There are several jump scenes in the film, mostly involving the sharks, and viewers should be aware of this. Due to the bloody violence and the utterance of some strong language, we are prevented from awarding the picture our Dove Family-Approved Seal.
Parents need to know that 47 Meters Down is a thriller about two sisters (Mandy Moore and Claire Holt) who get trapped underwater in a shark cage. Expect plenty of blood, mostly swirling around in the water, as well as from bleeding wounds and gory chum buckets. Sharks attack, and characters die. Characters…
The water is very murky and dark, which leads to many jump scares. All of the attacks are intense, particularly the scene where the characters try to climb the cliff and the ending. Characters are swept away violently by a strong current as they try to navigate through the ruins.
47 Meters Down doesn't take its terrifying premise quite as far as it should, but its toothy antagonists still offer a few thrills for less demanding genre enthusiasts.
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Can you swim 47 Meters Down?
At 47 meters even an experienced diver with a fantastic air consumption rate would quickly drain their scuba cylinder, probably in less than 20 minutes. An inexperienced diver swimming, talking and being harassed by sharks MIGHT make it five minutes at that depth.
At 47 meters down, a diver would have limited time as the air they breathe is equalized to the pressure at that depth. Every 10m the volume is divided (10m = 1/2, 20m = 1/3, 30m = 1/4, etc.). So 10m below the surface a diver breathes 2x the volume of air.
The plot follows two sisters who are invited to cage dive while on holiday in Mexico. When the winch system holding the cage breaks and the cage plummets to the ocean floor with the two girls trapped inside, they must find a way to escape, with their air supplies running low and great white sharks stalking nearby.
No, neither 47 Meters Down nor its sequel, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, are based on a true story. In the first movie, sisters Lisa (Mandy Moore) and Kate (Claire Holt) take a vacation in Mexico and decide to go cage diving, hoping to catch a glimpse of the local sea life.
Although the film appears to be set in open water, many of the underwater scenes were shot in controlled tanks. This not only ensured the safety and precision of the filming but also forced the actors to undertake extensive dive training.
Rating: PG-13, for sequences of intense, peril, bloody images, and brief strong language. This is an unabashed B-movie about beautiful young women in danger of becoming shark food. But 47 Meters Down is lean and mean, and it has some decent scares as well as some impressive underwater camerawork.
Reading all the reviews below, you get to understand why. This movie is unrealistic and silly in many ways and this is no minor issue. I understand that cinema is a suspension of disbelief but this movie could have been much better if it had been more realistic.
In the reality of 47 Meters Down's ending, Kate is shark bait. She's dead. Lisa survives. But at least for a moment, Lisa got the happy ending we wished for her and her sister.
47 meters is equivalent to 154 feet 3 1/2 inches . The average depth of ALL the oceans world wide is 3688 meters so the 47 meters is 1.27% of the average depth of all the oceans !
In early May 2024, FilmNation announced the third entry in the 47 Meters Down film series, 47 Meters Down: The Wreck. Patrick Lussier (Play Dead) will direct the film from a script by Johannes Roberts and Ernest Riera. The duo penned the scripts for the first two films as well, and Roberts directed them.
Thirteen species were found to dive to depths greater than one kilometre beneath the surface. Whale sharks were found to dive to a staggering 1,896m while great white sharks were recorded diving deeper than 1,200m, providing new and important insights into the behaviour of these ocean giants.
Often called "the bends," decompression sickness happens when a scuba diver ascends too quickly. Divers breathe compressed air that contains nitrogen. At higher pressure under water, the nitrogen gas goes into the body's tissues.
Parents need to know that 47 Meters Down: Uncaged is the sequel to 47 Meters Down. Expect shark-related violence: Characters are attacked, bitten, and killed, with gory wounds and blood swirling in the water. A gory human head is shown, and a character drowns, horrifyingly, on camera.
While there's no precise depth at which a human would be 'crushed', diving beyond certain limits (around 60 meters) without proper equipment and gas mixes can lead to serious health issues due to the pressure effects on the body, including nitrogen narcosis and oxygen toxicity.
That means that most people can dive up to a maximum of 60 feet safely. For most swimmers, a depth of 20 feet (6.09 meters) is the most they will free dive. Experienced divers can safely dive to a depth of 40 feet (12.19 meters) when exploring underwater reefs.
The Blind Shark lives in shallow coastal waters. Juveniles are often seen in high-energy surge zones, whereas adults are usually seen during the day in caves and under ledges. It occurs in depths ranging from the intertidal zone down to 140 m.
Captain Taylor warned the girls that he witness great whites that were at least 28 feet, which is about five feet larger than any shark ever discovered. Even the shark from 47 was only said to be around 25 feet long.
It was basically an exact copy of 47 meters down except they were in the sky instead of underwater. It had it's scary moments which kept you on the edge of your seat but it was also extremely unrealistic.
