Titanic 1997

Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster film directed, written, co-produced, co-edited and partly financed by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage.Cameron's inspiration for the film was predicated on his fascination with shipwrecks; he wanted to convey the emotional message of the tragedy and felt that a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to achieving this. Production on the film began in 1995, when Cameron shot footage of the actual Titanic wreck. The modern scenes were shot on board the Akademik Mstislav Keldysh, which Cameron had used as a base when filming the wreck. A reconstruction of the Titanic built at Playas de Rosarito in Baja California, scale models, and computer-generated imagery were used to recreate the sinking. The film was partially funded by Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox, and, at the time, was the most expensive film ever made, with an estimated budget of $200 million.
       In 1996, treasure hunter Brock Lovett and his team aboard the research vessel Keldysh search the wreck of RMS Titanic for a necklace with a rare diamond, the Heart of the Ocean. They recover a safe containing a drawing of a young woman wearing only the necklace. It is dated April 14, 1912, the day the ship struck the iceberg.[Note 1] Rose Dawson Calvert, claiming to be the person in the drawing, visits Lovett and tells of her experiences aboard the ship.In 1912 Southampton, 17-year-old first-class passenger Rose DeWitt Bukater, her fiancé Cal Hockley, and her mother Ruth board the Titanic. Ruth emphasizes that Rose's marriage will resolve the DeWitt Bukaters' financial problems. Distraught over the engagement, Rose considers committing suicide by jumping from the stern; Jack Dawson, a penniless artist, convinces her not to. Discovered with Jack, Rose tells Cal that she was peering over the edge and Jack saved her from falling. Cal is indifferent, but when Rose indicates some recognition is due, he offers Jack a small amount of money. After Rose asks whether saving her life meant so little, he invites Jack to dine with them in first class the following night. Jack and Rose develop a tentative friendship, though Cal and Ruth are wary of him. Following dinner, Rose secretly joins Jack at a party in third class.Aware of Cal and Ruth's disapproval, Rose rebuffs Jack's advances, but later realizes that she prefers him over Cal. After rendezvousing on the bow at sunset, Rose takes Jack to her state room and displays Cal's engagement present: the Heart of the Ocean. At her request, Jack sketches Rose posing nude wearing it. They evade Cal's bodyguard and have sex in an automobile in the cargo hold. They later visit the forward deck, witnessing a collision with an iceberg and overhearing the officers and designer discussing its seriousness.Cal discovers Jack's sketch of Rose and a mocking note from her in his safe along with the necklace. When Jack and Rose attempt to tell Cal of the collision, he has his butler slip the necklace into Jack's pocket and accuses him of theft. He is arrested, taken to the Master-at-arms' office, and handcuffed to a pipe. Cal puts the necklace in his own coat pocket.With the ship sinking, Rose is desperate to free Jack. She flees Cal and her mother, who has boarded a lifeboat, and rescues him. They return to the boat deck, where Cal and Jack encourage her to board a lifeboat; Cal claims he can get himself and Jack off safely. After Rose boards one, Cal tells Jack the arrangement is only for himself. As her boat lowers, Rose decides that she cannot leave Jack and jumps back on board. Cal takes his butler's pistol and chases Rose and Jack into the flooding first class dining saloon. After using up his ammunition, Cal realizes he gave his coat and consequently the necklace to Rose. He later boards a lifeboat by carrying a lost child.After braving several obstacles, Jack and Rose return to the boat deck. All the lifeboats have departed and passengers are falling to their deaths as the stern rises out of the water. The ship breaks in half, lifting the stern into the air. Jack and Rose ride it into the ocean and he helps her onto a wooden panel only buoyant enough for one person. Holding the edge, he assures her that she will die an old woman, warm in her bed. He dies of hypothermia but she is saved.
With Rose hiding from Cal en route, the RMS Carpathia takes the survivors to New York. There she gives her name as Rose Dawson. She later learns that Cal committed suicide after losing everything in the 1929 Wall Street Crash.Hearing Rose's story, Lovett abandons his search. Alone on the stern of the Keldysh, Rose takes out the Heart of the Ocean—in her possession all along—and drops it into the sea over the wreck site. While she is seemingly asleep in her bed, photos on her dresser depict a life of freedom and adventure, partly inspired by Jack. A young Rose reunites with him at the ship's Grand Staircase, applauded by those who perished.
Initial release: November 18, 1997 (London)
Director: James Cameron
Running time: 195 minutes
Featured song: My Heart Will Go On
Awards: [Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Original Music Score, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, MTV Movie Award for Best Movie, Academy Award for Best Director, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie, American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases, Satellite Award for Best Film, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design, Satellite Award for Best Costume Design, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance, Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film, Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, Satellite Award for Best Editing, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Satellite Award for Best Director, Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film, Satellite Award for Best Original Score, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score, Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Song, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Director, European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actress, Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Technical Achievement, Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film, Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama, ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Most Performed Songs From Motion Pictures, ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for Top Box Office Films, Hochi Film Award for Best Foreign Film, People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Production Design, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, PGA Producer of the Year Award for Motion Picture Producer of the Year, Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Camera Award for Film - International,]