jhardy-2

The perfect disaster movie. Just think about all those movies that have great effects and then try and through in a love story. Then think of Titanic, which is first and for most a love story, surrounded by amazing effects. Sure the movie isn't perfect, the dialogue could have been a little better. The movie starts a little slow, but then at some point you are drawn in and the characters become real, and the terror they face becomes real. By the end, when Rose dies and meets Jack on the staircase and everyone cheers it is impossible not to feel sad. This movie could had been horrible but it pulls it off. It was a real risk to make and it worked wonderfully. The reason this movie works is hard to describe. Maybe it's the slow beginning that does it. We start to forget that this ship is destine to sink and just watch what is on screen. Then when they finally do hit the ice berg the viewer feels that this is an interesting plot turn rather than the payoff the movie has been building to.

A lot of people say that a major flaw of this movie is the odd powers of the sister, and when I first saw this movie I thought exactly that. Now that it's been about a year, I think that these powers, and how they aren't explained or dealt with in any way is amazing story telling. I don't think this movie is meant to make perfect sense, some people just don't understand that life itself makes no sense. The supernatural powers help create a tone that is haunting and beautiful. It's the style of the movie that makes it great. Most movies are completely forgettable, but this one stays with you and is so sad and wonderful. Also see Jean de Florette.