Critique The Critic.

When I first saw the movie Titanic I fell in love, same with my friends and probably everyone else who had the chance to watch it. It's the classic story of girl and boy falling in love only to have another man and social status in the way. (Oh and of course the ship is sinking!) Titanic takes the audience through a love story but also the heartbreaking event that unfolds in the movie. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet did amazingly well presenting their characters, Jack Dawson and Rose Bukater. I really enjoyed the story line and it gave me a chance to have different emotions towards the many different characters. I also really liked the music that was played. Titanic is one of the rare movies I can stand to watch over and over again without getting bored and stopping the movie. One famous critic I found, Roger Ebert, had similar ideas and thoughts about this movie.

"We see it in the opening shots of ``Titanic,'' encrusted with the silt of
85 years; a remote-controlled TV camera snakes its way inside, down corridors
and through doorways, showing us staterooms built for millionaires and inherited
by crustaceans."

Like Ebert mentions, this is the first scene the audience sees. Even if a viewer didn't know about Titanic's past they would notice how the ship is on the bottom of the ocean floor and they would probably also wonder how did happen? I really loved that about this movie because it gave Titanic a hook to catch the attention of viewers.

"These shots strike precisely the right note; the ship calls from its grave for
its story to be told."

I totally agree with Ebert when he applauds James Cameron, the director, for presenting one of Hollywood's greatest films. Even though the movie was 194 minutes long, it was definitely worth the sit and wait of the movie. Titanic earned eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture and earned over 1.8 billion dollars in the box office.

"It is flawlessly crafted, intelligently constructed, strongly acted and
spellbinding. If its story stays well within the traditional formulas for such
pictures, well, you don't choose the most expensive film ever made as your
opportunity to reinvent the wheel."

Like I said before, Titanic shows a great story and Ebert give Titanic what it deserves best! I also really like how Ebert mentions the visual effects and how well they flow throughout the movie. Yes, there were sometimes when I even say it looks fake or just computerized but Titanic shows the great visual effects it has.

"All of those elements are present in Cameron's ``Titanic,'' weighted and
balanced like ballast, so that the film always seems in proportion. The ship was
made out of models (large and small), visual effects and computer animation. You
know intellectually that you're not looking at a real ocean liner--but the
illusion is convincing and seamless. The special effects don't call
inappropriate attention to themselves but get the job done."

The scene when they first show the great beauty of the ship really represents how big Titanic was in 1912. It was named the "unsinkable" ship and nothing could bring it down. I agree with everything Ebert has to say about this movie. I also agree with what Rotten Tomatoes had to say about Titanic which gave the movie a "Fresh". Overall I agree with mostly all the critics that I came across espeically Ebert. I love this movie and I always will!