Review: Blockbuster hit Titanic by James Cameron
Still to do this day, Titanic is the biggest grossing movie of all time. James Cameron worked hard for years working on Titanic creating in detail an exact replica of the ship itself.
The Titanic which became one of the biggest blockbusters of all time starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Francis Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, Gloria Stuart, David Warner, Victor Garber, and Bill Paxton.
James Cameron wrote, produced, and directed the oscar winning movie, which won many awards which were well deserved. Titanic is an epic, breathtaking, sweeping love story that captured moviegoers hearts around the world. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet were Jack and Rose. Two young drifted lost souls, who found each other aboard the R.M.S. Titanic.
When tragedy hits after the Titanic strikes an iceberg Jack and Rose's passionate love affair is put to the ultimate test of survival. James Cameron delivered a true cinematic masterpiece about forbidden passion, and real courage when faced with devastating disaster. Titanic was the winner of 11 academy awards for best picture, best director, best original song, best original dramatic score, best costume design, best art direction, best sound, best cinematography, best sound effects editing, best visual effects, and best film editing. When I originally viewed the Titanic trailer a year prior release at the movies it caught my attention. I'm a big history buff, and James Cameron fan. I saw Titanic twice in the theatres, bought it on video and watched it countless times never boring of the story and greatness the movie Titanic is.
Titanic - Staring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet
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Cast List for the movie Titanic
Leonardo DiCaprio - Jack Dawson
Kate Winslet - Rose Dewitt Bukater
Billy Zane - Cal Hockley
Kathy Bates - Molly Brown
Frances Fisher - Ruth Dewitt Bukater
Gloria Stuart - Rose Dawson Calvert
Bill Paxton - Brock Lovett
Bernard Hill - Captain Smith
David Warner - Spicer Lovejoy
Victor Garber - Thomas Andrews
Jonathan Hyde - Bruce Ismay
Suzy Amis - Lizzy Calvert
Lewis Abernathy - Lewis Bodine
Nicholas Cascone - Bobby Buell
Dr. Anatoly M. Sagalevitch - Anatoly Milkailavich
Danny Nucci - Fabrizio
Jason Barry - Tommy Ryan Ewan Stewart - 1st Officer Murdoch
Ioan Gruffudd - 5th Officer Lowe
Jonathan Phillips - 2nd Officer Lightoller (as Jonny Phillips)
Mark Lindsay Chapman - Chief Officer Wilde
Richard Graham - Quartermaster Rowe
Paul Brightwell - Quartermaster Hichens
Ron Donachie - Master at Arms Thomas King
Eric Braeden - John Jacob Astor
Article written by, Mr Film.
Actual History of the Titanic
The story of the Titanic starts berth 44, in Southampton, England April 10 By noon, tugs pull the Titanic into open water for the start of her maiden voyage. She proceeds to Cherbourg, France and then to Queenstown, Ireland to pick up additional passengers.
April 11, 1912 With the final passengers on board, the anchor is raised at 1:30 pm and the Titanic heads to sea with 2,227 passengers and crew.
The ship performs beautifully, and was found to be extremely stable. Congratulations are called in by radio from other ships, along with warnings of icebergs ahead.
For the next three days the weather is beautiful and the sea calm. Ice warnings continue to come in on the radio. At 6 pm on April 14, the course of the Titanic is shifted slightly south, and the speed continues to increase. All through the evening ice warnings come in on the radio, but many are not relayed to the Captain.
At 11:30 pm lookouts see a slight haze ahead, and ten minutes later signal the bridge: "large iceberg dead ahead". The First Officer orders "Hard-a-starboard". All engines are stopped and then ordered full reverse. The watertight doors are also ordered closed.
Titanic veers to port, but too late. An underwater spar rips a 300-foot hole, opening five forward compartments to the sea. A quick inspection reveals the unthinkable: Titanic is sinking. The distress call is sent out.
Shortly after midnight, the lifeboats are ordered uncovered, but there is only room for 1178 people if the boats are filled to capacity. Signal rockets are fired.
Several ships hear the distress call and change course to help. The closest, the Carpathian, is 58 miles away. The Californian is actually within sight of the signal rockets, but with the radio off for the night assumes the ship in the distance is a tramp steamer and continues on.
Wallace Hartley and his band play lively ragtime tunes in the first class lounge almost to the very end. They were last heard to be playing "Nearer, My God, To Thee", a song Hartley had always said he would choose for his own funeral.
At 12:25 AM, the order is given to start loading the lifeboats, women and children first. The boats were filled and lowered, sometimes with less than half their rated capacity. The last boat was launched by 2:05 AM, as the Titanics tilt becomes much steeper.
At 2:17 AM the stern began to lift clear of the water. One minute later a huge roar was heard, and everything crashed toward the bow of the ship. The lights blinked once and went out. At 2:20 AM the Titanic silently slid to the ocean floor 13,000 feet below.
Two hours later the Carpathian picked up the first lifeboat. At 5:30 AM the Californian finally hears of the disaster and moves to help, but arrives just as the last boat is pulled form the water.
At 8:50 AM the Carpathia sets sail for New York with 705 survivors, leaving the search for additional survivors to the other ships.