Titanic is a fictionalized account of the voyage and sinking of the RMS Titanic. Jack (Leonardo di Caprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) are members of two different social classes and fall in love during the voyage and are torn apart during the ship's sinking. The film mixes historical and fictional characters. The film is narrated in a modern-day framing device by a 100 year-old Rose (Gloria Stuart).
... Read moreTitanic is a fictionalized account of the voyage and sinking of the RMS Titanic. Jack (Leonardo di Caprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) are members of two different social classes and fall in love during the voyage and are torn apart during the ship's sinking. The film mixes historical and fictional characters. The film is narrated in a modern-day framing device by a 100 year-old Rose (Gloria Stuart).
A hundred years after it sank (April 1912) and 15 years after James Cameron introduced to us the gargantuan wreck that was Titanic, the tragic tale comes in 3D.
The question in your mind: Why must you sit through 3 hours and 15 minutes with 3D glasses twitching your nose? The answer is: Titanic was and is still perfectly epic in all senses (add 3D this time).
Plot
From Rose’s (Kate Winslet) introductory scene, arriving at the dock bathed in royalty, to the ship’s fatal encounter with the villainous iceberg, Cameron has taken minute care to bring as many scenes to life as possible.
A person who hasn’t watched or heard of Titanic (ship or movie) is hard to come by. For the few belonging to the group, here’s what happens. Grungy artist Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) wins a third class ticket in a bet and finds himself on the ship Titanic on its maiden voyage. Here he meets the hoity-toity, upper class Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet), while she’s on the verge of taking an extreme step to escape her misery. Free-spirited Rose has been choking under the weight of royalty and a menacing fiancé, Cal (Billy Zane). An uncanny friendship is struck between Jack and Rose, crossing boundaries of class and status.
While their boat of love starts sailing, a bigger emergency threatens to destroy the camaraderie. Titanic has a fatal brush with an iceberg, which finally leads to the sinking of the "unsinkable”. What ensues is a tragedy of epic scales.
What's New
The 3D works in many scenes, including the final 20 minutes detailing the sinking, Jack’s frozen nose and bodies of passengers painting a grim picture on the ocean landscape. Rest of the film works just fine without 3D. And for those curious, Kate’s not going nude this time too.You can stop imagining her au naturel in 3D.
Overall
James Cameron creates pure cinematic magic in Titanic 3D. It is perfectly crafted, and commands a visit, 3D or no 3D.
