TITANIC (1997)
Main Cast: Leonardo Dicaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton
Director: James Cameron
Writer: James Cameron
Production Company: 20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment, Paramount pictures
Producer: James Cameron, Jon Landau
Music: James Horner
Awards: Academy Award for Best Music (Original Score) 1998,
Academy Award for Best Picture 1998
Academy Award for Best Directing 1998
MTV movie and TV Award for Best Movie 1998
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects 1998.
Original Language: English
Genre: History, Drama, Romance
CBFC: U/A
Running Time: 3h 14m
Synopsis: Jack and Rose fall in love with each other in a ship. However, some unfortunate events lead them to their destiny.
Review: James Cameron has created an epic masterpiece which has stolen the heart of millions. The movie is well written and well sequenced. The songs and the background music featured in the film is just a pure bliss to hear. The setting of the film was just perfect enough to make the film memorable.
In the film, Rose is forced to marry a wealthy man to maintain her social status by her mother. One night, she decides to fall from the ship that is when she meets Jack for the first time. The way the movie has portrayed how love gradually develops between them is just amazing. The term ideal love owes to Jack and Rose for sure.
The iconic scene when Jack steps upon the railing behind Rose with the perfect background music has just got no words to express. The way they pose and the way it has been captured added to the beauty of the scene which one can never get over. The third class party song and the dance steps did the magic too.
In the film when the people got to know that the ship is going to sink they start making arrangements to save people’s lives. First, they decide to ship all the women and small children to another small boat. Rose was also sent. But the scene where she came running to Jack again, risking her life just gave goosebumps. Amidst the chaos and panic, they unite again which shows the presence of true love between them.
At one point when the ship sinks, Jack and Rose together hold on to the broken piece of ship. The scene when Rose says, “I love you Jack”, almost at the brink of death just melted our hearts. After some time, when Jack dies, Rose keeps saying, ‘Come Back’. That scene just pushed all our tears out.
From the movie, one can understand the power of love and the immense pleasure it gives. Love is to trust, sacrifice, understand and support each other at tough times, smile at one another for no reason but just their presence itself. When love blooms in this form, then even death becomes heartwarming.
The director has set Jack’s character in a very convincing way. He is a talented artist, practical, mature, friendly, bold, normal yet a noble man. Rose’s character has also been set in an awesome way. Once she fell in love with Jack, she trusted him and was with him till the end. She didn’t consider any societal restrictions but only her heart. Both form a lovely couple on the screen.
Canadian singer, Celine Dion has performed a song titled ‘My Heart Will Go on’ which was just fantastic and the one and only perfect one to match the chemistry of the young couple on the screen. She truly justified the lyrics of the song with her beautiful voice. She made the song unique and her pitch is just something which did all the magic. One extraordinary line from the song goes like,
“You’re here, there’s nothing I fear
And I know that my heart will go on”
This movie is definitely a must watch movie. It will make you smile, make you blush, give you tears, make you pray, bring you to the edge of your seat, give you goosebumps, make you sing and finally make you understand the power of love. It is a feel good movie. So, what are you waiting for? Grab the popcorn and a coke and get ready to spend your dear time with this movie.
By: Jayashree Jeevagan
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