Titanic – A Love Story Movie Review

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‘Titanic’ is a love story that captures the romance of two young lovers as the tragedy of the doomed ship, the RMS Titanic, unfolds around them. It was released in 1997 and was a huge critical and commercial success, winning 11 Academy Awards (the first since ‘Ben Hur’) and 3 Grammys.

It was written, directed, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron, who also won the Academy Award for best director. ‘Titanic’ became the highest grossing film of all time, grossing 1.8 billion dollars at the box office, until in 2010 it was surpassed by ‘Avatar’, another James Cameron film.

The story is about two young people from different walks of life – Leonardo DiCaprio appears as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet plays Rose DeWitt Bukater – who fall in love aboard the doomed maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912. Although the love story is fictional, many of the characters (crew and passengers) were based on those who were actually aboard the actual ship.

For example, the brash Margaret “Molly” Brown (played by Kathy Bates) was famous for her heroic efforts (not shown in the film) in trying to save drowning passengers. She later became known as “Unsinkable Molly Brown”.

There were many scenes in the film, although they were only briefly mentioned, which greatly added to the emotional impact of the inevitable sinking on the passengers and crew. Two historical figures were Isador and Ida Strauss. Isador owned RH Macy and Company and was also a congressman from New York. In the film, her wife Ida is given the opportunity to leave the ship in a lifeboat, but she refuses and returns to her husband, saying that she will fulfill her marriage vow and remain with Isidor. She is last seen hugging him while they are lying on a bed in her cabin, with the water running.

Layers of emotion are added with other scenes depicting the obvious heroism of the crew members. Joseph Bell, the chief engineer, and his men work desperately until the last moments to maintain power to the lights so they can send out distress signals. They are all lost.

Wallace Hartley, the director of the band and his orchestra, continue to play uplifting music until the very end, even as the ship sinks.

The two lovers, Rose and Jack, initially bond when he rescues her from a suicide attempt triggered by her despondency at a loveless commitment, after being pressured into marrying a wealthy suitor, Cal, due to her financial needs. his family.

Rose’s mother and Cal despise Jack as inferior, but he manages to attend a sultry first-class dinner, where he renews his relationship with Rose and their bond deepens.

The next day, Rose defies her mother and Cal and goes to the bow of the ship where she meets Jack, realizing her feelings for him and the two embrace passionately. They then go to the privacy of Rose’s stateroom and she asks him to draw her wearing only the Heart of the Ocean, a blue diamond necklace that was an expensive engagement gift from Cal. She later leaves the sketch in Cal’s safe.

While trying to escape from Cal’s bodyguard, Rose and Jack enter the cargo hold where they get into one of the cars stored there and make love in the backseat.

They witness the collision with the iceberg and overhear the lookouts discussing how serious it is. Rose and Jack decide to warn her mother and Cal, but in the meantime, Cal has discovered Rose’s nude sketch and angrily places the necklace on Jack; then they accuse him of stealing it. Jack is arrested and taken below deck, where he is handcuffed to a pipe.

The emotional elements of ‘Titanic’ are very powerful, with the last scenes showing the aftermath of the collision, the desperate attempts of those on board to find refuge in a lifeboat or the brave acceptance of their destiny. As there were not enough lifeboats, more than 1,500 passengers and crew perished in this catastrophe. Throughout, the musical score strongly reflects their feelings and the dangers they face. The closing song, ‘My Heart Will Go On’ (sung by Celine Dion) won an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. Following the success of ‘Avatar’, a 3-D version of ‘Titanic’ will also be released.

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