Simply the best

Rating: Null/10 (15 October 1998)

I was looking forward to this film for quite some time. Although I was not a big fan of pretty-boy DiCaprio, I always have like James Cameron's work and I enjoy Kate Winslet (being British of course). I did however, expect it to be just another Titanic story, nothing being new. Over here in Britain the hype was not that big. I am a major film freak but I only heard about the film 2 months prior to it's release! So I missed all the rumours of over-budgeting, angry actors and flops. So on its day of release I wandered to the cinema to check out this film that I had heard about. And oh my God! I have always had a morbid fascination of the ship itself (belonging to the Titanic Historical Society for over 5 years now). But nothing prepared me for the range of emotions I felt during this film. I left the cinema with misty eyes and heart so full of despairing hope, that I needed some time alone before attempting conversation with anyone. What an absolutely superb account of one of the most terrifying nights of the 20th Century. For the first time ever, I was transported back in time to feel the passengers' confusion, despair, heartbreak and outrage. And seeing all through the eyes of our very own Kate Winslet. I was so relieved when she left the confines of her restricted life to embark on a journey of love with the young Jack. I was laughing with them as they outwitted the awful Lovejoy, as they ran through the ship. I was smiling motherly as they explored one another and Rose made the decision to leave the ship with Jack. But it all collapsed around them. I felt their startled confusion as the iceberg hit. Their decision to alert the horrible Cal and Rose's narrow-minded mother, only to have Jack accused of stealing and taken below. But Rose wouldn't leave him, and doing what I would have done she left Cal to rescue her beloved Jack. Her bravery marked, she was pushed into a lifeboat, descending into the black water, never looking away from Jack as he waited on the doomed ship above. This is where I fell apart. I couldn't believe she was going to leave him. But she jumped back on board only to be chased back down into the bowels of the ship by Cal. You know, I think it was essentially his fault that Jack died. If he hadn't chased them, Jack and Rose could've made it to a lifeboat. I have nothing but respect for the actors who brought these people to life. For the first time in my life I felt as though my heart had been touched by the sight of such unbreakable love only to have my heart ripped out. Well done James Cameron, Leonardo and Kate. Thank you for making me realise that life is what you make it. And thank you for teaching me that there are people who let nothing on earth come between them.