A movie worth viewing

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2000)

This may sound incredibly lame or sappy, but I had never seen a movie that made me cry for a week afterwards until Titanic. Now don't get me wrong; I am a very emotional person, and this story just hit me. I believe that was James Cameron's intent when he wrote it. He knew just what to write, and when and how to write it.
The movie had it's flaws, yes. I incredibly disliked the story with older Rose and believed that it would add to the suspense, surprise and story if it had just started out back in 1912 and was just the disaster story, and not the whole other story. The old Rose part is pointless and just an extra half-hour to fast forward through. Someone did make a good point in an earlier comment also, about the fact that old Rose is narrating the story, yet she manages to know all about other things that had nothing to do with her or things that came as a surprise to her.
However flawed the movie is, however, it makes up for it with it's effect. Many people criticize the love story, but I believe that it was needed in order for the viewer to actually *get* the movie. By knowing the ship was doomed, we knew the characters were doomed, and it forced the feeling of wanting them to survive by any means. Call me sensitive, but I felt for Jack and Rose and pulled for them the entire time.
Now, three years later, sometimes I will sit down to watch the epic (after fast forwarding the first half-hour). Some parts I now find cheesy or boring, but it could be due to the fact that I've seen the movie so many times. I definitely believe the movie deserved the Oscars it won. It may be flawed or hated, but the Titanic phenomenon hit people like no other movie has done before. It was a gamble by Cameron, and it won. Those who truly appreciate it enjoy it, and those who can't see past Leo or computer effects (and believe me, Star Wars has those effects, too) just aren't as lucky as those of us who can and have and are able to truly enjoy the movie.
An epic of Titanic proportions, and worthy of my appreciation.