In 1988, during an Australian Geographic Society-sponsored expedition to Pannikan Plains on the Nullarbor, a freak storm trapped Allum and his team underground. for the 88Pannikin Plains Cavecave-diving expe- dition onthe Nullarbor Plains, Australia whena deluge of rain caused acollapse of the cave's entrance trapping 13of us inside. Use of the mark without express consent from Nell Minow constitutes trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws. “based” means that the narrative follows the basic unfolding of the real events, or at least has a substantial connection with the real event on a number of material points. With the participation and assistance of High Springs cave diver Wes Skiles, one of the survivors of that 1988 near-catastrophe, Australian filmmaker Andrew Wight was inspired to … There are no trees around Roaches Rest. British pop star diagnosed with scary ear disease That is the only way you are going in. Absolutely right and much appreciated. After lowering all of the gear down the 20 metre drop into the cave we resumed excavating, Roger, Nick and me in Pit B and Grant and Aidan in Pit A. for those who love rollercoasters and crazy gory amazing action films this is a must see. it had us asking questions and truly engaged during the movie. We climbed out of the cave around 7 pm after nine straight hours underground looking forward to dinner and a beer. The 3D part made it sooo much better! It’s a TEN in my book!!!! In my opinion (and I realize that not everyone agrees), this makes the movie fascinating. The sequence within the limestone includes five formations: Irrespective of whether it is “based” “inspired” on true events or not, the movie is well worth watching and the imagery amazing. Unlike the high-tech equipment used by the characters in the film, the Nullarbor cave-divers trapped 80 metres underground had to make do with radio communications. Hi, James! This film is awesome. So, in light of the fact that I just viewed several comments that hate at this movie just because its fictional, let me ask you this… what the fuck did you expect? The Caves Of Jenolan, Volume I: The Exploration and Speleogeography of Mammoth cave, Jenolan, 1972, John R. Dunkley, assisted by Edward G. Anderson. Its a shame really. Aidan has exposed a humerus (upper arm bone) of a giant kangaroo called Protemnodon. A review of Speleological investigations in the Nullarbor plain, Southern Australia. It's in excellent condition. Its kinda bump(relieve at the same time) to know about what exactly happen because when the movie was playing, i kept thinking to myself. There isn’t anything deceptive about the words “inspired by”. peace <3, (sry for mistakes, english is not my mother language). Sanctum was said to have been based on Wight's near-death experience in a 1988 cave diving expedition in Western Australia, when he and his team were trapped for two days. In 1988 Andrew organised an international cave diving expedition to explore Pannikin Plains cave, a large mostly water filled cave located on the Nullarbor Plain in Western Australia. They had gone into the cave to make a documentary and were trapped by a rock slide. As a side note, there is a large cave system north of Cocklebiddy but it is closed to public entry. That story was the 1988 Nullarbor cave expedition that had 13 people trapped underground. I’ll take whatever James Cameron and Andrew Wright say in the future with a grain of salt! Required fields are marked *, Black History Month Treat: Lincoln and Douglass. I definitely recommend it to others. Entry to the cave is easy. I liked your comments on the film very much. My opinion on the movie: It is an emotional roller coaster but superbly made film. The ­Nullarbor Plain, the world’s largest limestone karst landscape, is tens of millions of years old. I am also a diver and climber so I was pleased to find accuracy in the movie. Wight is now a successful movie producer who co-wrote and produced the movie Sanctum, inspired by that ill-fated 1988 expedition. The Nullarbor Plain is a former shallow seabed, as indicated by the presence of bryozoans, foraminifera, echinoids and red algae calcareous skeletons that make up the limestone. It is about the will to survive. It leaves you reflecting on life, how fragile it is and really does make you feel like you are there. Or (light bulb), I thought to myself “Google it”. Visiting several caves, some with untrogged areas! For those of you who want to bash it and criticize it for not being exactly what happened because it was inspired by a story, check out NatGeo. it made me think a lot about life. I’ve spent some time in caves, and recommend “The Cave of Forgotten Dreams,” not scary but a great use of 3D to depict the contours of the Chauvet cave and its mesmerizing artwork. But I appreciate your setting the record straight. Good work James Cameron. The flat, semi-arid area known as the Nullarbor Plain stretches along the coast of the Great Australian Bight.The large limestone bedrock is one of the most unique landscapes that you can find in all of Australia. But I do not think it is appropriate for you to make this into an attack on an entire country. I'm really keen to start on Pit C tomorrow. Hollywood is just as guilty (if you choose that definition) as any other movie producing area of changing one small simple story into a mind captivating, emotionally charged block buster movie. It’s a must watch.. Was a gud movie. Generally cavers are not good actors either, this really makes it true to form. Unlike the high-tech equipment used by the characters in … Its a movie. If it weren’t for the former attributes, this movie might have been unwatchable. That’s not what happened in the movie though, right? A movie that was INSPIRED by something that happened in reality. The movie was good but I feel like I have been lied to. i just watched sanctum and to hear that 15 people survived apposed to the son of “andrew Wright” in the movie. this true story was very wonderful.!!!! Phone CALM Esperance … As a side note, there is a large cave system north of Cocklebiddy but it is closed to public entry. All content copyright Government of Western Australia, All rights reserved. What hyperbole!!! The underground river system of Cocklebiddy lies beneath the Nullarbor Plains in southern Australia. I beleive that this story is loosely based on a particular set of event, that it incorporates many realistic possabilities and that it shows some real dangers of cave diving. maybe you should open your eyes are realize that this was a true story, people died. But that word would of course not sound quite as engaging. Watson of Ceduna of trips of exploration to the caves of the Nullarbor Plain in 1935. Andrew produced the award-winning documentary of this expedition, Nullarbor Dreaming. Instead, a narrative that shares with the real event only the fact that a bunch of spelunkers had their return route barred, with everything else been different, can at most be said to be “inspired” by the real event. Everyone else will take something different from the film based on there unique feelings and emotions-good or bad. good job.! Thanks, Denise. All who are reading to this should watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought James Cameron was controlling and a perfectionist? The documentary crew which this movie was inspired from was lucky to be all kicking and accounted for when they were rescued, because when your stuck in a crevace 80 meters underground, your competing with something so much bigger then you. The movie was owesome,The producers of this film should have no credibility with their audience. This was captured on film by his support team, and eventually published as Nullarbor Dreaming. NO ONE DIED!!!! Keep it up James Cameron! Really? Typical Australian oversell. even for me it was a exciting shocker i should never judge a movie buy its cover ha it was adventurous, yes but i did not 100% Even expect wat would happen to those people. Also includes scenes of the Duke of Gloucester's train visit to Ooldea in 1934, his meeting with Daisy Bates and a corroboree performance arranged for him by local Aboriginal people. How could a person go through all of this pain. Doesn’t sound like the Nullabar incident. The expedition to the Nullarbor caves is a collaborative effort between the Western Australian Museum and the Flinders University. It's inspired by the true events of writer Andrew Wight, who led a cave expedition in 1988 beneath the Nullarbor Plain in Australia. Many film-makers in many places abuse the line between “based on” and “inspired by” and you attribution of what is a fairly minor infraction to an entire nation is offensive. All that being said. Your email address will not be published. Really good movie for those who are alright with watching complete crap. The Nullarbor Plain is a former shallow seabed, as indicated by the presence of bryozoans, foraminifera, echinoids and red algae calcareous skeletons that make up the limestone. They had gone into the cave to make a documentary and were trapped by a rock slide. This was captured on film by his support team, and eventually published as Nullarbor Dreaming. I don’t like tragedies, but i don’t like being lied to either. Sounds like “Sanctum”. That record was almost ruined in 1988 when producer Andrew Wight led a Nullarbor cave-diving expedition and a freak storm caused the entrance to collapse, leaving 15 people trapped underground. Original real life footage of the Australian Nullabor cave dive and freak cyclone that dumps 6' of rain in 25 minutes and traps 15 cave divers underground. The cave consists of a single chamber, 470m along its longest length with a maximum width of 150m and height of 170m. I thought it was awsome however enjoy the outdoors maybe thats why I love it !! The story was completely entertaining; the cinematography and special effects were terrific but the acting and dialogue was…well, lame. Second of all, this is my opinion. The end, I had the same sort of feeling with Black Hawk Down. Entry to the cave is easy. All the reviews said it was a bad movie. The consequences of pride and stupidity and finding ones true character in a crisis situation no matter what that may be. As a climber, caver, diver, and many other ways of enjoying nature and what the earth has for us to explore, this movie was amazing. I saw it with my son on Saturday and am still thinking of the movie. When Australian producer and renowned caver Andrew Wight (Ghosts of the Abyss, Aliens of the Deep) led a cave diving expedition beneath Australia’s Nullarbor Plain in 1988, he had… Plongée dans une grotte sous-marine Russe That said, the movie did say “inspired by”, and in case you all didn’t know The Hangover was inspired by a true story. Unless it’s a documentary, it is entertainment. when i saw the cave, and the survivor. Inspired by. To sum it up. Really, is all that necessary?? With the participation and assistance of High Springs cave diver Wes Skiles, one of the survivors of that 1988 near-catastrophe, Australian filmmaker Andrew Wight was … That’s like saying Jaws was inspired by a true story because a shark bit someone. The movie opens with the tag line that it was inspired by true events. Tim, we try to keep this a safe place for people to express their views without fear of being insulted. Filled by master diver in the actual cave in. Most of the crew were participants in the last trip, which was half cave palaeontology and half a … An amazing story wraught with intrigue, emotion and some tough life lessons. The Nullarbor Plain is a former shallow seabed, as indicated by the presence of bryozoans, foraminifera, echinoids and red algae calcareous skeletons that make up the limestone. Sorry you feel that way, S. I investigated the real story so I could provide this information to the many interested viewers. , omg this movie had me crying when george knew it was time for him to go and i hate carl why would he take the last breathing thing then frank kept him alive and hes just gonna kill frank in front of his son that a mess.and i was confused when josh sucked the walls then i understood why i really cried when josh had to kill his dad :'(. Details: Graham Pilkington, 66 Eyre … the movie inspired me a lot and it move to realization that is too difficult to handle situation like the sanctum the movie. Hmm, I have not seen the flick but have been informed by many cavers that the director had an extremely good imagination and the effects and situations are close and/or true to form. Unfortunately, the teeth are on the underside so we can't be sure until it's completely excavated. “Inspired by” can mean many things. It’s not often that our world gets the highlights, lol… Looking forward to a viewing and thanks for all the public insight. Cavers became trapped as a freak storm arrived with wind gusts of around 100 km/h. I agree with you about the semantics of “inspired by”, “based on”, etc. For the first time scientists were able to accurately gauge the size of this formidable predator. It was great. The dead woman in the cave with Carl was wearing a red jumpsuit, the sameone that Victoria was wearing when she fell into the churning water. Just watched this movie and really enjoyed it. It looks sad and forlorn. I really liked the movie! WOW, do you people believe everything you see on tv? The movie is awesome.I really enjoyed,It’s interesting but so sad. A Captain Maitland Thomson of Adelaide made the first speleological expedition to the Nullarbor Caves in 1935. Andrew Wight your part of “writing” the script was no doubt akin to Ben Affleck’s contributions to Good Will Hunting. Sad to say, I encountered this type of artfully misleading marketing over and over while traveling Down Under for a few months. James Cameron is in the business of making movies to get money. No breathtaking discoveries today but a couple of very good ones. Damn enjoyable movie – the association they claim for its basis is like saying “based on Wednesday 4th of June 1986” because they heard a story about a thing that reminded them of an idea that they couldn’t remember when they came up with. What would you truly be willing to do to survive in a seemingly impossible situation. !Also This Film is inspired by a True Story lol. In 1988, he eventually went on to attempt a record cave dive in Pannikin Plains Cave on the Nullarbor Plain, where flash floods turned the expedition into a life-or-death adventure. I like the lessons you took from the film very much. And the fact that they used the same camera equipment as in Avatar probably was the optimizer at play. Well done Nell on keeping this chat clean! Death is a very real possibility and most of the time its only one step in the wrong direction that’ll do it. I thought it was a good movie – Just hated that they had to include SO much profanity!! Fourth, to Nell (the moderator) great job trying to keep the extremists in check-that’s got to be a difficult task. Thanks, DW. I found it to be quite entertaining and at the same time, interesting from a social experiment perspective. A really good moviekept me awake even after very hard working day. Andrew Wight, a renowned cave explorer and dive master, actually wrote the story for the film which was based by an inspiration of actual events of a group of cave explorers he led in 1988. See more ideas about cave, cave photography, cave images. Not far away is the Pannikin cave in which an expedition in 1988 nearly turned to tragedy. The basic events of the Nullarbor expedition were somewhat reworked into a more dramatic tale of egotistical recklessness endangering the spiritual & pragmatic work of a similar styled expedition that sought to find the end of a fictional ‘world’s largest cave system.’ This wasn't part of the original excavation plan; I'd pretty much intended to keep working on expanding Pit B outward to increase our sample size of fossils from the lower layers (>780,000 years old), which is much lower than for the upper layers (200,000–780,000 years old). In 1988 Andrew organised an international cave diving expedition to explore Pannikin Plains cave, a large mostly water filled cave located on the Nullarbor Plain in Western Australia. The underground river system of Cocklebiddy lies beneath the Nullarbor Plains in southern Australia. This movie is not for everyone. There are no trees around Roaches Rest. A very well made MOVIE. I’m a song writer. The region is also the location of "Nullarbor limestone" and it has a reputation as a significant karst region with Oligocene and Miocene cave formations.. Its an awsome movie.Really through the whole movie I was stucked to my seat , sitting motionless… Movie SANCTUM is really a must-watch movie…. Their was little to no character development except for the stereotypical idiot father and neglected son bit….i liked some of the cave scenes, but overall I didnt like this movie. I just watched Sanctum tnite, n I think it’s been a while since I saw a good movie with a strong character, and that Sanctum had. I was actually quite disturbed by the final scenes of the movie. Photographs taken by H.G. Within an hour Grant and I decided we would up stumps on Pit B at the end of today and begin a new excavation closer to the cave entrance, where a large number of bones have been found on the cave floor and where augering on the previous trip had shown the sediment was over two metres deep. . But overall the movie was awesome. A detailed history and description. Annnnnd Nicely done Alister Grierson along with John Garvin. We can't wait to see the results. Situated in Nullarbor National Park, it was a working property until 1988. The movie was conceived loosely off a real life experience when in 1988, producer and renowned caver Andrew Wight led an expedition to explore and dive into a remote cave system hidden beneath the Nullarbor Plain in Australia. 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