Titanic review
On April 14th 1912, one of the greatest tragedies in history occurred. On her maiden voyage to New York, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the best efforts of the ship's crew, they ultimately failed to save her, and in the early hours of the following morning, after a long night of terror and panic, Titanic sank to her watery grave and claimed the lives of more than half of her twenty two hundred passengers. In her day the ship was known for her vast size and strength, but her tragic fate was ultimately what sealed her place in history. To this day she remains at the bottom of the ocean, slowly crumbling away. Naturally the story has been recreated on the big screen numerous times, with by far the most famous being the 1997 epic blockbuster Titanic. James Cameron's depiction of the event swept the Academy Awards, earning a then record eleven wins and even reigned as the most successful film ever made for over a decade. Though it was ...