Titanic (1997)
United States, 1997
US release date: 12/ 19/97 (wide)
Running length: 3: 14
Motion Picture Association of America rating: PG- 13 (intentional injury, nudity, sex, blasphemy, mild violence)
The aspect ratio of the theater is 2.35: 1
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, kate winslet, billy zane, kathy bates, Frances Fisher, gloria stuart, bill paxton, bernard hill and David Warner.
Director: James Cameron
Producer: James Cameron, jon Landau.
Screenwriter: James Cameron
Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Music: james horner
American distributor: Paramount Film Company
In addition to boarding the time capsule, back to 85 years ago, James Cameron's magnificent Titanic was the closest opportunity for any of us to walk on the deck of this doomed ocean liner. Meticulous details, but huge scope and intention, Titanic is the kind of epic film event that has become rare. You're not just watching Titanic, you're experiencing it-from launching to sinking, and then on a 2.5-mile underwater journey into a cold, damp grave, where Cameron made a documentary shot for the film that he had never seen before.
In every film before Cameron, he challenged the limits of special effects. In Alien, he cloned H.R. Giger's works dozens of times and created a nightmare monster army. In the abyss, he took us deep into the sea to meet a group of kind space travelers. At T2, he introduced the Transformers (perfecting a special effects process started in the abyss). In True Lies, he used digital technology to design an air battle. Now, in Titanic, Cameron's perfect reproduction of this legendary ship blurs the line between reality and illusion, so that we can't determine what is real and what is not. Making this movie is like Cameron building a brand-new Titanic, sailing it and sinking it.
Of course, special effects alone can't make a successful film. Without fascinating stories and interesting characters, Titanic will only be an expensive and eye-catching work. In his previous trips to the United States, Cameron always put people above the technological miracles around them. Unlike filmmakers like roland emmerich and dean devlin, Cameron uses visual effects to serve his plot, not the other way around. Titanic hasn't changed that. The spectacle of the film is the sinking of the ship, but its core is the love affair between a pair of ill-matched and ill-fated lovers.
Titanic is a combination of romance, adventure and horror. It contains moments of vitality, humor, sadness and tragedy. In their own way, these characters are extraordinary, but they are human enough (with all their weaknesses) to gain our sympathy. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Titanic is that although Cameron carefully recreated the terrible spectacle of the ship's death, this incident never eclipsed the protagonist. Until the end, we never stopped caring about Ross (kate winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio).
The Titanic sank in the early morning of April 5th in the North Atlantic, killing 1500 of the 2,200 people on board. However, this film does not begin with 19 12, but begins with modern times. A salvage expedition tries to retrieve some long-buried treasures on board. The expedition is led by Brock lovett (bill paxton), a wealth hunter looking for the mysterious "in the heart of the sea". It is said that this 56-carat diamond sank with the ship. After seeing the TV report about the salvage mission, a woman (gloria stuart) aged10/kloc-0 contacted Brock and provided information about the jewelry. She claims to be Rose DeWitt Bukater, the survivor of this tragedy. Brock took her to his boat. As soon as she got there, she told him what she thought of the unfortunate voyage of the Titanic.
Most of the film-more than 80% of the playing time-was spent in flashbacks. We continue to tell the story of the day when Titanic left Southampton. When it left the land, the jubilant crowd cheered. The three main characters in this film are all on the boat: Ross, a young American girl who entered the society, fell into a loveless engagement because her mother was facing economic bankruptcy; Carl Hockley (billy zane), her rich but ruthless fiance? And Jack Dawson, a penniless artist, won his third prize in a poker game. When Jack first saw Ross, it was far away, but the environment provided him with a chance to get closer to her. As the voyage continues, Jack and Ross become closer, and she tries to summon up courage to rebel against her mother (Frances Fisher) and break off their engagement. However, even with the help of an outspoken rich woman named Molly Brown (kathy bates), the class barrier seems to be an insurmountable obstacle. Then, when the situation in the Ross/Carl/Jack Triangle reached its peak, the Titanic hit an iceberg and the unsinkable ship (a word that proves human arrogance) began to sink.
By firmly focusing on Ross and Jack, Cameron avoids a common mistake in the epic disaster movie: too many characters in too many stories. When a movie tries to record the lives and tragedies of a dozen or more people, it reduces them to cardboard sketches. In Titanic, Ross and Jack are at the forefront from beginning to end, and the supporting roles are just that-supporting roles. The two protagonists (and Carl) have enough screen time for Cameron to develop a multi-faceted personality.
Although the role is very important, we can't deny the power of visual effects. Especially in the last hour, Titanic experienced a dying struggle. This film is not only a thrilling adventure and a tragic escape, but also proves the ability of computers to simulate reality in modern movies. The sinking of Titanic is one of the most awe-inspiring scenes in recent movies. This is a film that needs to be watched more than once to appreciate the level of detail.
The most unique aspect of Titanic is that it uses real documentary images to set the stage for flashback stories. Cameron was not satisfied with the existing shipwreck footage, so he took a film crew to the shipwreck site for his own shooting. Therefore, some underwater shots in the framing sequence are real liners lying on the seabed. Their importance and influence should not be underestimated, because they further improve the realism of products.
For the main romantic roles of Jack and Ross, Cameron chose two of the best young actors today. Leonardo DiCaprio (Romeo+Juliet), rarely able to make better works, has got rid of his arrogant image. On the contrary, in this part, he is likable and energetic-these two characteristics are crucial for Jack to become a hero. Meanwhile, Kate Winslet, whose impressive resumes include Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet and Jude, dressed in a flawless American accent and 19 12 clothes, depicts a charming and fragile rose. Billy zane gives the impression that he is a perfect villain-ruthless and arrogant, but he shows sincere feelings for his cherished fiance? The supporting cast includes kathy bates, bill paxton, Frances Fisher, bernard hill (as the captain of Titanic) and david warner (as Carl's serious footman), which is perfect.
Although Titanic is undoubtedly the gentlest and most dramatic of Cameron's films, fans of crazier films such as Alien and Abyss will not be disappointed. Titanic has all the thrills and tensions that movie audiences expect from directors. The dazzling combination of style and content, sublime and spectacular, Titanic represents Cameron's most accomplished work to date. The important thing is not to let running time hold you back-these three hours pass quickly. Although this is not the first film that tells the story of Titanic, it is the most memorable, and it deserves Oscar nomination not only in terms of technology, but also in more substantive aspects such as best film, best director, best actor and best actress.
1997 James Baylatry Nelly
There is also a brief introduction.
Incoming call ~ changed to introduction:
The story of Titanic and iceberg has developed into an ocean legend. She began to look for the truth behind the myth with the discovery of 1985. One thing that makes Titanic so fascinating is that when she set sail on her ill-fated voyage in 19 12, she represented the best technology. It adopted the best technologies such as sonar, satellite tracking and deep diving technology, and found her grave 73 years later. In the early 1900 s, water transportation was the norm; Today, satellites are taken for granted by our society. However, we often forget the great efforts that these two technologies need to exert their maximum potential. Until recently, there was no technology to locate, photograph and explore the ship that was docked at the bottom of the sea for two and a half miles.