Reasons for my great approval of this film

Rating: Null/10 (27 December 1998)

Titanic for me was a particularly moving film, as it had a
multi-layered theme to its credit. On the one hand, of course, there was the tragedy of a great ship, along with the massive loss of life involved, which James Cammeron managed effortlessly to be able to portray in all it's sadness. However, it was for me more the somewhat subtle and ingenious use of the theme of young adventurous life, coming into fruition, then almost ruthlessly extinguished by events beyond anyone's control. Jack and Rose young lives seemed to be paralleled with that of the young "life" of the ship itself. The fact that Jack was so well portrayed by Leonardo di Caprio as basically a lovable little scoundrel fortunate enough to find the enigmatic
young Rose was a wonderful counterpoint to the film. Rose herself was shown in many touching clips through Kate Winslet's acting to be just as vunerable in her young feelings and emotions as Jack himself. Another thing that I feel this film achieved which makes it such a rare masterpiece is that it brought home to me (a 33 year man) the intangible link between youth and old age. The old Rose still pined for her young love many years after the tragedy of the sinking, but had right from the start bravely resolved to carry on to live a full life. Her heart must have ached so much! Isn't that so like many people of today - ie carrying the burden of some loss though trying to live for tomorrow! This theme, I felt, brought out the fact that older people do have experiences and emotive feelings well worth valuing. Another theme that I felt was well-aired was the vunerability of man to his own ego; ie it was the captain's desire to finish his career with a flourish that helped cause the tragedy to happen - the need for speed, in a sense. Hope that my comments are echoed by others who watched this great film. Thanks for the time.
Jim - 289.