Titanic (1997)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

James Cameron

Writer (WGA):

James Cameron (written by)

Release Date:

19 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets

Plot:

Fictional romantic tale of a rich girl and poor boy who meet on the ill-fated voyage of the 'unsinkable' ship.

Plot Keywords:

Tearjerker | Soul Mates | One Word Title | Social Consciousness | Transatlantic

Awards:

Won 11 Oscars. Another 76 wins & 48 nominations

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Jack Dawson
Kate Winslet	...	Rose DeWitt Bukater
Billy Zane	...	Caledon 'Cal' Hockley
Kathy Bates	...	Molly Brown
Frances Fisher	...	Ruth Dewitt Bukater
Gloria Stuart	...	Old Rose
Bill Paxton	...	Brock Lovett
Bernard Hill	...	Captain Smith
David Warner	...	Spicer Lovejoy
Victor Garber	...	Thomas Andrews
Jonathan Hyde	...	Bruce Ismay
Suzy Amis	...	Lizzy Calvert
Lewis Abernathy	...	Lewis Bodine
Nicholas Cascone	...	Bobby Buell
Dr. Anatoly M. Sagalevitch	...	Anatoly Milkailavich

Also Known As:

Planet Ice (USA) (fake working title)
The Ship of Dreams (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disaster related peril and violence, nudity, sensuality and brief language.

Runtime:

194 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | German | Swedish | Italian | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS 70 mm (70 mm prints) | DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

India:UA | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Brazil:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12 | Israel:PG | Italy:T | Mexico:A | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

Belmont Olympic Pool - 4000 E. Olympic Plaza, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

James Cameron drew all the pictures in Jack's sketchbook. In fact, the hands seen sketching Rose wearing the necklace are not Jack's but Cameron's. Since he is left-handed and Jack right-handed, the shots were mirror-imaged in post-production (see also the goofs entry).

Goofs:

Factual errors: John Jacob Astor is seen in the forward first class staircase as it is submerged and destroyed by the water, but John Jacob Astor was in fact outside on deck when the forward funnel toppled over. His body was recovered and was badly mangled and covered in soot.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Brock Lovett: Thirteen meters; you should see it.
Brock Lovett: [seeing the shipwreck come into view for the first time] OK; take her up and over the bow rail.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The O.C.: The My Two Dads (#4.9)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Lament

A Movie People Love To Hate

As with most things in life, people always force their own opinions to be different so they can feel good about themselves. Titanic is another example. This is a great movie. It's not boring, and the storyline might be cliché but it's still beautiful and really sad, and almost got me crying. The only movie that made me cry was Bambi, when I was 4 years old.

Apparently, people are only allowed to like the second part of this movie, when everyone is dying. And even though that part is in my opinion one of the best moments in the history of movies, the first part is also really good, a gorgeous tale about a romance that couldn't be. It might not add up to the historical facts, but that doesn't matter. If you want to see what really happened, then go watch some documentary about it on the Discovery channel. This is not a historical movie, and the director is allowed to let things happen differently than they really could have happened.

This movie is an 8 at least, and one of the best movies of all time. It's not in the IMDB top 250, which is quite sad. It has great acting, great effects, and is really enjoyable to watch. Unfortunately, people love to comment negatively about something good, because they are unable to think for themselves and have a need to be accepted in their 'clique'. I love this movie, and am not afraid to admit it. 10/10