Every year at Christmas time one of the most successful films of all time is shown on television. Not only that Box office revenue increased the high production costs elevenfold, a number of records were set and some are still held. Titanic is on TV tonight.
That’s what the romantic disaster film Titanic is about
The largest passenger ship in the world, the Titanic, leaves the port of Southampton in April 1912. On board is the young Rose (Kate Winslet), who travels in luxurious first class and is promised to the rich Cal (Billy Zane). Luxury, on the other hand, is alien to the artist Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio), who wins third-class tickets at poker and also travels to New York. As different as the worlds the two come from are, their connection to each other is still strong. But the The beginning of the love story faces a much bigger hurdlebecause the ship, which was considered unsinkable, collides with an iceberg.
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An image that will go down in film history.
The Titanic disaster continues to fascinate people even after more than 100 years. In the film, James Cameron manages to combine true events with fiction in an exciting way, as Screen Rant reports in two articles. During the collision with the iceberg and the The course of the disaster is told in as much detail as possible Rose and Jack’s love story comes from fantasy. But there are also 30 passengers and crew members who are relate strongly to real people. Like the character Molly Brown (Kathy Bates), who comes from the philanthropist Margaret Brown.
Titanic is a ship of superlatives: the biggest, the most luxurious, the unsinkable. The fact that the latter of all things turns out to be wrong on the eagerly awaited maiden voyage probably accounts for the fascination with the topic of the Titanic. James Cameron manages to capture the attitude to life that the world is at your feetuntil man’s pride brings a rude awakening.
Titanic managed to set some records, including having the most expensive production costs, the first film to gross over a billion, the most Oscar nominations and wins. James Cameron’s masterpiece shares some places, others have been outbid, but in a few categories Titanic is still unchallenged.
When is Titanic on TV?
Titanic will be broadcast on VOX on both Christmas Days. Once today (December 25th) in primetime at 8:15 p.m. and tomorrow (December 26) at 4:35 p.m. Titanic can also be streamed on Disney+ and Amazon Prime, among others.