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When you watch the movie Titanic...
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I think it's a tale of tragedy and triumph. Cameron pitched it as Titanic meets Romeo and Juliet, but I think it's also similar to The Highwayman and The Lord of the Rings which are tragedies but also triumphs
Our main character, Rose, is shackled by patriarchy. She has nothing in her life and, at 17, is to be married to an abusive 30 year old who wants her just as a trophy. Her life is so hopeless that she sees no way out besides suicide. But then she meets Jack and he shows her how she can find happiness. And even though she suffers through unbearable tragedy and trauma, we ultimately see that because of them, she is able to live a full and happy life.
And that's why I think, narratively, Jack was doomed to die, because gain must come with loss. In Romeo & Juliet, the truce between the Capulets and Montagues is only achieved by the death of the main characters. Similarly, Rose is only able to gain her new life after Jack loses his. We also see that the crew Rose is with are able to finally see the people who died on Titanic as human once they give up their search for the diamond.
But the movie ends with a final triumph. After seeing that Rose did, indeed, live a full and happy life, we also see that, somewhere, those who lost their lives on Titanic are still alive and Rose and Jack are reunited. |
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"I just see it as a terrible movie. The setting was amazing. The love story was clichéd and barely worthy of a TV movie. "
Yep the story is paint by numbers but if your a huge FX nerd like me (Raven_Wolf) it amazing to watch the mix of practical and CGI because CGI was not like it it is now so they had to build sets for some of the major scenes.
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"...do you see it as a romantic movie or a disaster movie? 👀
Also would you change the ending? 🤨 #justice4jack"
I see a disaster of a movie.
No need to add a shitty romance story over a historic event/tragedy
The same for Pearl harbour
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"I just see it as a terrible movie. The setting was amazing. The love story was clichéd and barely worthy of a TV movie.
Yep the story is paint by numbers but if your a huge FX nerd like me (Raven_Wolf) it amazing to watch the mix of practical and CGI because CGI was not like it it is now so they had to build sets for some of the major scenes.
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That's precisely my point. It's a tremendous achievement and looks amazing. The story itself is rehashed garbage I've seen a hundred times. Woman falls for a man her parents disapprove of. Wow. Never heard that one before. A bunch of two-dimensional cliché characters going through the motions. It's just that the setting is extraordinary. |
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One of the best things about dicaprio is his willingness to die at the end of his movies.
Sure he heads back to his trailer full of newbile young ladies, but the more average among us get the sweet satisfaction of watching him pop his clogs after sitting through two hours plus of his smug tiny face. 🤣😂 |
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