Corrected entry: In all the chaos on board the ship, and the race for the gold, why do two crewmen take the time to carry Katie to her room and hang her rather than just cutting her throat as they did with everyone else? It makes for a good scare when Epps finds her still-hanging body, but makes no sense given the events around them at the time.
Shay
23rd Jan 2005
Ghost Ship (2002)
26th Jan 2005
Ghost Ship (2002)
Corrected entry: The puzzle device with letters and numbers that Katie uses to spell out "I'm so bored" in the beginning is near the entrance when the crew arrives but is later visible in her room. While it's possible the Ferryman is moving it around, it seems unlikely given that (when it's in the room) he doesn't make any use of it to scare Epps.
Correction: Like you said, it's possible the Ferryman moved it around. It's a character decision that he didn't use it to scare Epps.
Correction: Maybe the men took her to her room and locked her up as a prisoner. Maybe they assaulted her. After everyone else is killed and she is alone, maybe she hangs herself. Since there is obviously an afterlife going on, this would explain why her innocent soul gets caught on the boat instead of immediately ascending as it does at the end of the movie.