Titanic Film Review

Titanic (1997), directed by James Cameron, uses the HMS Titanic's maiden and only voyage across the Atlantic as the backdrop for a romantic drama that explores the timeless relationship between Jack Dawson, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and Rose DeWitt Bukater, played by Gloria Stuart as the older Rose and Kate Winslet as the younger Roser, two people from vastly different social and economic backgrounds who happened to meet on the ship. Jack and Rose are brought together by their mutual attraction and shared ambitions. Although their relationship is tragically cut short by the ship's sinking and death, Cameron's narrative framing and editing, characters, set design and costuming help to create a realistic atmosphere and allows the audience to see the influence Jack and Rose had on each other.

The film's narrative framing is an editing device that allows Cameron to tell the story from a retrospective narrative...
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