Most went to their deaths. The unsinkable sunk. The unthinkable happened. I believe God's message in this current movie is that the Titanic represents America and the world. The stock market is at an all-time high.
Unemployment is low.
The Asian financial crisis is passed off as only a blip. The people are so happy that they even believe character in top leadership doesn't matter. There is little thought of eternal values and the judgment to come. In fact, those are just old fashioned ideas anyhow. But the iceberg looms just ahead.