
I know there are alternative points of view, and would not oppose the restoration of that section, although I would view it with sorrow. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 20:55, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
- Indeed the mention of the movie's inaccuracy seems 'prominent', compared to the rest of the article, but this is only because the article itself is small. It should be restored if the article becomes larger.
The portion of the script involving Murdoch shooting a hostile passenger and then shooting himself was based on an eyewitness report from one man (I forget his name). However, this report was unsubstantiated and disputed by many other eyewitnesses. The man who gave the report was said to have been a little eccentric.
E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - Squawk Box 04:48, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
