One of the highest grossing movies of all time, this enthralling film is often referred to as a classic and guilty pleasure for romantic junkies. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, its the best recipe for making the greatest love story of its time. Director James Cameron frames the story the Titanic in the late 1990s, when a high-tech underwater Mission uncovers Hidden Treasures from the legendary ship. This includes a nude drawing of a beautiful girl where It leads the person who is searching for the ¨heart of the sea necklace¨ to find a nearly hundred-year-old woman (Gloria Stuart). She reveals that she's the woman in the drawing, and the audience is then immersed in the events on board the ship from her point of view. The old woman was Rose ( Kate Winslet), a lovely young woman engaged to one of the richest men on the ship, the handsome and manipulative Cal (Billy Zane). Unhappy with her first engagement, Rose briefly considered throwing herself overboard but is saved by the Witty and Charming Jack ( Leonardo DiCaprio), a third-class passenger who won his ticket in a poker game. The two form a bond and grow closer as the trip goes on. Jack is Roses freedom and allows her to be free from her Society's standards. As Jack and Rose get more intimate Cal starts to pick up on their behaviors. In an act of jealousy Cal frames Jack for stealing, while the ship hits an iceberg. With not enough boats to carry all the passengers to safety of land more than half of the passengers riding on the Titanic died, sadly including Jack. No one can forget their last scene together when Rose finally let's Jack go. I certainly cried at this part and probably not the only one when people first saw this particular scene.
There's an irresistible Love Story starring two of the best actors of their generation; dazzling visual effects that involve the most famous ship disaster of all time; a possessive rich villain so easy to hate that he should be sporting an evil, twirling mustache. The films choice of heartfelt soundtrack with Celine Dion's ¨my heart will go on theme song¨ turned on the waterworks. The directors choice of using this particular song has made this film memorable. In the film it circled around a romantic relationship led by a strong central female character and a poor male character. Between the visual effects, action scenes, and love story plot allowed both male and female audiences to enjoy the film.
A theme in the film Titanic would be love. The love affair between Jack and Rose is the central Narrative of the film. in the film, the upper class shows love is not as important as money. For instance, Rose's mother Ruth would prefer that her daughter enter into a Loveless marriage with Cal so they may stay among the rich club. It's not until Rose meets Jack but she truly understands the meaning of love and believes it is more valuable than money. To narrow down the theme, all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Money made Rose feel trapped, but love set her free. Another theme in the film would be about social class. The Titanic ship was divided into three different classes ( first class, second class, third class). First class was filled with the rich, second-class was filled with people making a decent living, and the third class was made for the poor. Rose was from the first class while, Jack was from the third class. The director of the film really makes a statement with the use of dialogue and tone used by the characters to really show the hostility between the rich and the poor. Cameron uses characters from the upper class and divides them into ¨ old money¨ and ¨ new money¨ (Molly Brown). The boat is divided where the lower class would not interfere with the upper class. To narrow down the theme, it could be Society conforms people to certain standards.
Overall, I would rate this film a GOOD GOOD. Down to the plot, visual effects, and actors I fell in love with the film. I was sad about the ending and it broke the typical romance film ¨ happily ever after¨ tone, but I was satisfied about how the whole movie came together.
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