Much better than I expected

Rating: 9/10 (25 October 1999)

As usual, I didn't get caught up in the hysteria and watch this film when it came out, instead waiting for the film to arrive on TV. I must say, I expected trash and instead was profoundly affected by the film. I thought the acting was very good, a good performance from Di Caprio, and Kate Winslet was positively gorgeous. I see many commenters say they observed closely Di Caprio's acting and didn't like it, but why watch a film to "observe" the acting? Acting is good when you don't notice it's acting. A script is good when you don't notice any bad lines. If you look specifically for things then you'll watch a film in an artificial manner and find all sorts of things. Titanic is to be enjoyed, for many reasons. The romance is sublime, the special effects are dazzling, the way classes were treated so differently is shocking, the tragedy of seeing those passengers perish is haunting and stayed with me for a couple of days afterwards. All in all Titanic is a powerful film, well directed, and for me, deserved many of the oscars it received. For once the hollywood blockbuster movie was worth the millions spent on it.