Review of Viewing of The Titanic

Rating: 8/10 (12 October 2015)

The Heart in a Sea
In the epic adventure that the movie, Titanic, takes you on, the characters "Jack' and "Rose" develop not only as people separately but also as a couple. The historic event of the sinking of the titanic is depicted beautifully in the cinematography of the animated versions of the great, expansive ship and actual scenes of underwater footage and also the CGI, Computer Generated Imagery. As the story unravels, more and more of the characters are revealed. The great expansion of the voyage was built to be one of great proportion, being the fastest and strongest ship of its time. Leaving dock on a Wednesday afternoon, the tenth of April 1912. At promptly noon. A couple thousand passengers boarded the Titanic, expecting to be a part of history, only to meet their demise in an untimely collusion with an iceberg that could have been avoided. Believably, the Titanic stands on its own in the heart catching drama that twists and turns in ways that have you on your seat until the very end. "Jack"- Leonardo DiCaprio, is the heart throb that have girls and women alike swooning at the blink of his eye. Having being able to board the ship, he greets "Rose"- Kate Winslett, and develops an infatuation with the first class beauty, that he sees to have no chance with. Developing a story line in the first few minutes, the great expanse of the ship is a mighty sight to behold. From the hull of the ship to the back rudders under the water. Winning the Oscar for best cinematography was a just winning. From the scenes of the ship sailing to the final sinking of the ship. The sets that had to be created demonstrated the craftsmanship and theatrics. In the beginning, I viewed the movie as just another love story that could easily be dismissed. After watching closely and scrutinizing the details and multiple works that went into the movie I was astonished. Not only did James Cameron do amazingly with the actors he chose, but also every other aspect of developing the historic details of the event. The event itself was traumatic, while adding some of the personal stories to back it up gave the realism to how it affected the people that were aboard the ship. Obviously, some of the stories were make believe but, it pulled at the heart strings just enough to keep the audience from turning away from the underlying message. Personally, the scene that I was most impressed with would be the scene of the ship breaking completely in half and the events that followed. Backing up, the scene where the ship collides with the iceberg, a fact. The hit took approximately 37 seconds, the scene in the film was about that long as well. Filming this scene took editing genius and complete madness in commitment to the actor's roles.