"I think they did that scene better in Love Actually."
Got around to finishing Titanic last week. It was surprisingly better than expected. Given the storyline I simply assumed that it would be a terribly sappy gross romance. I tend to hate romance by default; I can't stomach it and desperately want it to be more rom-com than straight up romance. Straight up romance makes me either depressed or just irritated.
The acting was very good, considering the story they were telling. Some of the story was contrived and unoriginal, in my opinion, but as a whole it came together very nicely. The special effects, even 15 years later, are still pretty impressive. As a movie it's organized exactly the opposite of Schindler's List - the second disc is hellish because you already know what's coming. "WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TITANIC."
Overall the movie wasn't incredibly impressive (I won't be thinking that it's one of the best movies I've ever seen, nor will I probably see it many times again), but it wasn't bad at all and rightfully deserves a place as an icon in American film.
The acting was very good, considering the story they were telling. Some of the story was contrived and unoriginal, in my opinion, but as a whole it came together very nicely. The special effects, even 15 years later, are still pretty impressive. As a movie it's organized exactly the opposite of Schindler's List - the second disc is hellish because you already know what's coming. "WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TITANIC."
Overall the movie wasn't incredibly impressive (I won't be thinking that it's one of the best movies I've ever seen, nor will I probably see it many times again), but it wasn't bad at all and rightfully deserves a place as an icon in American film.