So, this is totally my bad and I do apologize, and I definitely should've commented this earlier, but I did have a bad brainfart during my end talks and said that I thought the iceberg part wasn't actually true-- I literally could not tell you why in that moment my brain thought that, but it was literally just an honest mistake from me and I apologize!
Lmao brainfarts happen. But yeah, as far as historical accuracy goes, the movie is brilliantly done, and given the information they had while making the movie in 1995-1996, it’s incredibly well done, and about as close will probably ever get. Of course nowadays, we have more information about how the ship broke in half, and how it hit the iceberg, and things like that. By the way, to answer another one of your questions in your conclusion discussion, Jack and Rose, and their whole love story, as well as most of the main characters in the movie, are all fictional. But pretty much all of the other characters, like captain Smith, Thomas Andrews, Bruce Ismay, Margaret Brown, John Jacob Astor, etc. they were all real people on board the ship. James Cameron and his team did an unbelievable amount of research and studying to make this movie, and they painstakingly re-created a good chunk of the interiors of the titanic, and they built a nearly full scale set of the exterior of the ship. If you’re interested, I highly recommend watching the behind the scenes to the movie on TH-cam. It’s extremely fascinating, and it really gives you a lot of respect to the amount of work put into the movie. anyway, sorry for my rambling, I am a huge titanic nerd. Lolz 🤓
@@imagaybanana2004 Haha no problem. Yeah I’ve just gotten a few mean comments lately about how I’m stupid and BS like that because of a simple mistake on my part 🤪 So I’m just not tolerating that.
@@nomadpurple6154 The grave is for an Irish man named Joseph Dawson, who worked on the Titanic. People thought it was the real Jack for a while bc the headstone just said J. Dawson. Jack is a completely fictional character.
One bit of trivia that sadly goes unmentioned by most is the awe inspiring heroism of the Carpathias crew. If you remember, Captain White was told that Carpathia was 3 hours away. She was not, she was in fact 4 hours away at her top speed yet she arrived in 3. Her maximum speed was 14 knots, but the crew pushed her boilers FAR beyond maximum pressure and shoveled coal like men posessed, bringing her speed up to 17 knots. By all logic what they did was near suicide and spoke to their bravery that they were willing to sacrifice everything to try and render aid. Much like the 9/11 Boatlift (largest maritime evacuation in history) the Carpathia is a bit of maritime heroism that truly deserves to be better known.
Another point, they actually permanently damaged the engines by pushing her that hard, they also were dodging ice and that when twilight broke the crew was horrified to have been surrounded by so much big icebergs that they couldn’t see before during the night. Miracle she made it to the site without collision.
I remember reading that the US Congress read into the record what the Carpathia did and awarded the Captain a special medal made just for him. Don't recall what it was called.
The California was so close it could see the rockets and lights...I remember they were heavily critisized (Called cowards and such) for not doing anything. It was speculated they could have saved most of the people that were in the water had they done something.
@@ryomirelandil917 you have to remember a few things: 1. Radios were not manned 24 hours a day. Their radio operator had gone to sleep already. The last message I believe they had from titanic was the titanic telling him to shut up and go away. (Titanic had just come into range of the newfoundland radio relay and was trying to get all the backlog of passenger messages out. Californian was trying to chat about nothing important and it irritated titanic.) 2. Titanic was actually in a thermal inversion due to the Labrador Current. The same air mirage that kept titanic from seeing the iceberg sooner also distorted her silhouette from a distance. The Californian would likely not have recognized her light silhouette, if they could see her clearly at all. Titanic was viewed as nearly unsinkable and no ship had gone down from an iceberg before, so they would have had no reason to really suspect anything was happening.
50:10 It WAS an iceberg that fatally damaged the Titanic. That was not just for cinematic drama. That entire "forensic" account of how it hit the iceberg, how the ship was damaged by it, and how it sank is fully historically accurate to the information they had when making the movie on how the Titanic went down. James Cameron wanted to be as accurate as possible to honor the ship and those lost.
Part of the speculation is if they did not change course and hit the iceberg head on it would have crushed the front portions of the ship stayed afloat.
@@Dularr I haven’t researched it enough to opine confidently but it’s certainly plausible. Titanic’s fatal flaw was the rupture of too many of the water-tight sections. Hitting head on may very well have only damaged one or two and kept her afloat. That being said hitting a solid object head on at full steam might also have buckled the ship regardless. Keep in mind the Titanic was primarily made of iron which is very brittle.
You are correct about the ship sinking per then science, but didn't they determine it did not break apart as shown after further investigation of the wreckage.
@@johncampbell756 she did split in half exactly as described. James Cameron has followed up with multiple visits go the wreck (more than any other single person iirc) and they have plotted every location of debris, and added that to a simulation. The locations of the debris establishes that she could not have gone under in a single piece, and the location of the two halves are such that had she broken on descent instead of at the surface, they could not be located where they are with the damage that they have. They also determined that the steel hull was actually less brittle than usual hulls of the day as they used the best grade steel available. Even the rivets, while certainly brittle by modern standards, met or exceeded standards of the time. The sheer physics of the two objects colliding at speed was just too much and is what caused the rivet seam to split. Had she hit the iceberg head on, it wouldn't have changed the outcome, though it may have bought enough time for the carpathia to arrive.
The scene that always gets me is when the quartet is playing and they show the old couple and the mother telling her kids a bedtime story knowing they are talking to each other for the last time. So heartbreaking and it gives me goosebumps every time.
The mother is played by Jenette Goldstein, more known as Vasquez from Aliens and John's foster mom from T2. James Cameron has "recycled" actors from his previous movies several times.
The old couple portrayed Isidor and Ida Strauss. It is written: "After the Civil War, they moved to New York City, where (Isidore's father) Lazarus convinced Rowland Hussey Macy, founder of Macy's, to allow L. Straus & Sons to open a crockery department in the basement of his store. "Isidor Straus worked at L. Straus & Sons, which became the glass and china department at Macy's. In 1888, he and Nathan Straus became partners of Macy's. In 1893 he and his brother bought a controlling interest in Wechsler & Straus, renamed Abraham & Straus. By 1896, Isidor and his brother Nathan had gained full ownership of R. H. Macy & Co." Macy's announced in a large ad in the New York Times that the store would be closed for (at least) a day of mourning.
Survivors later said that while it was horrible to hear the screams of the people in the water, it was even worse when the screaming stopped. Others couldn't stand being in a large crowd like at a sporting event because the sound of the crowd cheering would be too much for them.
Yes the son of a survivor said they lived near Wrigley Field baseball stadium when he was a child and their dad absolutely hated game days because the roar of the crowd would trigger his PTSD ( of course no one knew about PTSD then ) from the sinking. They eventually had to move away because it was just too much for their dad. This gives you an idea of what it was like for those survivors listening to the roar of 1500 screaming for help and why the silence was much worse.
Titanic was so popular, it played in theatres for over 9 months, with some theatres still playing it after it was released on VHS. There was also a large group of people about 10 years ago, that freaked out because they had just discovered that Titanic was a real event that happened, not just a movie.
Yup. I remember when it came out. December 19, 1997, all the way through August of 1998. The VHS came out on September 1st, 1998. I saw it three times when it was in theaters. I remember these dates cause at the time, I was so obsessed with the film and the real ship.
Back when the movie was originally in theaters, my teenage sister had a friend who didn't realize that the sinking of the Titanic was an actual event. When she found out, she was like, "Did you guys know that the Titanic was real? Doesn't that, like, make the movie so much better?"
This is the first movie that I saw twice in the theaters. I would’ve been 13 at the time & I amazed but the special effects and the attention to detail regarding the set pieces and costumes. I’m glad up to see it has aged well. Also didn’t know that people weren’t aware it’s a historical event.
Fun fact: The scene where Jack draws Rose is cleverly cut between wide shots of Jack, and close-ups of a hand drawing. That hand, that drew the actual picture of Rose...none other than the director, James Cameron! Also, Cameron is left handed, and Leo is right, so they had to flip it in post to make it line up right.
My favorite part of this story is the end when jack and rose finally meet in the afterlife after fulfilling her promise to him with everyone who passed on Titanic including the ship's engineer happily cheering them on with the music in the background at the clock when he first asked her to dance. an absolute masterful scene.
Yeah but imagine dying in 1912 and having to wait till 1997 in a purgatory with all the other people who died just waiting for that one lady to reuinite with a guy she knew for two days 😂😂😂😂
I'm a 19 years old guy, I was 12 the first Time i watched this, i never though i would have cried the way i did, the one movie that got me into both, romance and historial disarter movies.
The guy who pulled the pistol, shot people and then himself was a real person but he didn't do any of that. He did go down with the ship. The gun stuff was added for dramatic effect. His descendents were very angry with James Cameron.
There are survivor accounts that claim Officer Murdoch did what was portrayed in the film. Possible that it was a different officer as well. Of course, his family would not want to believe he committed suicide as many believe a suicide’s soul is damned. But the truth is not clear cut in this case.
Several wealthy and powerful people died on the Titanic. Benjamin Guggenheim (yes, that one) who dressed up to go down as a gentleman, John Jacob Astor, Isador and Ida Straus, owners of Macy’s Department Store, portrayed holding each other in bed as their cabin flooded. They held to a gentleman’s code of honor and didn’t try to use their influence to secure a spot on the lifeboats. Bruce Ismay, the owner, was shunned and despised by many the rest of his life because he took a boat to safety. Officer Lightoller stayed until the end and survived by swimming to a lifeboat. He survived another ship sinking in the war and helped evacuate British soldiers from Dunkirk. Survivors recalled the band playing until the very end. The engineers below decks gave their lives to keep the electricity on as long as possible and the telegraph operators stayed at their post until the end as well. I think one or both survived. There are many examples of selfless heroism from passengers and especially the crew who gave their all trying to save lives. Honor meant something then.
Youre the first reactor ive seen who actually understands that the reason Jack couldnt get on the door in the water was a problem of buoyancy and not the size of it.
I did know that so many people joked about how he could've gone on with her, but after seeing it myself in the video and how they even tried to get on at the same time and it didn't work, it makes sense why he couldn't.
As someone who has studied the Titanic since Jr High - 35 years - I can tell you that this is the most historically accurate version of the event ever put on film, and likely that ever will be put on film. Jack and Rose and the related characters are fictitious but almost every other single character presented is real, and the design of the ship is accurate down to railings, lights, carpets etc. One thing Cameron did that I don't understand - the character portrayed by Bernard Fox, referred to as both Archie and Colonel is Col. Archibald Gracie. Fox (who was in the other great Titanic film A Night to Remember in the 1950s) portrayed him as an older British dandy of sorts. In reality, Gracie was 54 and a very physically fit, athletic American. He survived the sinking by standing on the overturned lifeboat you saw briefly through the night. He wrote the first book about the sinking, but died in late in 1912 from causes related to the ordeal of the sinking (he was diabetic and the hypothermia he suffered aggravated his condition severely). Also - in this film and in many others, there is always a gratuitous scene of stokers clambering to get through the watertight doors as they closed - the clear sense conveyed being that if they didn't they'd be trapped and drown. Not true. All the compartments had ladders which could be climbed to escape flooding compartments. Think about it - if they'd have been trapped and unable to escape, the water would have been sealed in too and the ship may not have sunk. Many climbed to safety, and that's the same route the water took as it flooded each compartment in turn.
@@gpk1982 I'm sure their instincts were to run for the doors, but many probably scrambled up the ladders as well. Makes for better drama, of course. But, even for the Gilded Age, a 'safety' system that trapped men below to be drowned probably was a bit much to consider.
@@markpekrul4393 pardon the pun, we're in the same boat! I'm a fellow historian of 42 years of research on the ship and her people. It's still amazing to see the old girl in color like in the film.
Well, I wouldn't say carpet. Titanic was fitted with lots and lots of linoleum. A notable example is the first class dining saloon. That said, the movie accurately depicts the red litosilo flooring used a lot in the lower decks.
@@beneddiected It's actually not. I made a comment comparing the two some months ago. It's on one of these Titanic videos, but I couldn't find it. In a nutshell, while the two movies have many similarities, Titanic (1997) has just a bit more accuracy than A Night to Remember. The sets are better designed, as are some of the costumes. A Night to Remember has a christening scene that never happened. Obviously, the ship doesn't break apart in A Night to Remember. Now, neither movie is all that accurate with what we know today, but Titanic (1997) is more historically correct. Personally, I feel A Night to Remember is the better Titanic movie, however. I love Cameron's movie, I've seen it hundreds of times. I just don't care for Rose's character at all and find some of the romance plot somewhat distracting.
I'm not ashamed to admit that when I hear the last song played by the bandsmen on RMS Titanic, Nearer, My God, To Thee it brings a tear to my eye. I just think of them playing to the end and, along with so many others, losing their lives in the way they did. Thanks for the reaction, I appreciate it.
If you've ever heard the phrase "And the band played on." this is the event where that started, they literally played on deck until the very last moment.
My admiration for the Titanic's dance band is second to none, but I'm afraid the phrase, "And the band played on," dates at least as far back as the 1895 popular song, "The Band Played On," which repeated the phrase numerous times in its lyric. Many of the Titanic's passengers likely would have been familiar with this tune.
Wallace Hartley was the band leader and violinist. His body was recovered 4 days later by the crew on the CS Mackay Bennett who went out to retrieve the bodies left behind. Wallace was found clutching his violin in its case. It's just uncertain which song they played last. James Cameron chose " nearer my God to thee" but some survivors remembered hearing other songs. But they did play until the end and are remembered for doing so.
It still amazes me that they built so much of the ship for this film. I mean half of the ship was basically built. Then all the set pieces were fine tuned and made from the same manufacturer of the Titanic. While Jack and Rose weren't specific passengers on the ship there was a couple similar to them.. and there are people acting as some of the actual passengers of the Titanic. Like Molly Brown, Mr. Andrews, ship captain, etc. James Cameron really did something when he made this film. It will always stand the test of time for the amount of effort the crew went into making everything authentic.
Cameron literally rebuilt the Titanic for this film, as CGI was too primitive at the time to fulfill his vision for the movie. And then it was sunk all over again, with many of the scenes having only one possible take. I can't imagine how stressful the whole thing was. And this even solved one lingering mystery of the sinking, as when the wreck was first discovered, people were baffled that much of the grand staircase was missing despite a lot of other wood being in good enough condition that it couldn't just be natural decay. Then when the scene of the staircase being flooded was filmed, that exact section broke away and sailed off, so that now it's largely agreed that's what happened in the real ship too.
I mean they didn’t build the entire ship obviously, complete with all of its furnishings, levels and multiple decks. Only a few full scale sets were built for the scenes filmed. They did however build a whole small scale model for the wide angle shots which looks great. I went to the museum in Belfast and saw it there, as well as owning a book about it all and read it there too 😊
They had built a 90% scale of the boat near Rosarito, Mexico, just down the shore from San Diego. Twice a year I did a bike ride near there and I gradually saw them build the boat and a large sound stage near it. Many of the extras in the movie came from San Diego.
@@GigaChaadam And I think they only built one side of the ship? I do know they basically had to film the scene where they are departing basically in reverse
You did it! You not only watched this masterpiece but you also managed to edit this into a very entertaining video and keep all the good stuff. Hats off for that. Movies from the 90s hit (me) differently. All the practical sets and stunts, enhanced with CGI is the perfect mix. The chemistry between Rose and Jack is heart-warming and the music is fantastic. I listen to the soundtrack from James Horner from time to time and it still gives me chills. Again, very entertaining reaction. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. A good reaction is the closest thing to my first time with a masterpiece like this. Yours are always on top on my list.
I saw this film on Christmas Eve 1997. It was a Wednesday matinee with three friends. It was awesome waiting for two hours through the love story thinking this huge ship is going sink.
I’m glad you didn’t question them both not being on the door and why Rose didn’t reveal she still had the necklace. So many have criticised the film over the years bc they didn’t understand these things!
Here's a creepy tidbit: there's a book called Futility, written by Morgan Robertson, which features a section set on a ship called the Titan, the largest ever built and said to be unsinkable, so no one worries much that it can only hold enough lifeboats for a fraction of the people onboard. But then it hits an iceberg and sinks with massive loss of life. The book was written in 1898.
So, in the book, Titan is 800 feet long, has a yacht-like bow, and is 80,000 gross register tons, meaning she's shorter than Titanic with the overall size of Queen Mary. She sails on her third transatlantic voyage in April when she hits an iceberg. She hits the iceberg so hard her hull rises up on top of it a little before she rolls over and sinks within minutes. The rest of the book is about the main protagonist, a sailor working on the ship, trying to save a little girl while being trapped atop the iceberg. At a glance, there are a lot of similarities. Titan vs. Titanic. Both disasters happen in April. Each ship was close in length. Both ships were called unsinkable. Both were the largest in the world when they sank. The book was actually revised after April 1912 to make it more accurate to what a real-life ship might be like in that situation (and to mooch a little off the disaster). The author himself denied all precognition, however, stating he was just knowledgeable about ocean liners, which he was.
@@migiplayz91 That would be neat, but no. The Olympic class (Olympic, Titanic, and eventually Britannic) were inspired by Cunard's Lusitania and Mauretania, which in turn were inspired by Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which was the first four-funneled liner ever constructed in 1897. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was inspired by the White Star Line's RMS Teutonic in 1889. Basically, shipping companies all copied each other, each one trying to do something that the other did not. It's why all ocean liners back in the day looked the same and while cruise ships today all look the same.
In college one of my closest friends and I would do a call and return all the time with “I put the Diamond in the coat-” “I PUT THE COAT ON HER!” And then cackle away like insane witches.
When I was in middle school, I had a homeroom teacher whose mother was a Titanic survivor. I never got to see her, but she spoke to one of his classes about the experience. I might recommend checking out James Cameron's other ocean-based disaster film, The Abyss from 1989 (the director's cut). It was quite possibly one of the most technically complicated and grueling movies ever made and may have given Cameron more confidence to tackle Titanic a few years later.
I always cry watching this not because of Jack and Rose but because the thought of all those people that died a painful horrific death. People drowned, people froze to death, people were still alive breathing in pockets of air as the ship sank and died from being crushed to death by the pressure of the ocean and all of this happened in total darkness. The screaming turned silent as one by one they froze and the survivors had to wait for rescue. I couldn’t imagine anything more terrifying 😢
I remember this was my introduction to period pieces and film epics, and it gave me a whole new appreciation for history as a kid. What was really cool was discovering a game that came out prior to the film being released called Titanic: Adventure Out of Time. You play a former British spy who gets unexpectedly sent back in time to the Titanic, and must complete a previously failed mission to prevent World War I, the Russian Revolution, and World War II from occurring! I was completely obsessed. 👏👏👏
@@veronicagross7458 Actually, it is! I posted the gaming platforms they're on a couple of times, but TH-cam keeps blocking it. If you search the game title, it'll be available through the first and third link.
Am I the only one that irrationally thinks "Maybe the ship won't sink this time." or "Maybe Jack will fit on the plank this time." or "Maybe she won't drop it into the ocean this time!" ... Cuz that's me, every single time I watch this movie. The very end upsets me so much cuz I just keep thinking "Do you know how much college that could have afforded to the grandkids and great grandkids?" Just so much potential and she drops it in the ocean.
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Nice reaction you gave to a movie that was an absolute blockbuster when it was released. My wife dragged me to that movie several times over the following months... It's OK to cry in case you want to... we appreciate your candor and enthusiasm. Thanks 😊
In fairness to the Titanic's designers, the damage the iceberg caused was far beyond what any of them could have ever imagined or designed for. As for the lifeboats, the thinking was not to evacuate all the passengers and crew onto lifeboats. The lifeboats were only meant to ferry people to a rescue ship. In may other sinkings, like the Andrea Doria, this is exactly how the rescue played out. In Titanic's case, too many circumstances were stacked against her.
Yep and the maritime standards of the day based lifeboat requirements off of gross tonnage of a vessel, not passenger count. I believe that she actually exceeded the requirements of the time, though fell far short of what would be needed.
Yes, and in a Titanic retrospective I saw it said even if there were enough boats, there wouldn't have been enough time to fill them all (you even see this in the movie as it's going down when they're trying to launch an overturned lifeboat) - only 18 and not the stated 20 were actually used.
And there were two more than the law of the time demanded. Also, as Historic Voyages claim, even if they had more life boats, there would be no time to launch them. As it was, the last two had to be floated off.
The actor who played Caledon Hockley, Billy Zane, had a minor part in the original Back to the Future as one of Biff’s friends. I think he is the one who says, “Hey Biff, get a load of this guy’s life preserver. Dork thinks he’s gonna drown!!”
he's also in Tombstone, playing a very elegant actor (and friend of Wyatt Earps's love interest) who wins the Cowboy's respect with his delivery of a Shakespeare speech.
I read that when Cal flips the table, that was not in the script so her reaction was real 😅 Great Reaction as always! I saw this movie in the theaters when it came out and I balled for the whole last hour of the movie and couldn’t stop, literally everyone in the theatre was crying. I remember when the VHS tape came out they sold it at blockbuster and I was there on a lonnnnng line trying to get the poster they were giving to the first people, I still have the VHS! Such an epic film!
Rose is an amazing character in every aspect and she truly personifies the human will to live. She could have easily given up on that board and the only thing thst kept her going was her promise to Jack. She CHOSE to live. She activly chose it. Not only did she live, but she spent her life honoring Jack, by doing everything they talked about. Just the fact that she was able to overcome this unbelivable trauma, and, on top of that, manage, to some extent, to move on, fall in love again and lead a happy and meaningful life. That is what makes Rose a true hero in my eyes. And for me, that is what this story is about.
@@summerrose8110and the fact that Jack had already lived a full life and his compassion drove him to choose to lay down his life over and over for someone that never had the chance to LIVE. There were so many moments in this film where he accepted his fate. He urged Rose to get into the lifeboat knowing he won’t catch one himself & there’s a moment on his face when he realizes that the door could only hold ONE person and he accepts that he’s going to freeze to death and gives that spot to her, willingly.
The old couple in the bed were the founders and owners of Macy's Department Store. The death by falling Funnel that was given to Fabrizio actually happened to John Jacob Astor (when they found the body, they had to identify him by his wedding ring, and so were able to tell he'd been hit by a falling funnel due to the damage). "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" was given to Margaret Brown, played by Kathy Bates, but Margaret never used the name Molly. No one called her Molly to her face. It was, in fact, done for a movie and stuck. She helped organize the women in her life boat to row away from then towards the ship during the sinking and aftermath. She was considered a fine leader and organized charities afterwards. All of the second class children survived. Only one first class child died. Most of the third class children died. Despite popular belief, one of the stokers (men in the engine room) DID survive. Fred Barrett, who managed to make it onto a life boat as a staff member rower. He is the only engine man to have survived. One of the engineers broke his leg as they were escaping the closing water tight door, he was placed in a room while the rest of the engine staff tried to help others. This man died. There is a grave in Halifax cemetery among the Titanic graves. It is labelled J Dawson, but it was not Jack as some believe. Jack and Rose were fictional. J Dawson is believed to have been one of the stokers. I have so many more facts about crew, survivors, and victims. I'm sure many of them have already been pit in the comments. If you want good information about the people of Titanic, researched and supported by letters, etc. try: www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivors/ it goes into their life histories, if it can, and even provides pictures and life boat information.
The actress who plays "Old Rose" is the legendary Gloria Stuart. In the early 30s she was stunningly beautiful and a favorite of the brilliant director, James Whale, who directed her in two of his classics, "The Old Dark House" and "The Invisible Man". She particularly shines in "The Old Dark House".
That dude in the white clothes that rode the stern down with Jack and Rose was the chef. Charles Joughin survived and was pulled from the water 2 hours later and did not freeze. He said afterwards that he went back to his room and chugged some whiskey, came back to the deck and along with Thomas Andrew's threw deck chairs to people in the water. He credits his survival to being absolutely shit faced. He also said his upper body never got wet as the ship did not pull anyone down like in the film. He was able to just step off at the last second and the ship gently disappeared below him.
I'll never forget when my grandma brought this movie on VHS and we watched it together. I was only seven when it was released and it's still good. Ironically enough, it's Leo DiCaprio's birthday today!
Not sure if somebody already said this but another fun fact: as the ship is going down their's a cook next to Rose and Jack drinking from a flask. That's another real story... because he was drinking, his body stayed warm long enough to he recused from the water.
The chief baker! I love his story so much. He got completely plastered thinking he was going to die, was in the freezing water for hours and walked away unscathed. Amazing.
Couple fun facts : 1. A lot of the characters in the movie and names used are based on real people who were on the Titanic. A surprising amount of them in fact. They also found actors that at least closely resembled the actual person. Comparisons of the Captain and other to their real life photos are striking, the casting director did an incredible job. 2. A lot of background dialogue is based off of real conversations overheard by passengers in dining areas and while walking the deck the first few days. Conversations such as the man who said he wanted more speed and a reason for headlines, that was a real conversation reported by a passenger after surviving the initial wreckage. Same with tidbits like first class passengers having a hate on for Molly Brown, because she was a real person who was in fact what they called 'new money'. 3. There's interesting little nods to historical accuracy. From what I remember, there was a staff member who worked in maintenance or some related department, and he had the only key to the binoculars cabinet. He ended up being offboarded before departure (for some reason I can't remember), and just so happened to forget to leave the key behind. With a ship that big not being able to reroute back for a single key, they just relied on the lookouts being able to see anything coming well in advance because there weren't many reports of icebergs at that time of year, from their knowledge. And so the short scene between the lookouts where they don't have binoculars is actually historical fact, rather than just being an oversight by James Cameron for the sake of the plot. There's tons of other fascinating things to point out. And if you're interested, there's tons of videos on the behind-the-scenes, as well as breakdowns of the historical accuracy in documentary form. 😊👌
Ismay NEVER told the captain to speed up, that is one of the most bullshit conspiracy theories, it was proved and the so called "overhearing" was disproved
So glad to see your reaction to this. I love that you mention "a lot of safety measures could have happened" because it was because of the sinking of Titanic that we have a lot of the safety measures today, such as: enough lifeboats for all aboard, lifeboat drills for any ship with more than 50 passengers, requiring radios to be on 24/7 (the Californian was much closer to the Titanic but its radio operator had gone to bed and turned the radio off), and monitoring for icebergs, just to name a few.
The iceberg popped the rivets per historical ansylsis which separated plates. The bulkheads between compartments were not water tight. Also there is a whole documentary on a rare weather occurance that was going on that caused things on the horizon to appear to shift down below the actual horizon. Its why they were not properly identifed by the nearby ship. It also probably contributed to not seeing the iceberg.
Yep, thermal inversion caused by the warm air and the frigid water temp of the Labrador current. Add in the moonless night and they had no chance. The binocular theory wouldn't have made a difference. Even with binoculars, that iceberg would've been obscured by the mirage until it was too late. The bulkheads were watertight, but not all the way up. Had she just had a hole punched in her without the additional rivet separation at the seam, it would have been survivable. Because so many compartments were taking on water, she went bow down far enough for the water to pass over the bulkheads and that's what doomed her.
Out of all the reaction channels I watch, I really think OGB is my favorite. It really feels like im sitting with a friend watching movies over Discord, just feels very real and casual, the laughter feels very genuine
I absolutely loved your reaction to this movie. I’ve been a titanic enthusiast ever since my dad told me about it. It’s been 30 years since then. I always enjoy watching people react to this movie or various Titanic documentaries.
Yeah I've thought that too. "Well if the water was warm they would've survived". But then I realized "but then there wouldn't've been an iceberg and it wouldn't've sank anyway". Oh well.
I'm glad you watched this! This movie is so nostalgic for me. I remember we had it on VHS and it came in a two-VHS set since it was so freakin' long lol. When it came out on DVD I rewatched it all the time and all the special features. It's really amazing how this movie was made. James Cameron went above and beyond for it. Also, I laughed when you said the car was christened for the next person who has it... mmmm that car's not getting on a lifeboat! LMAO. Also, yes, the water was very very cold and is the reason so many people died and so quickly. I believe it was 27-28 degrees F. I'm not sure if you're US-based but there are Titanic museums around the country where they have a little bucket of water they keep at that exact temperature that you can stick your hand in. Morbid, but... I went with my family one year as a teenager I'll never forget how cold that water was. AWFUL. And all because of the arrogance of an "unsinkable" ship!!
This film means everything to me! I was lucky enough to see Titanic Live at the Royal Albert Hall this year! You mention the deaths due to hypothermia. Kate Winslet was the only person to not wear a body suit, I believe this was her choice as she wanted the sinking dress to look authentic, as it was designed specifically for how it would look at all stages from dry to soaking wet. As a result, she actually got hypothermia herself. Thanks for reacting to this…it’s made my day (well it’s night here in 🇬🇧). I highly recommend the film Benny and Joon. Will you be watching the new season of The L Word GenQ? I can’t wait. Have a great weekend!!!
Nice little detail: when Rose dies and comes back to Jack, the clock in the background is actually stopped on the time that Titanic sank. Great detail from James Cameron!
Little bit of trivia, only 3 of the 4 smokestacks (or funnels) were functional. The designers of the Titanic wanted 4 to make it look more grandiose than the existing ships of the day.
The band that plays while the ship is sinking is also based on a real story! They all went down with the ship playing music, and the song that survivors remember them playing is the one they used in the film, "Nearer My God to Thee"
One thing I love about this movie is the details pertaining to actual stories of people. Like : The man who is drinking while on the rail with Rose & Jack as Titanic sinks. He was a real man. A baker who gave up a seat on a lifeboat to a younger worker and decided since he was going to die he would drink as much as he could beforehand. He was considered the last or one of the last off the boat..and survived. The priest was real too. He was with his daughter and sister and also gave up a seat on a lifeboat. He stayed back, knowing he would die, just in hopes he could save the souls of passangers before they died. He was seen asking a man if he wanted to convert, the man got huffy and the priest took his life belt, handed it to him and said, "You need this more than I do." He comforted others until the end. The elderly couple in the bed as water fills the room is the founder of Macys and his wife. She refused to leave him behind. When the captain is being told to put the engines full speed there is a mother and child at the table behind them. The mother keeps looking over. The mother was the first person to tell that she heard Esmey tell Smith he wanted to make headlines. She said she heard them while having tea while they at a table next to her. Things like that are sprinkled all throughout the movie and I appreciate it so much.
Eight years ago, I was a part of the cast of Titanic the musical. As we rehearsed and got really into our characters, we not only could understand them, but feel the traumatic emotion that they felt. Now every time I watch this film, my heart sinks as I watch tragically the sinking of Titanic. 👩🏻🦰👱🏻♂️🚢🌊💙💔😭
Adding insult to injury, the forwardmost funnel was purely to make the ship look "stronger" and wasn't even connected to the steam vents from the boiler rooms.
The 4th funnel was a dummy, not the first one :))) Also even if it wasn't used for the boilers, it was used to vent the galleys and 1st class smoking room ;)
One of the things that disappointed me about this movie was the take on Ismay: documentation at the inquest gave evidence that he did not act this way, did not try to take authority away from Captain Smith; and in fact, helped with the loading of the lifeboats, only taking one as it was going down, and partially at the insistent request of the office (I think it was Lowe, but am not sure), because Ismay was letting his despair get in the way of his efficiency. He was hammered by the press, and spent the rest of his life in misery. Cameron could have taken this opportunity to remedy Ismay's reputation a little, but chose to go with the insulting legend. It adds nothing to the story and it could have been remedied. It disappoints me that he didn't do this.
So he never told him to speed up the ship then? You're saying that part's false? Because if that really did happen, the sinking is mostly his fault. I can't really blame anyone, including Cameron for not being fond of Ismay, knowing that he's the reason the Titanic sank.
@@BeautyMonster1000 Correct. He did not. He was on the ship as a passenger and an observer; and he was well acquainted with the rule that was brought up at the inquest: The captain is the boss on the ship. He did not and could not command. If he requested it, Captain Smith would have been within his rights and his responsibility to refuse, and Ismay would have had to bow to the captain. And he knew this.
Oh. If you like, I found an exchange from my Kindle copy of Wyn Craig Wade's "The Titanic: Disaster of the Century", which is an examination of the inquest. Here's part of the questioning of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia by Senator Smith: “Captain, is it customary to take orders from a director or a general officer of the company aboard?” “No, sir.” “From whom do you take orders?” “From no one.” "Aboard ship?” “At sea, immediately I leave port until I arrive at port, the captain is in absolute control and takes orders from no one. I have never known it in our company or any other big company when a director or a managing owner would issue orders on the ship. It matters not who comes on board the ship, they are either passengers or crew. There is no official status and no authority whatever with them.” Wade, Wyn Craig. The Titanic: Disaster of a Century (p. 196). Skyhorse Publishing. Kindle Edition.
@@BeautyMonster1000 for historical reference, it was standard operation for a ship to 'speed up' when near icebergs. The thinking at the time was the faster you go, the sooner you'll be out of the ice field. And the Titanic wasn't going full speed at the time of the sinking, they hadn't even lit all the boilers...
Yes. The whole conversation was portrayed wrong. Based on Elizabeth lines' testimony, they were discussing about Titanic's perfomance exceeding their expectations. Ismay was excited and positive about it. Ismay asked if they could do a speed test to see if Titanic could beat Olympic's crossing time she made on her maiden voyage. These speed tests were normal. It was scheduled for Monday or Tuesday. Even if he wanted to make headlines by arriving early and make a surprise, he knows the problems following it. The problems in disembarking if schedule was not followed. It was Ismay's long time rival William Hearst who grabbed the perfect opportunity to defame him.
I am a Titanic freak. I watch all the documentaries. I've seen all the movies. Of course, with this being the newest of them, the special effects are amazing! The boat DID hit an iceberg & the boat sunk due to the damage & boats poor construction. Rose & Jack were fictional character's. Molly (Margaret) Brown was real & she really helped other women into the other life boat. She died in N.Y. in 1932 at age 65. They made a movie about her called the Unsinkable Molly Brown with Debbie Reynolds. I started crying when the old couple cuddled in bed. Then when the leader of the orchestra said that it was on honor to play with the other members. Another horrible thing about this tragedy. White Star Lines billed the orchestra's families for the unreturned uniforms worn by the musicians when they died. Another great reaction.
My sister saw Titanic 13 times at the movie theater, I saw it 3 times (4 if you count when it was rereleased for the 100th anniversary of the sinking). One of my favorite movies of all time.
There's two major jokes about the movie that are both total crap. First, that everyone knows the ending, as if the movie tries to play it like a final twist rather than spending its entire second half on the sinking (and since the film is three hours long, that's pretty much a feature film on its own). Second, that there's clearly enough room on the floating door for both of them, when the issue is that it can't stay floating under the weight of two people. Cameron actually removed some dialogue pointing this out, as he figured the bit where they both try to get on and the door tips over would be enough for people to get the idea.
i was 4 when this came out and saw it in theaters with my mom and sister. at the part when people are sliding down the ship deck, i yelled out “wheee!” because apparently i thought it looked fun. 😅 i was also obsessed with rose and her whole look while growing up. p.s. i ordered one of your shirts and can’t wait for it to come in!
I love the relationship between Jack and Rose - a channel called The Take has a whole video essay on why Jack had to die (even the director confirmed he had to) because Jack was Rose's version of a "manic pixie dream boy" (a role typically given to women) who ends up saving her life in the end. When Rose first boards the Titanic, she is su*cidal and feels stuck, and through meeting Jack who gets her to open up and see there is more to life than having old money, she finds the strength to continue living. Their video essay explains it 100x better than I ever could but I think you'd like it! th-cam.com/video/A4FvI1r3rIg/w-d-xo.html
Oh wow. I have to say I don't know many people who've never seen Titanic and it's a real treat watching someone react to it for the first time. I saw it three times in the theatre when it came out, and I cried like a baby all three times lol.
I was 18 when I watched this in the movies, I went ALONE and that was probably a good thing. I cried SO much, I literally left the movies with a trauma. I cried for many days afterwards.
Amazing movie and my favorite commentary ever!! You know you're a good person when you can make someone laugh during such a depressing movie. ❤❤Brianna
Also, fun fact: after the making of the movie, they found a passenger named J. Dawson. His name was Joseph Dawson, though. I have a ton of other fun facts, like the Californian was a ship that was closer to the Titanic, but it didn't come to save the passengers because Titanic used colored fireworks, when red were used for distress signals. Also, there was only 1 Japanese person on the ship, and he was hated for surviving and not giving up his spot on the life boat. There was also 1 African American family: all of them survived except the husband (father). I thought it was really interesting that only 1 first class child died: her, her mother, and her father were separated from her baby brother and their servant. The parents took the infant girl to look for the baby brother, who ended up on a lifeboat with the servant. The infant died with her parents, while the baby brother lived until the age of 18, when he died from food poisoning. And, James Cameron did dive down to the actual Titanic to film the beginning part. Also, if you were wondering, the scene where they are on the stairs, about to go to dinner: Jack says Nickelodeon, which was a theatre type of show in the early 1900s. My favorite part: Rose dies in the end scene after showing the pictures of her doing everything she was planning to do with Jack, and really cool: the clock in the ending scene shows the time that the actual Titanic sank completely. Sorry this was so long. I'm 13 yrs old, btw, I just really love Titanic. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
And the ship did hit an iceberg. The design that supposedly made Titanic unsinkable was undone by the iceberg slicing along the side of the ship. It's been said that if they had not turned but just smacked head-on into the iceberg it might not have sank. But it did hit an iceberg.
She would have sank, that's not in dispute. But she would have sank at a much lower rate (probably) thus giving the carpathia the time needed to arrive.
@@SweetLou0523 It would have sunk in less than an hour and killed tons of people just from the impact itself, the sheer force of the impact would have warped the entire length of the hull, no water tight doors would have been able to close and the water would be free to flow through the entire ship
My daughter and I saw this 11x when it came out. The first time we saw it, when the credits rolled, nobody got up. Everyone, men, women, kids just sat there crying. All the girls were wearing the heart of the ocean after seeing it. 😁 A lot of the side characters were based on the actual people. Molly Brown, the captain, the guy who designed it, a lot of the rich people. There's a documentary of how the ocean floor looks around where it sank. Things are laying there like it was yesterday. Very amazing to see. If you haven't already would you consider reacting to Leo in Whats Eating Gilbert Grape? Also stars Johnny Depp. It's SO good. As always, great reaction...
I watched this with my nephew when he was little. He was crying when Jack died and then at the end when we see Jack and Rose again by the clock on the stairs he shouted “Jack’s alive”, I didn’t have the heart to explain that he wasn’t.
There are several Titanic museums around. Two of them are in Branson, MO and Pigeon Forge, TN. Both of these have exact replicas of many features of the ship, including the Grand Staircase. Both have artifacts on display, retreived from the wreckage of the ship.
I saw this in the theater when I was 13 with a friend. First time I remember openly sobbing, not crying or tearing up but sobbing at a movie and in public at that. What got me and still does today is the fact this happened. It’s imagining the horror of that experience. Also they said many who died were third class passengers. The interior and hallways of the ship were like a maze to navigate already now imagine being terrified while doing it and not being able to read English that well (many were immigrants). If you watch in the background, there are 3rd class passengers frantically trying to translate via an little book what one of the signs on the wall said while everyone is frantically trying to get above deck.
Everyone gangsta until the musicians nearer my god to thee. BUt seriously, this movie is a horror movie. Everyone refused to watch it, when I was in my teens, because of the stupid romance. Now they watch it and be like: "I can't sleep after this..."
I saw this in the theater 3 times with different friends. It was awesome on the big screen. This movie won sooo many awards. *Notes: *The old couple lying in bed together as the ship went down were based off of a real couple. *Also, it was proven my Myth Busters that Jack & Rose could have both gotten onto the door. I am so glad you watched this. Great reaction!
@@OGBReacts Not this again. There was room for two but not in the condicions they were in. Mythbusters only proved they fit on the door but not that they could have survived: 1. They experiment was not done in freezing cold and salty water like the north atlantic (the mythbusters pointed that out), cold and hypothermia has a negative effect in your decision making process and judgment, 2. They both had protective gear while they were in the water and on the door, only one had a lifejacket like Rose that they used (not show how much time it took thanks to editing) and tied under the door for buoyancy, but that’s were the experiment stops. So they didn’t really prove anything since they didn’t recreate the exact condicions the victims that died on the water suffered, they tried first in a tank with dolls on scale with there sizes and weight and with the same material for the door -it was made of white oak- and the they sunk door included. See, they both fit on the door sure, but with both of them on, they were still in contact with the water, in the case of Jack and Rose hours in freezing cold water without protective gear, hypothermia setting in and thousands of people screaming in pain and asking for help.
Jack and Rose are fictional characters. They were created to show the contrast of 3rd and 1st class accommodations. However, Titanic did sink from striking an iceberg and they couldn't turn in time because they were going too fast. That was not exaggerated
Yes, the Titanic really was trumpeted as "unsinkable" thanks to its cutting edge watertight doors. But what they didn't count on was the ship having such a long scrape against an iceberg that five compartments were breached, so that the sheer weight of the water pulled the front down until the water could spill over the top of the doors into the next, increasing the problem unstoppably as it went along (imagine dunking an ice cube tray into water diagonally).
Yeah, girl, it actually was an iceberg they hit (going really fast)that caused the sinking, due to the location of impact and the design of the ship. There's a great Saturday Night Live bit where Bowen Yang plays the iceberg and laments the fact everyone blames him when he was really just sitting there minding his own business 😀 This was tough movie for me simply because I thought Billy Zane was so damn hot and it sucked he was the a-hole lol.
OMG me too! I loved Billy Zane! Leo still looked like a teenager then and I was in my 20s, so I wanted a guy who looked like a man, which Billy Zane did. Hell, even though he’s older… Billy has aged better than Leo now.
Watch The Phantom (1996) if you want to feel good about drooling over Billy Zane. It's a fun little action flick based on a proto-superhero adventure comic from the 30s.
I got to visit the real Margaret "Molly" Brown's house in Denver a few years ago. The tour guide picked me out because the house was custom built for someone her height and I was the closest at 5'2. Very cool to see after loving her character all these years. 💕
5:38 watch roses glance away as the comment about the diamond HAD to have gone down with the ship…nice little foreshadowing if you happen to catch on to it, it’s one of those nice little details you only really appreciate once you know the outcome
Also as a side note the water they were wading and swimming in was FREEZING! The blue on Kate Winslet’s lips isn’t makeup. Hell naw 🥶 And on a sad note the old couple at the end staying with each other as the boat was sinking is a representation of a real couple who decided that if her husband couldn’t come she wouldn’t either. Sadness man.
Just found your channel, I searched Titanic reactions because it's my favorite movie lol, and I subscribed because you are relatable and hilarious. I cracked up at 8:17. I can do your taxes but keep me away from heavy machinery 😂
So, this is totally my bad and I do apologize, and I definitely should've commented this earlier, but I did have a bad brainfart during my end talks and said that I thought the iceberg part wasn't actually true-- I literally could not tell you why in that moment my brain thought that, but it was literally just an honest mistake from me and I apologize!
Lmao brainfarts happen. But yeah, as far as historical accuracy goes, the movie is brilliantly done, and given the information they had while making the movie in 1995-1996, it’s incredibly well done, and about as close will probably ever get. Of course nowadays, we have more information about how the ship broke in half, and how it hit the iceberg, and things like that. By the way, to answer another one of your questions in your conclusion discussion, Jack and Rose, and their whole love story, as well as most of the main characters in the movie, are all fictional. But pretty much all of the other characters, like captain Smith, Thomas Andrews, Bruce Ismay, Margaret Brown, John Jacob Astor, etc. they were all real people on board the ship. James Cameron and his team did an unbelievable amount of research and studying to make this movie, and they painstakingly re-created a good chunk of the interiors of the titanic, and they built a nearly full scale set of the exterior of the ship. If you’re interested, I highly recommend watching the behind the scenes to the movie on TH-cam. It’s extremely fascinating, and it really gives you a lot of respect to the amount of work put into the movie. anyway, sorry for my rambling, I am a huge titanic nerd. Lolz 🤓
@@imagaybanana2004 Haha no problem. Yeah I’ve just gotten a few mean comments lately about how I’m stupid and BS like that because of a simple mistake on my part 🤪 So I’m just not tolerating that.
@@OGBReacts Lol people are the worst.
@@OGBReacts I was wondering if you can react to the Poseidon adventure as another reaction
@@nomadpurple6154 The grave is for an Irish man named Joseph Dawson, who worked on the Titanic. People thought it was the real Jack for a while bc the headstone just said J. Dawson. Jack is a completely fictional character.
One bit of trivia that sadly goes unmentioned by most is the awe inspiring heroism of the Carpathias crew. If you remember, Captain White was told that Carpathia was 3 hours away. She was not, she was in fact 4 hours away at her top speed yet she arrived in 3. Her maximum speed was 14 knots, but the crew pushed her boilers FAR beyond maximum pressure and shoveled coal like men posessed, bringing her speed up to 17 knots. By all logic what they did was near suicide and spoke to their bravery that they were willing to sacrifice everything to try and render aid. Much like the 9/11 Boatlift (largest maritime evacuation in history) the Carpathia is a bit of maritime heroism that truly deserves to be better known.
Another point, they actually permanently damaged the engines by pushing her that hard, they also were dodging ice and that when twilight broke the crew was horrified to have been surrounded by so much big icebergs that they couldn’t see before during the night. Miracle she made it to the site without collision.
I remember reading that the US Congress read into the record what the Carpathia did and awarded the Captain a special medal made just for him. Don't recall what it was called.
In the movie, Captain White was told the Carpathia was 4 hours away.
The California was so close it could see the rockets and lights...I remember they were heavily critisized (Called cowards and such) for not doing anything. It was speculated they could have saved most of the people that were in the water had they done something.
@@ryomirelandil917 you have to remember a few things:
1. Radios were not manned 24 hours a day. Their radio operator had gone to sleep already. The last message I believe they had from titanic was the titanic telling him to shut up and go away. (Titanic had just come into range of the newfoundland radio relay and was trying to get all the backlog of passenger messages out. Californian was trying to chat about nothing important and it irritated titanic.)
2. Titanic was actually in a thermal inversion due to the Labrador Current. The same air mirage that kept titanic from seeing the iceberg sooner also distorted her silhouette from a distance. The Californian would likely not have recognized her light silhouette, if they could see her clearly at all. Titanic was viewed as nearly unsinkable and no ship had gone down from an iceberg before, so they would have had no reason to really suspect anything was happening.
50:10 It WAS an iceberg that fatally damaged the Titanic. That was not just for cinematic drama. That entire "forensic" account of how it hit the iceberg, how the ship was damaged by it, and how it sank is fully historically accurate to the information they had when making the movie on how the Titanic went down. James Cameron wanted to be as accurate as possible to honor the ship and those lost.
Part of the speculation is if they did not change course and hit the iceberg head on it would have crushed the front portions of the ship stayed afloat.
@@Dularr I haven’t researched it enough to opine confidently but it’s certainly plausible. Titanic’s fatal flaw was the rupture of too many of the water-tight sections. Hitting head on may very well have only damaged one or two and kept her afloat. That being said hitting a solid object head on at full steam might also have buckled the ship regardless. Keep in mind the Titanic was primarily made of iron which is very brittle.
You are correct about the ship sinking per then science, but didn't they determine it did not break apart as shown after further investigation of the wreckage.
@@XeonAlpha the iron could also act like a crumple zone in New cars. Taking all that energy directing it outward in a explosion of iron.
@@johncampbell756 she did split in half exactly as described. James Cameron has followed up with multiple visits go the wreck (more than any other single person iirc) and they have plotted every location of debris, and added that to a simulation. The locations of the debris establishes that she could not have gone under in a single piece, and the location of the two halves are such that had she broken on descent instead of at the surface, they could not be located where they are with the damage that they have.
They also determined that the steel hull was actually less brittle than usual hulls of the day as they used the best grade steel available. Even the rivets, while certainly brittle by modern standards, met or exceeded standards of the time. The sheer physics of the two objects colliding at speed was just too much and is what caused the rivet seam to split. Had she hit the iceberg head on, it wouldn't have changed the outcome, though it may have bought enough time for the carpathia to arrive.
The scene that always gets me is when the quartet is playing and they show the old couple and the mother telling her kids a bedtime story knowing they are talking to each other for the last time. So heartbreaking and it gives me goosebumps every time.
The mother is played by Jenette Goldstein, more known as Vasquez from Aliens and John's foster mom from T2. James Cameron has "recycled" actors from his previous movies several times.
The old couple portrayed Isidor and Ida Strauss. It is written:
"After the Civil War, they moved to New York City, where (Isidore's father) Lazarus convinced Rowland Hussey Macy, founder of Macy's, to allow L. Straus & Sons to open a crockery department in the basement of his store.
"Isidor Straus worked at L. Straus & Sons, which became the glass and china department at Macy's. In 1888, he and Nathan Straus became partners of Macy's. In 1893 he and his brother bought a controlling interest in Wechsler & Straus, renamed Abraham & Straus. By 1896, Isidor and his brother Nathan had gained full ownership of R. H. Macy & Co."
Macy's announced in a large ad in the New York Times that the store would be closed for (at least) a day of mourning.
That sort of thing actually happened too.
The ole couple are Ida and Sidottu Strauss The founders of Macy's department store. Ida refused to leave Isidor.
That's where I get teary too. Forget jack and rose.
Survivors later said that while it was horrible to hear the screams of the people in the water, it was even worse when the screaming stopped. Others couldn't stand being in a large crowd like at a sporting event because the sound of the crowd cheering would be too much for them.
Wow that’s so sad. Especially considering that during that time there would be little to no treatment available for PTSD. 😔
Yes the son of a survivor said they lived near Wrigley Field baseball stadium when he was a child and their dad absolutely hated game days because the roar of the crowd would trigger his PTSD ( of course no one knew about PTSD then ) from the sinking. They eventually had to move away because it was just too much for their dad. This gives you an idea of what it was like for those survivors listening to the roar of 1500 screaming for help and why the silence was much worse.
Oh gawd😭
Titanic was so popular, it played in theatres for over 9 months, with some theatres still playing it after it was released on VHS.
There was also a large group of people about 10 years ago, that freaked out because they had just discovered that Titanic was a real event that happened, not just a movie.
Yup. I remember when it came out. December 19, 1997, all the way through August of 1998. The VHS came out on September 1st, 1998. I saw it three times when it was in theaters. I remember these dates cause at the time, I was so obsessed with the film and the real ship.
You’re going to have to explain what VHS is for the youngsters.
Oh please. I’m 26, I grew up with videotapes, no need to explain 💀
Back when the movie was originally in theaters, my teenage sister had a friend who didn't realize that the sinking of the Titanic was an actual event. When she found out, she was like, "Did you guys know that the Titanic was real? Doesn't that, like, make the movie so much better?"
This is the first movie that I saw twice in the theaters. I would’ve been 13 at the time & I amazed but the special effects and the attention to detail regarding the set pieces and costumes.
I’m glad up to see it has aged well.
Also didn’t know that people weren’t aware it’s a historical event.
Fun fact: The scene where Jack draws Rose is cleverly cut between wide shots of Jack, and close-ups of a hand drawing. That hand, that drew the actual picture of Rose...none other than the director, James Cameron! Also, Cameron is left handed, and Leo is right, so they had to flip it in post to make it line up right.
“The ocean is just space, but in water.” Excellent!!
Which is why we refer to space as the Star Ocean
My favorite part of this story is the end when jack and rose finally meet in the afterlife after fulfilling her promise to him with everyone who passed on Titanic including the ship's engineer happily cheering them on with the music in the background at the clock when he first asked her to dance. an absolute masterful scene.
That was the only scene that made me cry and still does.
Yeah but imagine dying in 1912 and having to wait till 1997 in a purgatory with all the other people who died just waiting for that one lady to reuinite with a guy she knew for two days 😂😂😂😂
I always wonder about rose’s husband. She must have met someone since she has a granddaughter. Who’s he get in the afterlife???
@@rebeccagibbs4128 I think many theologians would say that in Heaven (Eternity) there is no time as we know it.
@@oliverbrownlow5615 then explain jeremy bearimy.
I'm a 19 years old guy, I was 12 the first Time i watched this, i never though i would have cried the way i did, the one movie that got me into both, romance and historial disarter movies.
If you’re interested in another great disaster movie that has a tear jerker moment, “Deep Impact” is excellent!
@@elizabitty213 i have probably watched that film 45 times
@@ignaciochancalay1057 oh ok lol yes I watch it constantly! I love disaster movies, always looking for a new good one
Oh yeah, I was 18 by myself at the movie theater. I cried for days…
The guy who pulled the pistol, shot people and then himself was a real person but he didn't do any of that. He did go down with the ship. The gun stuff was added for dramatic effect. His descendents were very angry with James Cameron.
There are survivor accounts that claim Officer Murdoch did what was portrayed in the film. Possible that it was a different officer as well. Of course, his family would not want to believe he committed suicide as many believe a suicide’s soul is damned. But the truth is not clear cut in this case.
There might have been a suicide but it was not Murdoch. And there was gunfire but it was over people's heads.
1st Officer William Murdoch
@@acesfn7316 spelling is not my strong suit. Thanks.
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I know it's not confirmed and all, but for me he wouldn't be less of a hero if he had done this, under the circumstances.
Several wealthy and powerful people died on the Titanic. Benjamin Guggenheim (yes, that one) who dressed up to go down as a gentleman, John Jacob Astor, Isador and Ida Straus, owners of Macy’s Department Store, portrayed holding each other in bed as their cabin flooded. They held to a gentleman’s code of honor and didn’t try to use their influence to secure a spot on the lifeboats. Bruce Ismay, the owner, was shunned and despised by many the rest of his life because he took a boat to safety. Officer Lightoller stayed until the end and survived by swimming to a lifeboat. He survived another ship sinking in the war and helped evacuate British soldiers from Dunkirk. Survivors recalled the band playing until the very end. The engineers below decks gave their lives to keep the electricity on as long as possible and the telegraph operators stayed at their post until the end as well. I think one or both survived. There are many examples of selfless heroism from passengers and especially the crew who gave their all trying to save lives. Honor meant something then.
Youre the first reactor ive seen who actually understands that the reason Jack couldnt get on the door in the water was a problem of buoyancy and not the size of it.
I did know that so many people joked about how he could've gone on with her, but after seeing it myself in the video and how they even tried to get on at the same time and it didn't work, it makes sense why he couldn't.
It was demonstrated that he could have got on the door there with her and floated just fine, most notably from the Mythbusters, and from others :))
@@AlexandruCarjanthis whole door conversation misses the point of the story, which is that Jack gave up his life willingly so Rose could live.
As someone who has studied the Titanic since Jr High - 35 years - I can tell you that this is the most historically accurate version of the event ever put on film, and likely that ever will be put on film. Jack and Rose and the related characters are fictitious but almost every other single character presented is real, and the design of the ship is accurate down to railings, lights, carpets etc.
One thing Cameron did that I don't understand - the character portrayed by Bernard Fox, referred to as both Archie and Colonel is Col. Archibald Gracie. Fox (who was in the other great Titanic film A Night to Remember in the 1950s) portrayed him as an older British dandy of sorts. In reality, Gracie was 54 and a very physically fit, athletic American. He survived the sinking by standing on the overturned lifeboat you saw briefly through the night. He wrote the first book about the sinking, but died in late in 1912 from causes related to the ordeal of the sinking (he was diabetic and the hypothermia he suffered aggravated his condition severely).
Also - in this film and in many others, there is always a gratuitous scene of stokers clambering to get through the watertight doors as they closed - the clear sense conveyed being that if they didn't they'd be trapped and drown. Not true. All the compartments had ladders which could be climbed to escape flooding compartments. Think about it - if they'd have been trapped and unable to escape, the water would have been sealed in too and the ship may not have sunk. Many climbed to safety, and that's the same route the water took as it flooded each compartment in turn.
Good information about the stokers not being trapped - I always assumed they were.
@@gpk1982 I'm sure their instincts were to run for the doors, but many probably scrambled up the ladders as well. Makes for better drama, of course. But, even for the Gilded Age, a 'safety' system that trapped men below to be drowned probably was a bit much to consider.
@@markpekrul4393 pardon the pun, we're in the same boat! I'm a fellow historian of 42 years of research on the ship and her people. It's still amazing to see the old girl in color like in the film.
Well, I wouldn't say carpet. Titanic was fitted with lots and lots of linoleum. A notable example is the first class dining saloon. That said, the movie accurately depicts the red litosilo flooring used a lot in the lower decks.
@@beneddiected It's actually not. I made a comment comparing the two some months ago. It's on one of these Titanic videos, but I couldn't find it. In a nutshell, while the two movies have many similarities, Titanic (1997) has just a bit more accuracy than A Night to Remember. The sets are better designed, as are some of the costumes. A Night to Remember has a christening scene that never happened. Obviously, the ship doesn't break apart in A Night to Remember.
Now, neither movie is all that accurate with what we know today, but Titanic (1997) is more historically correct. Personally, I feel A Night to Remember is the better Titanic movie, however. I love Cameron's movie, I've seen it hundreds of times. I just don't care for Rose's character at all and find some of the romance plot somewhat distracting.
I'm not ashamed to admit that when I hear the last song played by the bandsmen on RMS Titanic, Nearer, My God, To Thee it brings a tear to my eye. I just think of them playing to the end and, along with so many others, losing their lives in the way they did.
Thanks for the reaction, I appreciate it.
If you've ever heard the phrase "And the band played on." this is the event where that started, they literally played on deck until the very last moment.
My admiration for the Titanic's dance band is second to none, but I'm afraid the phrase, "And the band played on," dates at least as far back as the 1895 popular song, "The Band Played On," which repeated the phrase numerous times in its lyric. Many of the Titanic's passengers likely would have been familiar with this tune.
Wallace Hartley was the band leader and violinist. His body was recovered 4 days later by the crew on the CS Mackay Bennett who went out to retrieve the bodies left behind. Wallace was found clutching his violin in its case. It's just uncertain which song they played last. James Cameron chose " nearer my God to thee" but some survivors remembered hearing other songs. But they did play until the end and are remembered for doing so.
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It still amazes me that they built so much of the ship for this film. I mean half of the ship was basically built. Then all the set pieces were fine tuned and made from the same manufacturer of the Titanic. While Jack and Rose weren't specific passengers on the ship there was a couple similar to them.. and there are people acting as some of the actual passengers of the Titanic. Like Molly Brown, Mr. Andrews, ship captain, etc. James Cameron really did something when he made this film.
It will always stand the test of time for the amount of effort the crew went into making everything authentic.
Not to mention all those evening skies were actual New Mexico skies !!
29:12 "Romantic sort of film turned survival horror very quickly." I haven't laughed this hard in a while, thank you.
😂♥️ So glad! Thank you.
Cameron literally rebuilt the Titanic for this film, as CGI was too primitive at the time to fulfill his vision for the movie. And then it was sunk all over again, with many of the scenes having only one possible take. I can't imagine how stressful the whole thing was. And this even solved one lingering mystery of the sinking, as when the wreck was first discovered, people were baffled that much of the grand staircase was missing despite a lot of other wood being in good enough condition that it couldn't just be natural decay. Then when the scene of the staircase being flooded was filmed, that exact section broke away and sailed off, so that now it's largely agreed that's what happened in the real ship too.
I mean they didn’t build the entire ship obviously, complete with all of its furnishings, levels and multiple decks. Only a few full scale sets were built for the scenes filmed. They did however build a whole small scale model for the wide angle shots which looks great. I went to the museum in Belfast and saw it there, as well as owning a book about it all and read it there too 😊
They did use CGI a lot actually.
They had built a 90% scale of the boat near Rosarito, Mexico, just down the shore from San Diego. Twice a year I did a bike ride near there and I gradually saw them build the boat and a large sound stage near it. Many of the extras in the movie came from San Diego.
@@GigaChaadam And I think they only built one side of the ship? I do know they basically had to film the scene where they are departing basically in reverse
@@DarthChef Oh wow! I would have loved to see that be built!
You did it! You not only watched this masterpiece but you also managed to edit this into a very entertaining video and keep all the good stuff. Hats off for that. Movies from the 90s hit (me) differently. All the practical sets and stunts, enhanced with CGI is the perfect mix. The chemistry between Rose and Jack is heart-warming and the music is fantastic. I listen to the soundtrack from James Horner from time to time and it still gives me chills. Again, very entertaining reaction. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. A good reaction is the closest thing to my first time with a masterpiece like this. Yours are always on top on my list.
Thanks so much for watching! 🥰 I always try my best!
My grandad was 12 coming home from a soccer game and heard the paper boy screaming "Unsinkable Titanic sinks", he couldn't believe it was true.
I saw this film on Christmas Eve 1997. It was a Wednesday matinee with three friends. It was awesome waiting for two hours through the love story thinking this huge ship is going sink.
“Make it count, meet me at the clock.” Lives her life, meets him at the clock in the afterlife.
I’m glad you didn’t question them both not being on the door and why Rose didn’t reveal she still had the necklace. So many have criticised the film over the years bc they didn’t understand these things!
"Throw the whole man away!" 💀🙌😂
Here's a creepy tidbit: there's a book called Futility, written by Morgan Robertson, which features a section set on a ship called the Titan, the largest ever built and said to be unsinkable, so no one worries much that it can only hold enough lifeboats for a fraction of the people onboard. But then it hits an iceberg and sinks with massive loss of life. The book was written in 1898.
Maybe that's where the White Star Line got the inspiration for making these ships
I found that out a couple years ago & it still give me the chills…
So, in the book, Titan is 800 feet long, has a yacht-like bow, and is 80,000 gross register tons, meaning she's shorter than Titanic with the overall size of Queen Mary. She sails on her third transatlantic voyage in April when she hits an iceberg. She hits the iceberg so hard her hull rises up on top of it a little before she rolls over and sinks within minutes. The rest of the book is about the main protagonist, a sailor working on the ship, trying to save a little girl while being trapped atop the iceberg.
At a glance, there are a lot of similarities. Titan vs. Titanic. Both disasters happen in April. Each ship was close in length. Both ships were called unsinkable. Both were the largest in the world when they sank. The book was actually revised after April 1912 to make it more accurate to what a real-life ship might be like in that situation (and to mooch a little off the disaster). The author himself denied all precognition, however, stating he was just knowledgeable about ocean liners, which he was.
@@migiplayz91 That would be neat, but no. The Olympic class (Olympic, Titanic, and eventually Britannic) were inspired by Cunard's Lusitania and Mauretania, which in turn were inspired by Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which was the first four-funneled liner ever constructed in 1897. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was inspired by the White Star Line's RMS Teutonic in 1889. Basically, shipping companies all copied each other, each one trying to do something that the other did not. It's why all ocean liners back in the day looked the same and while cruise ships today all look the same.
Yep 14 years before Titanic. There's another book by WT Stead called from the Old World to the New worth mentioned
In college one of my closest friends and I would do a call and return all the time with “I put the Diamond in the coat-” “I PUT THE COAT ON HER!” And then cackle away like insane witches.
omg I love that 😂😂😂
When I was in middle school, I had a homeroom teacher whose mother was a Titanic survivor. I never got to see her, but she spoke to one of his classes about the experience. I might recommend checking out James Cameron's other ocean-based disaster film, The Abyss from 1989 (the director's cut). It was quite possibly one of the most technically complicated and grueling movies ever made and may have given Cameron more confidence to tackle Titanic a few years later.
I always cry watching this not because of Jack and Rose but because the thought of all those people that died a painful horrific death. People drowned, people froze to death, people were still alive breathing in pockets of air as the ship sank and died from being crushed to death by the pressure of the ocean and all of this happened in total darkness. The screaming turned silent as one by one they froze and the survivors had to wait for rescue. I couldn’t imagine anything more terrifying 😢
That’s why I can’t watch it.
I remember this was my introduction to period pieces and film epics, and it gave me a whole new appreciation for history as a kid.
What was really cool was discovering a game that came out prior to the film being released called Titanic: Adventure Out of Time.
You play a former British spy who gets unexpectedly sent back in time to the Titanic, and must complete a previously failed mission to prevent World War I, the Russian Revolution, and World War II from occurring! I was completely obsessed. 👏👏👏
I´d love to play that game, is it still available somewhere?
@@veronicagross7458 Actually, it is! I posted the gaming platforms they're on a couple of times, but TH-cam keeps blocking it.
If you search the game title, it'll be available through the first and third link.
Am I the only one that irrationally thinks "Maybe the ship won't sink this time." or "Maybe Jack will fit on the plank this time." or "Maybe she won't drop it into the ocean this time!" ... Cuz that's me, every single time I watch this movie.
The very end upsets me so much cuz I just keep thinking "Do you know how much college that could have afforded to the grandkids and great grandkids?" Just so much potential and she drops it in the ocean.
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34:00 The sink is shipping... best line ever❣❣
Awesome movie
You should watch "A night to remember" from 1958 it tells the story in a more realistic way. It's on TH-cam in a colorized version. 😉
Nice reaction you gave to a movie that was an absolute blockbuster when it was released. My wife dragged me to that movie several times over the following months... It's OK to cry in case you want to... we appreciate your candor and enthusiasm. Thanks 😊
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In fairness to the Titanic's designers, the damage the iceberg caused was far beyond what any of them could have ever imagined or designed for. As for the lifeboats, the thinking was not to evacuate all the passengers and crew onto lifeboats. The lifeboats were only meant to ferry people to a rescue ship. In may other sinkings, like the Andrea Doria, this is exactly how the rescue played out. In Titanic's case, too many circumstances were stacked against her.
Yep and the maritime standards of the day based lifeboat requirements off of gross tonnage of a vessel, not passenger count. I believe that she actually exceeded the requirements of the time, though fell far short of what would be needed.
Yes, and in a Titanic retrospective I saw it said even if there were enough boats, there wouldn't have been enough time to fill them all (you even see this in the movie as it's going down when they're trying to launch an overturned lifeboat) - only 18 and not the stated 20 were actually used.
@@sandrallewellyn2632 yep! Honestly the Titanic’s crew did a stellar job with the evacuation of the ship!
And there were two more than the law of the time demanded. Also, as Historic Voyages claim, even if they had more life boats, there would be no time to launch them. As it was, the last two had to be floated off.
@@applebrush7600 only needed 16 lifeboats and had 20
"The sink is shipping" 🤣
Sorry, I know it was a slip tongue, but I couldn't stop laughing for a couple of minutes 😅
"The ocean is just space, but in water."
- OGB (2022)
Quote of the year 😎
The actor who played Caledon Hockley, Billy Zane, had a minor part in the original Back to the Future as one of Biff’s friends. I think he is the one who says, “Hey Biff, get a load of this guy’s life preserver. Dork thinks he’s gonna drown!!”
he's also in Tombstone, playing a very elegant actor (and friend of Wyatt Earps's love interest) who wins the Cowboy's respect with his delivery of a Shakespeare speech.
No, that wasn't him, but he was the one who asked, "How did he change his clothes so fast!?" in Part II.
I read that when Cal flips the table, that was not in the script so her reaction was real 😅
Great Reaction as always! I saw this movie in the theaters when it came out and I balled for the whole last hour of the movie and couldn’t stop, literally everyone in the theatre was crying.
I remember when the VHS tape came out they sold it at blockbuster and I was there on a lonnnnng line trying to get the poster they were giving to the first people, I still have the VHS!
Such an epic film!
Rose is an amazing character in every aspect and she truly personifies the human will to live.
She could have easily given up on that board and the only thing thst kept her going was her promise to Jack.
She CHOSE to live. She activly chose it.
Not only did she live, but she spent her life honoring Jack, by doing everything they talked about.
Just the fact that she was able to overcome this unbelivable trauma, and, on top of that, manage, to some extent, to move on, fall in love again and lead a happy and meaningful life.
That is what makes Rose a true hero in my eyes.
And for me, that is what this story is about.
@@summerrose8110and the fact that Jack had already lived a full life and his compassion drove him to choose to lay down his life over and over for someone that never had the chance to LIVE. There were so many moments in this film where he accepted his fate. He urged Rose to get into the lifeboat knowing he won’t catch one himself & there’s a moment on his face when he realizes that the door could only hold ONE person and he accepts that he’s going to freeze to death and gives that spot to her, willingly.
Probably the only time it can be taken as a compliment when someone says "I didn't feel the length." 😂😂
HA!
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You know what's really funny, I was watching clips of titanic last night and I wake up the next morning and BAM! OGBreacts watches Titanic
A remastered version of Titanic is coming back to theaters in 3D and IMAX in Feb 👀
The old couple in the bed were the founders and owners of Macy's Department Store. The death by falling Funnel that was given to Fabrizio actually happened to John Jacob Astor (when they found the body, they had to identify him by his wedding ring, and so were able to tell he'd been hit by a falling funnel due to the damage). "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" was given to Margaret Brown, played by Kathy Bates, but Margaret never used the name Molly. No one called her Molly to her face. It was, in fact, done for a movie and stuck. She helped organize the women in her life boat to row away from then towards the ship during the sinking and aftermath. She was considered a fine leader and organized charities afterwards.
All of the second class children survived. Only one first class child died. Most of the third class children died. Despite popular belief, one of the stokers (men in the engine room) DID survive. Fred Barrett, who managed to make it onto a life boat as a staff member rower. He is the only engine man to have survived. One of the engineers broke his leg as they were escaping the closing water tight door, he was placed in a room while the rest of the engine staff tried to help others. This man died. There is a grave in Halifax cemetery among the Titanic graves. It is labelled J Dawson, but it was not Jack as some believe. Jack and Rose were fictional. J Dawson is believed to have been one of the stokers.
I have so many more facts about crew, survivors, and victims. I'm sure many of them have already been pit in the comments. If you want good information about the people of Titanic, researched and supported by letters, etc. try: www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivors/ it goes into their life histories, if it can, and even provides pictures and life boat information.
The actress who plays "Old Rose" is the legendary Gloria Stuart. In the early 30s she was stunningly beautiful and a favorite of the brilliant director, James Whale, who directed her in two of his classics, "The Old Dark House" and "The Invisible Man". She particularly shines in "The Old Dark House".
That dude in the white clothes that rode the stern down with Jack and Rose was the chef. Charles Joughin survived and was pulled from the water 2 hours later and did not freeze. He said afterwards that he went back to his room and chugged some whiskey, came back to the deck and along with Thomas Andrew's threw deck chairs to people in the water. He credits his survival to being absolutely shit faced. He also said his upper body never got wet as the ship did not pull anyone down like in the film. He was able to just step off at the last second and the ship gently disappeared below him.
I heard he also gave bread out to people waiting to get on lifeboats
So he was a good man but apparently always drinking
I heard that about him as well, and the titanic wasn't the only sinking he survived. O G sailor
I'll never forget when my grandma brought this movie on VHS and we watched it together. I was only seven when it was released and it's still good. Ironically enough, it's Leo DiCaprio's birthday today!
Not sure if somebody already said this but another fun fact: as the ship is going down their's a cook next to Rose and Jack drinking from a flask. That's another real story... because he was drinking, his body stayed warm long enough to he recused from the water.
The chief baker! I love his story so much. He got completely plastered thinking he was going to die, was in the freezing water for hours and walked away unscathed. Amazing.
WOW!
Couple fun facts :
1. A lot of the characters in the movie and names used are based on real people who were on the Titanic. A surprising amount of them in fact. They also found actors that at least closely resembled the actual person. Comparisons of the Captain and other to their real life photos are striking, the casting director did an incredible job.
2. A lot of background dialogue is based off of real conversations overheard by passengers in dining areas and while walking the deck the first few days. Conversations such as the man who said he wanted more speed and a reason for headlines, that was a real conversation reported by a passenger after surviving the initial wreckage.
Same with tidbits like first class passengers having a hate on for Molly Brown, because she was a real person who was in fact what they called 'new money'.
3. There's interesting little nods to historical accuracy. From what I remember, there was a staff member who worked in maintenance or some related department, and he had the only key to the binoculars cabinet. He ended up being offboarded before departure (for some reason I can't remember), and just so happened to forget to leave the key behind. With a ship that big not being able to reroute back for a single key, they just relied on the lookouts being able to see anything coming well in advance because there weren't many reports of icebergs at that time of year, from their knowledge. And so the short scene between the lookouts where they don't have binoculars is actually historical fact, rather than just being an oversight by James Cameron for the sake of the plot.
There's tons of other fascinating things to point out. And if you're interested, there's tons of videos on the behind-the-scenes, as well as breakdowns of the historical accuracy in documentary form. 😊👌
Ismay NEVER told the captain to speed up, that is one of the most bullshit conspiracy theories, it was proved and the so called "overhearing" was disproved
But he portrayed the conversation wrong. According to her testimony, he didn't force to speed up. It was added to make it more dramatic.
So glad to see your reaction to this. I love that you mention "a lot of safety measures could have happened" because it was because of the sinking of Titanic that we have a lot of the safety measures today, such as: enough lifeboats for all aboard, lifeboat drills for any ship with more than 50 passengers, requiring radios to be on 24/7 (the Californian was much closer to the Titanic but its radio operator had gone to bed and turned the radio off), and monitoring for icebergs, just to name a few.
The iceberg popped the rivets per historical ansylsis which separated plates. The bulkheads between compartments were not water tight. Also there is a whole documentary on a rare weather occurance that was going on that caused things on the horizon to appear to shift down below the actual horizon. Its why they were not properly identifed by the nearby ship. It also probably contributed to not seeing the iceberg.
Yep, thermal inversion caused by the warm air and the frigid water temp of the Labrador current. Add in the moonless night and they had no chance. The binocular theory wouldn't have made a difference. Even with binoculars, that iceberg would've been obscured by the mirage until it was too late.
The bulkheads were watertight, but not all the way up. Had she just had a hole punched in her without the additional rivet separation at the seam, it would have been survivable. Because so many compartments were taking on water, she went bow down far enough for the water to pass over the bulkheads and that's what doomed her.
Soooo good to watching your reaction. Congrats. ❤
Out of all the reaction channels I watch, I really think OGB is my favorite. It really feels like im sitting with a friend watching movies over Discord, just feels very real and casual, the laughter feels very genuine
You’re too kind 🥰♥️ Thank you so much!!
I absolutely loved your reaction to this movie. I’ve been a titanic enthusiast ever since my dad told me about it. It’s been 30 years since then. I always enjoy watching people react to this movie or various Titanic documentaries.
Yeah I've thought that too. "Well if the water was warm they would've survived". But then I realized "but then there wouldn't've been an iceberg and it wouldn't've sank anyway". Oh well.
I'm glad you watched this! This movie is so nostalgic for me. I remember we had it on VHS and it came in a two-VHS set since it was so freakin' long lol. When it came out on DVD I rewatched it all the time and all the special features. It's really amazing how this movie was made. James Cameron went above and beyond for it. Also, I laughed when you said the car was christened for the next person who has it... mmmm that car's not getting on a lifeboat! LMAO. Also, yes, the water was very very cold and is the reason so many people died and so quickly. I believe it was 27-28 degrees F. I'm not sure if you're US-based but there are Titanic museums around the country where they have a little bucket of water they keep at that exact temperature that you can stick your hand in. Morbid, but... I went with my family one year as a teenager I'll never forget how cold that water was. AWFUL. And all because of the arrogance of an "unsinkable" ship!!
“We’re sinking, Gerald” 😂😂💀
Thank you for reacting to my favorite movie! Great job!
This film means everything to me! I was lucky enough to see Titanic Live at the Royal Albert Hall this year! You mention the deaths due to hypothermia. Kate Winslet was the only person to not wear a body suit, I believe this was her choice as she wanted the sinking dress to look authentic, as it was designed specifically for how it would look at all stages from dry to soaking wet. As a result, she actually got hypothermia herself. Thanks for reacting to this…it’s made my day (well it’s night here in 🇬🇧). I highly recommend the film Benny and Joon. Will you be watching the new season of The L Word GenQ? I can’t wait. Have a great weekend!!!
Thank you! I’ve never watched the L Word; I know, sinful. But I’ll keep an eye out for it.
Nice little detail: when Rose dies and comes back to Jack, the clock in the background is actually stopped on the time that Titanic sank. Great detail from James Cameron!
Damn!!
I saw this in the theater when it came out.
You could feel the chill in the room as the ship sunk. 😢
Little bit of trivia, only 3 of the 4 smokestacks (or funnels) were functional. The designers of the Titanic wanted 4 to make it look more grandiose than the existing ships of the day.
"If it wasn't damn cold"......there wouldn't of been an iceberg... Definitely more wld have survived😂😂😂😂 love your reactions. It's always a laugh
I didn’t even think of that omg 💀😭😂
The band that plays while the ship is sinking is also based on a real story! They all went down with the ship playing music, and the song that survivors remember them playing is the one they used in the film, "Nearer My God to Thee"
One thing I love about this movie is the details pertaining to actual stories of people.
Like :
The man who is drinking while on the rail with Rose & Jack as Titanic sinks. He was a real man. A baker who gave up a seat on a lifeboat to a younger worker and decided since he was going to die he would drink as much as he could beforehand. He was considered the last or one of the last off the boat..and survived.
The priest was real too. He was with his daughter and sister and also gave up a seat on a lifeboat. He stayed back, knowing he would die, just in hopes he could save the souls of passangers before they died. He was seen asking a man if he wanted to convert, the man got huffy and the priest took his life belt, handed it to him and said, "You need this more than I do." He comforted others until the end.
The elderly couple in the bed as water fills the room is the founder of Macys and his wife. She refused to leave him behind.
When the captain is being told to put the engines full speed there is a mother and child at the table behind them. The mother keeps looking over. The mother was the first person to tell that she heard Esmey tell Smith he wanted to make headlines. She said she heard them while having tea while they at a table next to her.
Things like that are sprinkled all throughout the movie and I appreciate it so much.
The conversation between Ismay and Smith is factually wrong, it was proven a long time ago it never happened
Eight years ago, I was a part of the cast of Titanic the musical. As we rehearsed and got really into our characters, we not only could understand them, but feel the traumatic emotion that they felt. Now every time I watch this film, my heart sinks as I watch tragically the sinking of Titanic.
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You're a trooper! No tears! I cry EVERY time 😭😂✨
Adding insult to injury, the forwardmost funnel was purely to make the ship look "stronger" and wasn't even connected to the steam vents from the boiler rooms.
The 4th funnel was a dummy, not the first one :))) Also even if it wasn't used for the boilers, it was used to vent the galleys and 1st class smoking room ;)
One of the things that disappointed me about this movie was the take on Ismay: documentation at the inquest gave evidence that he did not act this way, did not try to take authority away from Captain Smith; and in fact, helped with the loading of the lifeboats, only taking one as it was going down, and partially at the insistent request of the office (I think it was Lowe, but am not sure), because Ismay was letting his despair get in the way of his efficiency. He was hammered by the press, and spent the rest of his life in misery. Cameron could have taken this opportunity to remedy Ismay's reputation a little, but chose to go with the insulting legend. It adds nothing to the story and it could have been remedied. It disappoints me that he didn't do this.
So he never told him to speed up the ship then? You're saying that part's false? Because if that really did happen, the sinking is mostly his fault. I can't really blame anyone, including Cameron for not being fond of Ismay, knowing that he's the reason the Titanic sank.
@@BeautyMonster1000 Correct. He did not. He was on the ship as a passenger and an observer; and he was well acquainted with the rule that was brought up at the inquest: The captain is the boss on the ship. He did not and could not command. If he requested it, Captain Smith would have been within his rights and his responsibility to refuse, and Ismay would have had to bow to the captain. And he knew this.
Oh. If you like, I found an exchange from my Kindle copy of Wyn Craig Wade's "The Titanic: Disaster of the Century", which is an examination of the inquest. Here's part of the questioning of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia by Senator Smith:
“Captain, is it customary to take orders from a director or a general officer of the company aboard?”
“No, sir.”
“From whom do you take orders?”
“From no one.”
"Aboard ship?”
“At sea, immediately I leave port until I arrive at port, the captain is in absolute control and takes orders from no one. I have never known it in our company or any other big company when a director or a managing owner would issue orders on the ship. It matters not who comes on board the ship, they are either passengers or crew. There is no official status and no authority whatever with them.”
Wade, Wyn Craig. The Titanic: Disaster of a Century (p. 196). Skyhorse Publishing. Kindle Edition.
@@BeautyMonster1000 for historical reference, it was standard operation for a ship to 'speed up' when near icebergs.
The thinking at the time was the faster you go, the sooner you'll be out of the ice field.
And the Titanic wasn't going full speed at the time of the sinking, they hadn't even lit all the boilers...
Yes. The whole conversation was portrayed wrong. Based on Elizabeth lines' testimony, they were discussing about Titanic's perfomance exceeding their expectations. Ismay was excited and positive about it. Ismay asked if they could do a speed test to see if Titanic could beat Olympic's crossing time she made on her maiden voyage. These speed tests were normal. It was scheduled for Monday or Tuesday.
Even if he wanted to make headlines by arriving early and make a surprise, he knows the problems following it. The problems in disembarking if schedule was not followed.
It was Ismay's long time rival William Hearst who grabbed the perfect opportunity to defame him.
I am a Titanic freak. I watch all the documentaries. I've seen all the movies. Of course, with this being the newest of them, the special effects are amazing! The boat DID hit an iceberg & the boat sunk due to the damage & boats poor construction. Rose & Jack were fictional character's. Molly (Margaret) Brown was real & she really helped other women into the other life boat. She died in N.Y. in 1932 at age 65. They made a movie about her called the Unsinkable Molly Brown with Debbie Reynolds. I started crying when the old couple cuddled in bed. Then when the leader of the orchestra said that it was on honor to play with the other members. Another horrible thing about this tragedy. White Star Lines billed the orchestra's families for the unreturned uniforms worn by the musicians when they died. Another great reaction.
Margaret Brown (Kathy Bates) is based on an actual passenger from the Titanic. She is my favorite character of the movie.
The semi-humorous point: “The door was big enough for both of them!!”
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“The sink is shipping” 😂 that made me laugh more then it should have 😂😂 I must be tired lol
My sister saw Titanic 13 times at the movie theater, I saw it 3 times (4 if you count when it was rereleased for the 100th anniversary of the sinking). One of my favorite movies of all time.
There's been recent speculation that had the Titanic rammed the iceberg head on instead of trying (and failing) to avoid it, it could have survived.
There's two major jokes about the movie that are both total crap. First, that everyone knows the ending, as if the movie tries to play it like a final twist rather than spending its entire second half on the sinking (and since the film is three hours long, that's pretty much a feature film on its own). Second, that there's clearly enough room on the floating door for both of them, when the issue is that it can't stay floating under the weight of two people. Cameron actually removed some dialogue pointing this out, as he figured the bit where they both try to get on and the door tips over would be enough for people to get the idea.
i was 4 when this came out and saw it in theaters with my mom and sister. at the part when people are sliding down the ship deck, i yelled out “wheee!” because apparently i thought it looked fun. 😅 i was also obsessed with rose and her whole look while growing up.
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LMAO 🤣 “THROW THE WHOLE MAN AWAY” killed me 😭
I love the relationship between Jack and Rose - a channel called The Take has a whole video essay on why Jack had to die (even the director confirmed he had to) because Jack was Rose's version of a "manic pixie dream boy" (a role typically given to women) who ends up saving her life in the end. When Rose first boards the Titanic, she is su*cidal and feels stuck, and through meeting Jack who gets her to open up and see there is more to life than having old money, she finds the strength to continue living. Their video essay explains it 100x better than I ever could but I think you'd like it! th-cam.com/video/A4FvI1r3rIg/w-d-xo.html
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Oh wow. I have to say I don't know many people who've never seen Titanic and it's a real treat watching someone react to it for the first time. I saw it three times in the theatre when it came out, and I cried like a baby all three times lol.
I was 18 when I watched this in the movies, I went ALONE and that was probably a good thing. I cried SO much, I literally left the movies with a trauma. I cried for many days afterwards.
Amazing movie and my favorite commentary ever!!
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Also, fun fact: after the making of the movie, they found a passenger named J. Dawson. His name was Joseph Dawson, though. I have a ton of other fun facts, like the Californian was a ship that was closer to the Titanic, but it didn't come to save the passengers because Titanic used colored fireworks, when red were used for distress signals. Also, there was only 1 Japanese person on the ship, and he was hated for surviving and not giving up his spot on the life boat. There was also 1 African American family: all of them survived except the husband (father). I thought it was really interesting that only 1 first class child died: her, her mother, and her father were separated from her baby brother and their servant. The parents took the infant girl to look for the baby brother, who ended up on a lifeboat with the servant. The infant died with her parents, while the baby brother lived until the age of 18, when he died from food poisoning. And, James Cameron did dive down to the actual Titanic to film the beginning part. Also, if you were wondering, the scene where they are on the stairs, about to go to dinner: Jack says Nickelodeon, which was a theatre type of show in the early 1900s. My favorite part: Rose dies in the end scene after showing the pictures of her doing everything she was planning to do with Jack, and really cool: the clock in the ending scene shows the time that the actual Titanic sank completely.
Sorry this was so long. I'm 13 yrs old, btw, I just really love Titanic.
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And the ship did hit an iceberg. The design that supposedly made Titanic unsinkable was undone by the iceberg slicing along the side of the ship. It's been said that if they had not turned but just smacked head-on into the iceberg it might not have sank. But it did hit an iceberg.
She would have sank, that's not in dispute. But she would have sank at a much lower rate (probably) thus giving the carpathia the time needed to arrive.
@@SweetLou0523 It would have sunk in less than an hour and killed tons of people just from the impact itself, the sheer force of the impact would have warped the entire length of the hull, no water tight doors would have been able to close and the water would be free to flow through the entire ship
My daughter and I saw this 11x when it came out. The first time we saw it, when the credits rolled, nobody got up. Everyone, men, women, kids just sat there crying. All the girls were wearing the heart of the ocean after seeing it. 😁 A lot of the side characters were based on the actual people. Molly Brown, the captain, the guy who designed it, a lot of the rich people. There's a documentary of how the ocean floor looks around where it sank. Things are laying there like it was yesterday. Very amazing to see. If you haven't already would you consider reacting to Leo in Whats Eating Gilbert Grape? Also stars Johnny Depp. It's SO good. As always, great reaction...
I watched this with my nephew when he was little. He was crying when Jack died and then at the end when we see Jack and Rose again by the clock on the stairs he shouted “Jack’s alive”, I didn’t have the heart to explain that he wasn’t.
There are several Titanic museums around. Two of them are in Branson, MO and Pigeon Forge, TN. Both of these have exact replicas of many features of the ship, including the Grand Staircase. Both have artifacts on display, retreived from the wreckage of the ship.
I saw this in the theater when I was 13 with a friend. First time I remember openly sobbing, not crying or tearing up but sobbing at a movie and in public at that. What got me and still does today is the fact this happened. It’s imagining the horror of that experience. Also they said many who died were third class passengers. The interior and hallways of the ship were like a maze to navigate already now imagine being terrified while doing it and not being able to read English that well (many were immigrants). If you watch in the background, there are 3rd class passengers frantically trying to translate via an little book what one of the signs on the wall said while everyone is frantically trying to get above deck.
Everyone gangsta until the musicians nearer my god to thee.
BUt seriously, this movie is a horror movie. Everyone refused to watch it, when I was in my teens, because of the stupid romance. Now they watch it and be like: "I can't sleep after this..."
I saw this in the theater 3 times with different friends. It was awesome on the big screen. This movie won sooo many awards. *Notes: *The old couple lying in bed together as the ship went down were based off of a real couple. *Also, it was proven my Myth Busters that Jack & Rose could have both gotten onto the door. I am so glad you watched this. Great reaction!
DAMN! 😂 Oh well 😭
@@OGBReacts Not this again. There was room for two but not in the condicions they were in.
Mythbusters only proved they fit on the door but not that they could have survived: 1. They experiment was not done in freezing cold and salty water like the north atlantic (the mythbusters pointed that out), cold and hypothermia has a negative effect in your decision making process and judgment, 2. They both had protective gear while they were in the water and on the door, only one had a lifejacket like Rose that they used (not show how much time it took thanks to editing) and tied under the door for buoyancy, but that’s were the experiment stops.
So they didn’t really prove anything since they didn’t recreate the exact condicions the victims that died on the water suffered, they tried first in a tank with dolls on scale with there sizes and weight and with the same material for the door -it was made of white oak- and the they sunk door included.
See, they both fit on the door sure, but with both of them on, they were still in contact with the water, in the case of Jack and Rose hours in freezing cold water without protective gear, hypothermia setting in and thousands of people screaming in pain and asking for help.
@@nightnaughty screw you! I never said they proved he could have lived, just that he could have fit on the door so f*CK you!
Jack and Rose are fictional characters. They were created to show the contrast of 3rd and 1st class accommodations. However, Titanic did sink from striking an iceberg and they couldn't turn in time because they were going too fast. That was not exaggerated
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I have psyched myself up for this, I always cry my way through Titanic and it leaves me puffy, red, exhausted and dehydrated. But I LOVE it.
Yes, the Titanic really was trumpeted as "unsinkable" thanks to its cutting edge watertight doors. But what they didn't count on was the ship having such a long scrape against an iceberg that five compartments were breached, so that the sheer weight of the water pulled the front down until the water could spill over the top of the doors into the next, increasing the problem unstoppably as it went along (imagine dunking an ice cube tray into water diagonally).
She was described as practically unsinkable by the shipbuilder magazine. It was publicized as Unsinkable by the press. It got exaggerated over time.
"Can you go away please?" LOL
Yeah, girl, it actually was an iceberg they hit (going really fast)that caused the sinking, due to the location of impact and the design of the ship.
There's a great Saturday Night Live bit where Bowen Yang plays the iceberg and laments the fact everyone blames him when he was really just sitting there minding his own business 😀
This was tough movie for me simply because I thought Billy Zane was so damn hot and it sucked he was the a-hole lol.
He also had an E-boy haircut
OMG me too! I loved Billy Zane! Leo still looked like a teenager then and I was in my 20s, so I wanted a guy who looked like a man, which Billy Zane did. Hell, even though he’s older… Billy has aged better than Leo now.
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Watch The Phantom (1996) if you want to feel good about drooling over Billy Zane. It's a fun little action flick based on a proto-superhero adventure comic from the 30s.
@@HobGungan I’ve seen it 😀
Kate Winslet is simply lovely and perfect in this movie.
I got to visit the real Margaret "Molly" Brown's house in Denver a few years ago. The tour guide picked me out because the house was custom built for someone her height and I was the closest at 5'2. Very cool to see after loving her character all these years. 💕
5:38 watch roses glance away as the comment about the diamond HAD to have gone down with the ship…nice little foreshadowing if you happen to catch on to it, it’s one of those nice little details you only really appreciate once you know the outcome
Also as a side note the water they were wading and swimming in was FREEZING! The blue on Kate Winslet’s lips isn’t makeup.
Hell naw 🥶
And on a sad note the old couple at the end staying with each other as the boat was sinking is a representation of a real couple who decided that if her husband couldn’t come she wouldn’t either. Sadness man.
James Cameron himself did the sketch of ‘Rose.’
Is there anything James Cameron can't do?
Answer:No, that's why he's James Cameron
39:24 Propeller Guy! God, I can feel his bones just BREAKING when he hits that!
Same 😭
Just found your channel, I searched Titanic reactions because it's my favorite movie lol, and I subscribed because you are relatable and hilarious. I cracked up at 8:17. I can do your taxes but keep me away from heavy machinery 😂
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