Friday, December 21, 2007

TITANIC (1997) turns 10.


10 Years ago (December 19, 1997), a film called "Titanic" was released in theaters by a director named James Cameron and starring two newbies named Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. What the cast and crew didn't know was that "Titanic" is going to be one of the grandest, biggest and most beloved movies of the time. When "Titanic" was released, it became the first movie ever to pass the 1 billion dollar mark on the box office! The movie won the most Oscars in Academy history garnering 11 (including Best Picture and Best Director). Apart from that, the popularity of the two principal leads (despite the fact they already had Oscar nominations for previous films) rose to world-wide stardom and acclaim. Kate Winslet became Hollywood's new leading lady, far from her supporting role in "Sense and Sensibility" (1995). Leo DiCaprio became all women's desire and love. In addition the film has been every one's rather "guilty pleasure" (because of the cheesy romance) and the film has become too iconic to be true. Spoofs, fan blogs, numerous DVD releases, die-hard fans have blossomed since 1997 and has never died out. Also, Celine Dion's love ballad "My Heart Will Go On" is still being played on the radio to this day. Whenever I read "favorite movie lists" from common people in school or online, it seems that this film also has a place there. Since 1997, "Titanic" has played a huge role in every one's movie-going experience, this is an appreciation blog saying: WE LOVE YOU, KEEP GOING STRONG...

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