Quote:even the clichés and shallow themes spark the imagination.
That's true, and it's also the key to Avatar (as far as Avatar can have a "key," that is...)
Quote:Plus the whole Titanic sinking in general is fascinating to me, so that definitely inflates my opinion of the movie.
I honestly think that the sinking scenes are, for the most part, incredibly well done. I wonder how it would have turned out if Cameron had gone with the style of A Night To Remember.
Quote:Edit - also, it starts with a poker game. That in itself gives an extra star to my rating of the movie.
That's one of my favourite scenes in the film, at least on second (and thereafter) viewings; when you know what's going to happen, it makes Jack's ecstasy over winning the hand tragic rather than euphoric.
Quote:I've never seen the movie: but I admire the story of the Titanic: how she was built, how she was thought legendary and unsinkable, thus only 20 lifeboards were aboard and ONLY to save passengers from other ships --- but then BOOM! An iceberg makes contact, the ship goes down, and.. sad.
Even sadder are some of the decisions made by the officers (like Lightoller refusing to let men board the lifeboats).
Quote:In Jr. High School, I would take a gummi bear, squeeze its ears into points so it looked like Yoda, and then I would say to it "Eat you, I will!". And of course then I would it eat.