TITANIC : the titanic ship split which separated the lovers

TITANIC : the titanic ship split which separated the lovers

( Written by Diyah Ramadhani )

                                                             

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 19, 1997

Director: James Cameron

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Runtime: 194 min

Actor                          Role

Leonardo DiCaprio     Jack Dawson

Kate Winslet               Rose DeWitt Bukater

Billy Zane                   Caledon Hockley

Kathy Bates                Margaret Molly Brown

Frances Fisher            Ruth DeWitt Bukater

Bernard Hill                Captain Edward J. Smith

Victor Garber              Thomas Andrews

Jonathan Hyde             J. Bruce Ismay

David Warner              Spicer Lovejoy

Michael Ensign           Benjamin Guggenheim

Danny Nucci               Fabrizio De Rossi

Jason Barry                 Tommy Ryan

Bill Paxton                  Brock Lovett

Gloria Stuart               Old Rose (Rose Dawson Calvert)

Suzy Amis                   Lizzy Calvert

Lewis Abernathy        Lewis Bodine

Eric Braeden               Colonel John Jacob Astor IV

Bernard Fox                Colonel Archibald Gracie IV

Ewan Stewart              First Officer William Murdoch

Jonathan Phillips         Second Officer Charles Lightoller

Ioan Gruffudd             Fifth Officer Harold Lowe

In 1912, the Titanic, the world's most luxurious passenger ship, set out across the Atlantic for New York City. It would never see it's destination.

1500 people were on the ship, some first class, others restrained to the lower decks where windows were limited. Either way, the passengers on board the Titanic held high hopes, not because it was deemed "the unsinkable ship" but because they were leaving their past behind them and preparing for a new life in America.

To Jack, a homeless artist, winning two tickets on the luxury liner was the best thing that ever happened to him. His life, as well as everyone else on the ship, would be changed forever. Even before he discovered the fate of the Titanic did he know what his destiny was; he met Rose.

Rose was a troubled young woman living in a rich society, engaged to a millionaire that her mother had sought out. She was living in a fantasy, a fantasy that she didn't want, and she was looking for a way out.

Jack heroically saved Rose's life and was immediately thrust into her world though no one knew he fit in. He was the only one that could see the anguish that Rose was in... He was the only one who could get her out of it.

Their love affair would be cut short. Nighttime was a dangerous time for ships in that time period, manually having to look for obstructions in the ocean. Titanic's crew saw the iceberg too late and they struck it, the side of their hull ripping to shreds. The unsinkable ship was going to sink and more than half of the people on board were going to die.

Every once in a while the conversation will turn to "favorite movies." I'll mention Titanic, and at least a couple people will snicker. I pay them no mind because I know that five years ago, these same people were moved to tears by that very movie. And they're too embarrassed now to admit it.

I just rewatched Titanic for the first time in a long time. Expecting to simply enjoy the story again, I was surprised to find that the movie has lost none of its power over these five years. I cried again.... in all the same places. It brought me back to 1997 when I can remember how a movie that no one thought would break even became the most popular movie of all time. A movie that burst into the public consciousness like no other movie I can recall (yes, even more than Star Wars). And today, many people won't even admit they enjoyed it. Folks, let's get something straight -- you don't look cool when you badmouth this film. You look like an out of touch cynic.

No movie is perfect and this one has a few faults. Some of the dialogue falls flat, and some of the plot surrounding the two lovers comes together a little too neatly. However, none of this is so distracting that it ruins the film.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are wonderful. Leo is one of the fine actors of his generation. Wait 'til you see him in Gangs of New York before you call him nothing more than a pretty boy. Kate Winslet was so strong in this film. The movie really was hers, and she held it together beautifully.

James Cameron managed what many believed was impossible by recreating a completely believable Titanic. The sinking scenes were horrific, just as they were that night. How anyone can say the effects were bad is beyond me. I was utterly transfixed.

This film is one memorable scene after another. Titanic leaving port in Southampton. Rose and Jack at the bow, "flying". "Iceberg, right ahead!" The screws hanging unbelievably out of the ocean. The screams of the doomed after she went down. And that ending that brought even the burliest man in the theater to tears.

The music, which has also been a victim of the film's success, was a key ingredient. James Horner's score was simply perfect. And the love theme was beautiful and tragic. Too bad Celine Dion's pop song version had to destroy this great bit of music for so many.

I confess, I am a Titanic buff. As such, I relished the opportunity to see the ship as we never got to see it in all its beauty. Perhaps watching it sink affected me more than some because I've had such an interest in the ship all my life. However, I doubt many of those I saw crying were Titanic buffs. I applaud Cameron for bringing this story to the masses in a way that never demeaned the tragedy. The film was made with such humanity.

Another reviewer said it better than I ever could: Open up your hearts to Titanic, and you will not be disappointed.

Ultimately, we all know the horrible outcome of the Titanic sinking.

Even though this film is good and everyone likes this film but I want to criticize this film in a number of scenes which are about their selfishness when they save themselves when the ship has split and almost drowns, it is indeed shown that women and children were the first up to the lifeboat but there are still many men who don't want to yield to it until they have to sacrifice the woman they pushed and fall into the sea.

And in this film there are adult scenes that are not good for small children watching because they are still underage and have not deserved to watch such a thing, even if they want to, they may be guided by parents and not shown scenes that should not be performed or maybe can only be told.

That's all I can review from this film and my criticism. If there is still something to add or if there is something missing, you can comment in the comments column, thank you ...