Titanic - it's for guys too!

Rating: Null/10 (18 September 1998)

I'm a guy and I loved Titanic! Well, there it is, I said it and I feel much better now. What drew me to see Titanic was not Leo or Kate but rather, James Cameron (director), who is a fanatic for details so I knew going in that the special effects would be spectacular. What I didn't expect was that the story of two class-crossed lovers would actually take equal billing for me along with the special effects.
As many of you know, the movie is basically divided into two parts. The first half of the movie sets the stage for character development while the second half focuses of course on the disaster itself. But what makes the movie work as a whole is that by time we get to the action part of the movie we really do feel for the characters and we understand perfectly the unfortunate consequences of society's class rankings at that time.
Most of my guy friends still say they won't see the movie because they think it's a "chick flick." They really don't know what they're missing - not only will they get their special effects quota (remember, this is the director that gave us Terminator and Aliens), but probably more importantly, they may actually enjoy the love story and if they are watching it with their significant other, they may find themselves hugging her just a little bit tighter when the movie ends.