Guest Blogger: Abbie Response

I would have to agree with Maggie that the Titanic was one of the best character driven movies of all time. It has all the ingredients of a great classic movie. Nobody could have played the role of Jack Dawson better than Leonardo DiCaprio. His good looks and charm captured the audience from beginning to end. Kate Winslet, who played the society girl, Rose DeWitt, was also perfectly cast for the part. Her natural beauty captured what beauty must have looked like in 1912. Specifically, her pale, translucent skin and curved body. The Titanic was a beautiful ship that was considered “unsinkable”. In comparison, the love between Jack and Rose was beautiful and unsinkable. However, the Titanic did not sail without difficulty, it hit an iceberg and began the slow decent to the bottom of the ocean, taking everything with it. Jack and Rose’s relationship also hit many obstacles, including the rich, mean fiancé, Cal, and Rose’s mother who was willing to give up her daughter’s happiness for the security of Cal’s wealth. There was also the obstacle of Jack being poor and Rose being a society girl. Even though Rose loved Jack she felt conflict over leaving Cal because she felt an obligation to her mother. Jack, loving Rose so much, felt conflict over taking her from a wealthy future with Cal to a future where he had only love to offer her. I believe the main theme is that love lives forever. Their love stayed alive even after the Titanic sunk. Their short love affair had a huge influence on Rose’s life. Many of the adventures she had in her life after the Titanic sunk were due to the “life” instilled in her by Jack’s love. Their love was unsinkable. Even at a very old age she still loved Jack.