Epic romance. Action. Mind-blowing effects. Leonardo DiCaprio. Titanic is nothing if not a crowd-pleaser. Hey, a movie doesn’t become the highest-grossing flick of all time (for a while, at least) by only appealing to teenage girls. you surely have your own reasons for loving Titanic. Here are ten good ones, for starters.
10. The Death of an Evil Billy Zane
Zane isn’t your typical bad guy. Yet you’d be hard-pressed to find a character more loathsome than his Cal, the arrogant fiancé of Rose (Kate Winslet). This guy’s a first-class jerk, a spousal abuser, and an all-around bully. He’s such a scumbag — and Zane plays him with such relish — that when he kills himself in the movie’s epilogue you’ll inevitably cheer.
9. Hyperrealistic Special Effects
Typical of the work of director-writer-producer-editor James Cameron, Titanic‘s special effects break boundaries. Cameron’s use of emerging digital technology and his own resourceful creations — like a full-size set of the ship that tilts — make for something truly extraordinary. The real-life tragedy of the ship snapping in two is replicated with stunning exactitude.
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