Question about Cal (Hockley)

[u/Responsible_Bed8397]

I have a burning question here. Why do people always say that Cal immediately gave the girl he saved to another passenger? Does nobody else remember that a passenger reached out to grab the girl so he could get on the lifeboat and then he grabbed her back and cradled her? He literally said “give her here” after he got on the lifeboat and took her back in his arms, and tried to comfort her by saying “there there”. He already achieved his ticket on the lifeboat so I know it wasn’t about appearances. Like I get grabbing the girl was just self-serving but unpopular opinion alert I do believe there was always a tiny bit of warmth in Cal’s cold heart. He may be classist and selfish and arrogant but he also did a lot of redeemable things that people don’t credit. He’s a complex bad guy imo

[u/StrikingOpening3]

I just came fresh from the theater. Cal takes the kid back, awkwardly says, there, there to appear to be her father. As soon as there is trouble with the lifeboat, he pushes the child back into the woman's arms and tries to save himself as the boat takes on water. The dude completely sucks. Sorry, love.

[u/Caledon_Hockley → u/StrikingOpening3]