Great epic

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 2003)

It's been almost six years since the release of 'Titanic' and there are still two views on it: love it, hate it. Inevitable, I suppose, with a movie like this. A lot of the complaints go to the script, the romance, Leo DiCaprio. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course, and those who hate it will probably never love it. I do, however, think that the success of the movie is justified. Bashed before it was even released, it didn't "sink" like many predicted it would. The main reason for this may be the fact that this movie brought to life the actual tragedy of what happened to the ship in 1912. It isn't so much about how "shallow" the script was - the ship and it's passengers were brought to life. The passengers were shown as real human beings, like you and me, who had hopes and aspirations. Tragedies usually get type-cast for the number of victims, and we tend to forget that each of those numbers was a person with a story. The movie placed the viewers on that ship and made us feel with the people aboard. The fictional story of Jack and Rose - which, IMHO, is a moving love story - gave us an emotional focal point, and made the tragedy much more personal. You may hate the film, and it's actors (although, they are all perfectly cast and superb actors, not just in 'Titanic'), but the tragedy of what happened, and the idea that life is there to be lived, no matter what fate may have in store for you, is what makes this movie special and appealing.
10/10, overall.