A Night to Remember - Essay

The hit movie "Titanic" may possibly be one of if not the greatest movie of all time. It’s tale of the epic romance and disaster film leading to the early morning hours of April 15, 1912 in the North Atlantic, killing 1500 of the 2200 on board. This creative movie has a strong underlining love story between Leonardo DiCaprio as (Jack Dawson) and Kate Winslet as (Rose DeWitt Bukater). “While Titanic is easily the most subdued and dramatic of Cameron's films, fans of more frantic pictures like Aliens and The Abyss will not be disappointed. Titanic has all of the thrills and intensity that movie-goers have come to expect from the director. A dazzling mix of style and substance, of the sublime and the spectacular, Titanic represents one Cameron's most accomplished works. Cameron has used visual effects to serve his plot; the spectacle is the ship's sinking is a marvel of its time in the film industry. Oddly enough Cameron did not want any songs with singing in the film. It wasn’t till Céline Dion Secretly was working on a song for the film; Cameron did not want the song to make the movie more commercialized. Dion continued to press Cameron till she got her approval. The “Titanic” is a movie that made history not only for movie goers but also paved the way for directors and producers alike.
The story telling of this movie is centered on the sinking of the “Titanic” also known at the time “The Unsinkable, the last word in luxury, the ship of dreams the millionaire's ship and the wonder ship Titanic”. Also in this disaster film we have the romance that follows. You have a love story that ensues between Jack and Rose. These are two passengers from entirely different social classes. Jack is a poor man from Wisconsin who has been traveling in Europe (mainly Paris). He wins 2 third class tickets for the Titanic in a poker game and boards the ship with his friend Fabrizio.

Rose is a 17-year old woman from Philadelphia. Rose boards the ship with her fiancé Cal (played by