An unprecedented challenge that created the spectacle of Titanic, one of the most moving movies of the 20th century.

A Arrival that will resonate forever

As of summer 1997, the tentatively edited version was 3 hours and 22 minutes long, but several scenes were cut after test screenings. For example, near the ending, there is a scene where present-day Rose (Gloria Stewart) steps on the railing at the stern of the research vessel. In a deleted scene, granddaughter Lizzie (Susie Amis) and treasure hunter Brock (Bill Paxton) notice and run to the scene. In the conversation that follows, Rose advises Bullock that what is important is not material wealth, but that the treasure lies in living each moment of life to the fullest, without knowing what the future holds.

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Cameron saw the Titanic lying on the ocean floor with his own eyes, and took the lessons he learned from the tragedy of the sinking to heart and incorporated them into Rose's lines. The actors' performances were excellent, and the director liked the scene, but he decided to cut it because he thought the scene would be understood by the audience without much explanation.

I mentioned in the previous article that Cameron identifies himself with Jack, a free-spirited artist, and a side of him is also reflected in Block, who boards a submersible and searches for treasure in a sunken ship. James Cameron is a rare person who can coexist as an ambitious adventurer and an artistic romantic, and the unprecedented challenges of such a director led to the creation of the historical blockbuster ``Titanic.'' is. The universal Arrival that Cameron put into his works will continue to resonate throughout the ages.

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Text: Ikuya Takamori

Freelance writer, English-Japanese translator. Mainly contributes movie reviews and columns to web media, and translates news articles. The translated book is ``Science of Star Wars--Thorough verification! From the true nature of the Force to intergalactic travel” (written by Mark Blake and John Chase, published by Kagaku Doujin) and others.

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