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In Reply to: I like Titanic, and I'm not afraid to admit it... posted by Dalton on November 30, 2003 at 01:20:37:
Dalton,You seem a defensive about liking "Titanic", but as you say, it did attract 11 Oscars and lots of money- the total worldwide is now closer to $2 Billion by the way!
There is also a lot to admire.
I'm of two or three minds about it. At first, it seemed a silly idea- how many ways can one portray this event that is known in such detail? Of course, unless there was a revelation that Captain Smith really drove into the iceberg as a protest over Serbian atrocities or something equally sensational, this had to be in the form of a story about passengers. And it is the passengers' story- Leo and Kate that bothers me, as even as a fantasy/memory it is not reflective of the era. This part is so late 20th Century American that for me there are two movies running- and I can't assemble them. I really love the incredibly made sinking boat movie but have to say I really hate the other movie for the 13 year old girls. Still, it's an amazing piece of film! The scene of the vertical hull against the star field will probably be one of the indelible 20th Century film images.
Cameron has a remarkable, energetic mind, and a quirky personality that remarkably works on the same two levels as the movie- a steely-eyed engineer/adventurer and a quiet family guy who contemplates technology turning on it's creators.
As you say, there is no movie in modern times so intensely hated, but I genuinely feel that this is a case in which some people are questioning it only because of the $2 Billion- if it had been a box office disaster there would be very little attention. If it were a box office disaster the 11 Oscars would have been probably only two also.
That's the amazing thing about the US- success is so intensely revered, but only up to a point. Correct Mr. Gates?
Cheers,
Bambi B
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