00:00Netflix is receiving major backlash for bringing back the 1997 film Titanic to the streamer this
00:06week, just one week after the Titan's submersible tragedy that resulted in the death of four
00:11passengers and the sub's pilot. In addition, the streamer put out a trailer for a documentary about
00:17freediving the deepest breath. Both titles are getting some backlash on social media,
00:22with some accusing the streamer of being insensitive. The timing is so wrong, wrote one
00:26user. Another wrote, people died in a tragic accident at the Titanic site, and now to capitalize
00:32on the moment to garner viewers is beyond distasteful. And a third wrote, Netflix just
00:37couldn't help themselves, huh? However, the decision to bring back the film was actually reported on
00:42Netflix's July films list before the Titan was first reported missing, and licensing deals for
00:48films are struck far in advance of the air date. As for the documentary, Netflix first posted the
00:53trailer for The Deepest Breath last Tuesday after the sub went missing, but before its tragic outcome
00:59was revealed. The documentary isn't about the Titanic or submersibles. In the wake of the Titan
01:04tragedy, Titanic director James Cameron himself drew parallels with the ill-fated ship sinking while
01:10speaking to ABC News. I'm struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was
01:19repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship. For more on this story, head to THR.com. And for the
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