Myths and complaints about the movie

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 1999)

As a big fan of the movie I'd like to clear up some misconceptions. First of all, as someone who has seen this film many times at the theaters, the notion that teenage girls were responsible for making Titanic the huge success it was because of their obsession with Leonardo is completely wrong. In fact, they were probably in the minority in the audience. What I saw was an older group of people coming to see this movie--probably at the urging of one of their grown children. In addition, I witnessed substantial representation of our city's oriental community at most the showings. Obviously, this movie transcended age and ethic barriers; that's what made it the success it was! Was the dialog corny in some places? Of course it was, just like in real life romances! Could they have developed the characters more? Yes, but the movie is already over 3 hrs long, how much development do you want? Finally, this movie was very costly to make, and some say it was a waste of resources. Well, the proof is in the pudding as they say--it'll remain the top grossing film for many, many years.