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TITANIC

Hollywood director James Cameron's 1997 film, Titanic, is the most authentic historical
drama of the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic in 1912. Researching countless journals of the
survivors and examining images of the actual ship, Cameron realistically recreated the
doomed passenger ship's voyage and destruction on a grand scale. From the world-class
china and the officers' outfits to the separation of classes onboard and historical
dialogue, the story of Titanic was validated to the extreme. But why was Cameron so
infatuated with creating an authentic representation of the sea disaster? In a 1998
interview with Time Magazine, Cameron remarked that for the public to fully understand
the epic scale of the disaster, they must enter a seemingly authentic atmosphere where
everything on screen seems real...historical masters will most likely be pleased as well
(Cameron, p 23). If Cameron had released a documentary on the Titanic, the box office
grosses would not have made the film number one in revenue. But by fusing such a detailed
account of the voyage with the magic of Hollywood entertainment, the film allowed for the
viewing audiences to experience an entertaining documentary of one of the worst disasters
in history. Cameron's need for rich detail stemmed from the audiences. The more detailed
an object appears, the more real it becomes to the public.
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