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References to use[edit]

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Bradshaw, Tim (2005). "All-Consuming Holiday Snaps: Open Water". In Fiddes, Paul; Clarke, Anthony (eds.). Flickering Images: Theology and Film in Dialogue. Regent's Study Guides. Smyth & Helwys Publishing. ISBN 1573124583.

Married?[edit]

whats up NPOV issue: what evidence is there that the couple is married?

It's clearly implied in several lines within the movie. Pay attention, honey. 216.184.122.12

How about you tell us the lines in question, instead? Because I don't remember any such implication, either. However, on the DVD, there's a deleted scene in which the two talk about getting married as a future event. (Her: "How would you feel about an island wedding?" Him: "I'm sorry, I thought I just heard you say the word 'wedding.' ") 205.188.117.11 00:26, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I watched the actors' commentary for the last scene, where they comment that alot is open to interpretation, including whether or not they are married - can't swear though that there is anything in the movie that concludes it for sure one way or the other, besides the aforementioned deleted scene.--Tonkytonk 15:35, 6 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Neither of them wear wedding rings in the movie, and IIRC it's implied that they live separately, plus they have different last names. It is possible that they are married but I don't believe that there is enough in the film to draw that conclusion.

In the scene where their belongings are found, is also shown their Hotel ID cards.

Both names are different-and had they been married-the surnames would have been the same. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.53.145.202 (talk) 14:54, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do they survive?[edit]

What exactly happens in the end, anyway? More spoilers, please! Fergananim 21:22, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

They both died a horrible death. The End. Dumaka (talk) 01:52, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They are eaten by one or several sharks. --80.108.153.176 (talk) 15:13, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sequel?[edit]

I believe I just saw an ad for a sequel. Should that be referenced here?
*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 19:11, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not. The sequal has no relation to the original movie. not even the same writers. I think a hollywood studio just saw the script for 'adrift' floating about and said "hey, we'll make that if we can call it open water 2" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.78.84.7 (talk) 04:56, 27 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Unfortunately it's not up to critics to decide what is and isn't a sequel. If the studio is calling it Open Water 2, it's a sequel. If it's a poor sequel, that is a different issue. Ham Pastrami 04:18, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I recently watched Open water. If they both didn't survive how do they know the story?Mindytaylor (talk) 21:40, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They don't.

Heck, they don't even know that they died (though that's easily the most likely outcome). It's possible they were eaten by sharks, or dehydrated, or drowned. It's possible (though unlikely) it was a murder-suicide.

One thing you have to remember about movies and tv purporting to be "true stories" is that pretty much anyone can use the phrase, "based on a true story", irrespective of how much of the story they just made up. It's happened in everything from Titanic (they turned a noted hero into a cowardly murderer), to The Ghost and the Darkness (one of the two lead characters, Remington, never even existed).

On that note, it may be worthwhile to change the phrasing at least slightly here. "based on a true story" is a marketing gimmick, not an encyclopedic statement. Other articles have sometimes said things like, "loosely based". Or, if we wanted to stick with what's strictly true, we can say, "purported to be based on the true story of...", "allegedly based on the true story of..." (you get the idea). Or, we can simply say, "based on elements of the true story of...".

Any comments? 209.90.135.55 (talk) 17:33, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Story[edit]

I saw the film last night. The re-telling of the story in the article is wrong and confused in several places. It needs correction. -- Ralph Corderoy (talk) 09:44, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Did Susan and Daniel died in open water?[edit]

Did Susan and Daniel died in open water 105.112.155.198 (talk) 14:21, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]