A word of warning. ‘NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED’. I learned that the hard way.
First off, a little story and then the review.
Goodness, this movie really did scar me a bit as a kid. I remember this first time I heard the Titanic story from my parents and being so fascinated with it. I was just nine, yet I wanted to know so much more. I remember I remember I hurt my eye at school and when I went home, I took it easy and a documentary of the Titanic was on discovery channel. I remember being so fascinated I wanted the movie and sure enough, I got it and it truly scard me.
Watching the final act were the ship is starting to sink really made my stomach turn. I remember being overwhellmed with this tragedy. Leonardo Decaprio as Jack and Katie Winslet as Rose were great casting choice. I actually loved their chemistry and the love for one another was genuine. Rose may come across a bland, spoiled rich girl, but she has a lot of heart and is a lot of fun. Jack is your typical average joe, but he means well. As a kid, I used to think the parts with old Rose in the future were actual real documented events. I actually thought this old lady really was on the Titanic and that all those biology people were real life people getting some sort of news story.
Moving on, The soundtrack was both heartwarming and heartbreaking. I remember the score after the 4 violin men played. It was the most chilling score I ever heard. It was just so sad. An even more sad thing is that the movie is actually based on real events, so it made it even more distressing knowing all these people weren’t gonna make it. And that score that followed the 4 violinist finishing playing and the shots of the water rushing into the ship really hit me like a tone of rocks. I could go on and on about this movie, but I don’t want to drag it too long.
This film, for half a year after I watched it made me afraid of sunsets, ships, clear night sky’s,the ocean and anything that sounds similar to the Titanic score.
I will give this movie a 10/10, as no other movie has impacted my childhood as much as Titanic did.