History Film / Poseidon

* DisappearedDad: Conner's father is never seen or mentioned at all in the film.

* {{Fanservice}}: Did you see down Emmy Rossum's shirt? Again and again and again? Every opportunity they could show it?

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: All the main characters in the remake are younger, fitter, and far more conventionally attractive than the older characters in the original film.

* DeathByAdaptation: The ballroom singer Nonnie is one of the main survivors in the original film and book. Her remake counterpart Gloria stays behind with the captain in the ballroom and dies when it floods.

** If anything, it's history repeating and being even worse the second time around. At least the ''Titanic'' had an estimated 706 survivors (out of 2,240 onboard), since she went down by the head gradually as opposed to getting capsized. Assuming the ''Poseidon'' has roughly the same maximum capacity as her visual basis, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary_2 Queen Mary 2]]'', and is carrying a full load of passengers and crew, that means we're talking about roughly some 3,800+ people... [[spoiler:with a total survivor count of ''six''.]]

** Robert Ramsey, a previous New York mayor, [[NamesTheSame shares the name of the mayor]] from ''Film/TheToweringInferno'' (of course, another Irwin Allen production). [[spoiler:Both die in the climax of their respective films]].

** Robert Ramsey, a previous New York mayor, [[NamesTheSame shares a name of the mayor]] from ''Film/TheToweringInferno'' (of course, another Irwin Allen production). [[spoiler:Both die in the climax of their respective films]].

* ShoutOut: The eerie shot of the ship sinking beneath the waves, disappearing into the gloomy depths of the ocean, is very similar to the final shot of the ''Andrea Gail'' in ''Film/ThePerfectStorm''. Understandable, as the films share a director.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the flaming water scene with the glass elevators, the ship's gasoline is poured into the water and set on fire from electric sparks. Since water has more density than gasoline, the fire is only flaming on the ''surface'', not underwater. Dylan is able to dive straight into the fiery waters unharmed and all he had to do was swim under and emerge from an area untouched by gasoline.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the flaming water scene with the glass elevators, the ship's gasoline is poured into the water and set on fire from electric sparks. Since water has more density than gasoline, the fire is only flaming on the ''surface'', not underwater. Dylan is able to dive straight into the fiery waters unharmed and all he had to do was swim underwater and emerge from an area untouched by gasoline.

* SoftWater: When the survivors leap off the side of the ship at the end.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the flaming water scene, when gasoline is spilled into the water and set on fire from the electricity. Water has more density than gasoline, so the fire is only set specifically on the ''surface'', not underwater. Dylan is able to swim through the fiery water almost unharmed and all he had to do was find and emerge from an area untouched by gasoline.

* BrutalHonesty: Elena rhetorically asks Richard how bad the ''Poseidon's'' capsize was, and his response is a blunt "[[{{Understatement}} It's]] ''[[{{Understatement}} very]]'' [[{{Understatement}} bad]]".

* ForgottenFallenFriend: After [[spoiler: Valentin's]] horrific death, everyone else pretty much takes a deep breath to collect themselves and continues forging ahead for a way out of the ship and he's never mentioned again. Justified as trying to get off of a rapidly sinking death trap alive would probably take precedence over wasting time to mourn someone.

* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: Elena loses her sneakers when the group floods the ballast tank and is washed into the next compartment. Somehow, Maggie and Jennifer manage to keep theirs despite wearing slip-on flats.

* TheLoad: Connor has a habit of wandering off on his own, which gets him into trouble near the end of the film.

** If anything, it's history repeating and being even worse the second time around. At least the ''Titanic'' had an estimated 700 survivors (out of 2,240 onboard), since she went down by the head gradually as opposed to getting capsized. Assuming the ''Poseidon'' has roughly the same maximum capacity as her visual basis, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary_2 Queen Mary 2]]'', and is carrying a full load of passengers and crew, that means we're talking about roughly some 3,800+ people... [[spoiler:with a total survivor count of ''six''.]]

** If anything, it's history repeating and being even worse the second time around. At least the ''Titanic'' had an estimated 700 survivors (out of 2,224 onboard people), since she went down by the head gradually as opposed to getting capsized. Assuming the ''Poseidon'' has roughly the same maximum capacity as her visual basis, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary_2 Queen Mary 2]]'', and is carrying a full load of passengers and crew, that means we're talking about roughly some 3,800+ people... [[spoiler:with a total survivor count of ''six''.]]

* AdultFear: Connor stuck behind the grating.

Administrivia/NeedsABetterDescription.

* HistoryRepeats: According to promotional material, the ''Poseidon'' is on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, possessing the name of the God of the Sea (which is considered a BlasphemousBoast by sailors). In the middle of the Atlantic, the ship is met with disaster resulting in massive loss of life. Thinking about a [[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic certain other ship]] yet?

* HistoryRepeats: According to promotional material, the ''Poseidon'' is on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, possessing the name of the God of the Sea (which is considered a BlasphemousBoast by sailors). In the middle of the Atlantic, the ship is met with disaster and sinks with massive loss of life. Thinking about a [[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic certain other ship]] yet? At least the Titanic had an estimated 700 survivors (out of 2,224 onboard people), since it went down by the head gradually as opposed to being capsized. Assuming Poseidon has, and is carrying, the near-maximum amount of crew and passengers that its visual basis, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary_2 the Queen Mary II]], that means the Poseidon is possibly carrying 3800+ people, [[spoiler:with a total survivor count of ''SIX''.]]

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''Poseidon'' is a 2006 remake of ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'' directed by Creator/WolfgangPetersen, and is the third film adaptation of the original novel.

Starring Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/JoshLucas and Creator/RichardDreyfuss.

* HistoryRepeats: According to promotional material, the ''Poseidon'' is on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, possessing the name of the God of the Sea (which is considered a BlasphemousBoast by sailors). In the middle of the Atlantic, the ship is met with disaster and sinks with massive loss of life. Thinking about a [[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic certain other ship]] yet? At least the Titanic had an estimated 700 survivors (out of 2,224 onboard people). Assuming Poseidon has, and is carrying, the near-maximum amount of crew and passengers that its visual basis, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary_2 the Queen Mary II]], that means the Poseidon is possibly carrying 3800+ people, [[spoiler:with a total survivor count of ''SIX''.]]

* FamousLastWords:
-->[[spoiler:'''Valentin''']]: "I got this."\\
[[spoiler:'''Lucky Larry''']]: "You don't just get the nickname [[spoiler:Lucky Larry! You gotta be lucky]]!"