Still Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (19 November 2005)

TITANIC in it's time was the Ship of Dreams. She was big, beautiful, and luxurious. When James Cameron made this film, he did a very good job however, there were some things that were just not accurate in the history of the Titanic. One scene is where there is an Officer of the ship who salutes his comrade, and shoots himself in the head. That never happened. However, the order that was given women and children first was accurate for sure.
The other scene is where Capt. Smith goes into the bridge house while it's under water, and truth is, he disappeared. No one seems to know what happened to him during Titanic's final moments.
Cameron did an excellent job in selecting a superb cast of characters. Decaprio and Winseltt were just amazing as Jack and Rose. You can feel their passion and desire as they learn about each other. These two characters were flawless, believable, and kept the film going forward for the most part. Kathy Bates as Molly Brown was awesome. She portrayed her very well. The character was very out spoken, told it like it was, and spoke the truth, but yet Brown's mannerisms were more like a rough man rather than a lady.
For the most part, the Titanic itself in the movie was very believable. It was as if you were on the ship itself. I never realized just how big she was, but from what I saw, she must have been a very big ship for sure. Cameron did his homework very well. He must have studied every inch of the Titanic when he went down to look at her. The first class area was very exquisite,and WHite Star Line must have pulled out all the punches to make their passengers feel welcomed.
Everything from the departure in Souhthampton to her final moments was truly horrific but it certainly caught my eye. The effects of the Titanic breaking up was very well done, and accurate. It just holds your attention as the remaining passengers face death when Titanic went down. It was just heart breaking.
This movie was well done, well thought out, and well planned, Everything from the story line to the characters to the special effects was well worth the 10.50 I paid for. TITANIC is the all time movie of 1997. When you do watch it, have a box of Kleenex ready to use! I guarantee you will have to have them.
Out of ten pop corn boxes, this movie gets a + 10!!!