Cameron throws fans for a loop.

Rating: Null/10 (21 August 2002)

'Titanic' was a complete turn from James Cameron. Already known as a great director with such films as 'Terminator', Terminator 2', 'Aliens', 'The Abyss', etc., Cameron strayed from the genre that he had done so well with and turned to romance. The problem is that, while 'Titanic' fared as a blockbuster, Cameron alienated his dear fans.
The movie features a story weaved well by Cameron, but the point left some disturbed. Dialogue wasn't good, but like George Lucas, Cameron can get away with that. Setting this story on the Titanic helps to manipulate the audience and turn some buff jocks into cry babies. Others, however, feel that the film was cheap and dirty, using a tragedy to create a story that wasn't at the heart of the true event. While I could see why some loved this film I can also realize the latter. Further movies using strong love themes to carry tragic historical films (such as 'Pearl Harbor') are now going under more scrutiny and disregard.
Overall this is a hit or miss movie. Cameron certainly knows how to grasp an audience, but many will view this flick as trash.