Good in many ways, but not brilliant.

Rating: Null/10 (3 April 2004)

I agree that the first time I watched Titanic, I cried a lot and I still cry when I watch it. I watched that movie when I was pretty small, around 14, and I had no idea of the rating. Whenever I watch this movie, I do realise that the idea I had that it was one of the best movies ever made is not exactly true. Due to my age, I failed to notice faults, but now I can state where they are and how they spoil the movie. Firstly, I do not think Titanic deserved all those Oscars- and 14 nominations were just too much. So far, only three movies have had 11 Oscars and I think only one out of the three deserved more- ROTK. I think other movies such as Gone With the Wind, Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, My Fair Lady, FOTR, The Two Towers and a few other movies deserve to get so many Oscars.
It is a pity that James Cameron had the chance to make this a brilliant movie. If he had omitted a few things and cut out some insignificant scenes (such as the spitting scenes, Jack being imprisoned in that small place when the ship is sinking, Rose's heroic role in rescuing him, all the other nameless scenes and a few other things), perhaps he would have been able to make a brilliant movie. However, he failed here and falls short of all those praises. Did anyone notice that Rose is supposed to be British and how her accent seems so put on American? Those were other flaws. I think the actors who made this movie a good one are the crew members. They made me cry. Bernard Hill, as the captain doesn't say much but he shows that sorrow so well. The others were also great but the main characters didn't act that well- sorry to say. I must state that this movie had brilliant cinematography, special effects, original score and costumes and set design, but it does fall short in being called 'one of the best movies ever made'. Lastly, I reveal my great pity that James Cameron had this one chance to make this movie brilliant and he failed to bring it to that total brilliance. Nobody will make a film like this anymore. We know that. Now, we are left with this good but heavily flawed movie. I would suggest you watch it. It will make you cry but only because of the suffering of the insignificant characters. I felt sorry that Rose kept her secret for so many years...but (sigh), I wish James Cameron had worked harder to make this movie a brilliant one.