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James Cameron's Titanic
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Titanic became a slight obsession of mine when I saw movie back when I was 13 years old or so. I remember sitting on the couch watching Titanic with my mom and brother, not entirely understanding the movie, as I knew very little, if anything at all, about the history behind it. But, somewhere around that time, I fell in love with it, and Titanic became not only my favorite movie of all time, but one of my favorite history subjects.
I hope Cameron's film has brought about some awareness to the true historical event that took place in the early 1900s. I know that is what the movie did for me - got me to research, to eventually visit the Titanic Museum in Missouri, to want to know more. It's made me that much more aware of that sliver of time a little over a century ago where so many lives were changed forever. The film may be, in part, fiction, but the event that inspired it was not. It's important we don't forget that.
As I got older I was able to recognize the feat of creating such a masterpiece in the 1990s. And after reading this book, I've come to appreciate it even more. Learning about the work and dedication James Cameron put into the film - the sets, the extras, the stunts, the technology, the research - is amazing! To learn that James Cameron was the one who sketched all of Jacks drawings? And the creative ways they moved and manipulated sets to create the illusion of a sinking ship... So many things about the making of the movie I'd never have thought about. If you're a fan of the film, this book is a perfect way to learn more about the making of it, and a little about its history.
The next time I sit down to watch Titanic I will think about this book and all of the work that went into telling the tale of The Unsinkable Ship.
I hope Cameron's film has brought about some awareness to the true historical event that took place in the early 1900s. I know that is what the movie did for me - got me to research, to eventually visit the Titanic Museum in Missouri, to want to know more. It's made me that much more aware of that sliver of time a little over a century ago where so many lives were changed forever. The film may be, in part, fiction, but the event that inspired it was not. It's important we don't forget that.
As I got older I was able to recognize the feat of creating such a masterpiece in the 1990s. And after reading this book, I've come to appreciate it even more. Learning about the work and dedication James Cameron put into the film - the sets, the extras, the stunts, the technology, the research - is amazing! To learn that James Cameron was the one who sketched all of Jacks drawings? And the creative ways they moved and manipulated sets to create the illusion of a sinking ship... So many things about the making of the movie I'd never have thought about. If you're a fan of the film, this book is a perfect way to learn more about the making of it, and a little about its history.
The next time I sit down to watch Titanic I will think about this book and all of the work that went into telling the tale of The Unsinkable Ship.
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