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You are travelling on an ocean ship when, suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturn．Hundreds of people die 1 , but you and several others 2 in the ballroom．Would you stay there and 3 for help? Or would you try, 4 the danger, to find your way out of the ship?
This is the 5 faced by the characters in the film “Poseidon”．
Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the 6 orders the surviving guests to wait for help．A small group of people 7 to accept this fate．They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back 8 the captain locks the doors behind them．
At the time of the disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own lives．All must face their 9 and make life and death decisions．
Architect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hits．He feels depressed over the 10 of his relationship with his partner．But he is forced to fight 11 his life, and learns to want to live again．He realizes he must 12 the past and not think too much about the bad．
Robert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to 13 his own life so that his daughter, Jen, 14 live．He swims to the ship’s control room 15 he must press a switch to change the direction of the ship．
He knows he will likely 16 in the process, but just as surely, he knows that it’s the only way his friends can escape．His actions give the others a chance to reach 17 ．They escape from the ship just before it 18 , killing all those waiting inside and Jen’s father as well．All the characters who survive feel 19 to be alive, but they are also aware that their own 20 , bravery and determination saved their own lives．
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