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Okay thanks, I've read a lot since and understand it now. What about the part of the movie where the Captain was pressured by the media person, to make the ship go it's fastest speed for headlines, and this contributed to the crash. Was this part true, or was this just made up for dramatic license?
That wasn't a media person. It was the owner of the cruise line.
You should read more about the history of the real-life events these types of movies are made from. It is enlightening.
The White Star cruise line was in a race with the Cunard Line to produce these state-of-the-art vessels. To reach America ahead of schedule would have been a huge public relations victory for White Star.
My buddie’s wife was an extra in the movie...fun to catch a glimpse of her in the scene when the Titanic sank & survivors are in the water. The movie was shot mostly in Baja California, Mexico, south of San Diego. It was quite a big thing at the time.
Cameron wrote a scriptment for a Titanic film,[48] met with 20th Century Fox executives including Peter Chernin, and pitched it as "Romeo and Juliet on the Titanic".[46][47] Cameron stated, "They were like, 'Oooooohkaaaaaay – a three-hour romantic epic? Sure, that's just what we want. Is there a little bit of Terminator in that? Any Harrier jets, shoot-outs, or car chases?' I said, 'No, no, no. It's not like that.'"[11] The studio was dubious about the idea's commercial prospects, but, hoping for a long-term relationship with Cameron, they gave him a greenlight
I'd say barely half the movie was the romance. The rest was societal conflict, scientific adventure and treasure hunt.
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