In this epic love story, director James Cameron balance the movie with a good flow of introducing the background of characters,good story telling of the plot and very good script,graphics and cinematography.But for this post I want to focus on the characters background which is I think is interesting and the lecturer want us to elaborate on it.So I want to talk about the main characters of this movie which is Jack Dawson played by Leonardo di Caprio and Rose Dewitt Bukater played by Kate Winslet..
So firstly I will talk about Jack Dawson which played by Leonardo di Caprio.The director introduce this character in a scene which he playing card in a bar in order to win a ticket to aboard the Titanic ship with his friends.In this scene it shows that Jack Dawson are from a poor colony but such a determine guys who want to help his friend to aboard the ship.Futhermore, he is an easy going guy that not afraid of losing because when his playing the cards with the Irish men who bet on their ticket and his friend Fabrizio which bet on his all belongings.Jack was so confident that he will win and will help his friend to aboard the Titanic ship. Besides that, he also loves to travel around the world and one place he have been travel are Paris.He is an artist who love to travel which is been show when he show his drawing of a prostitute with only one leg that live in Paris. He is different from other people who stealing or being a thief in order to support his life.He is independent because he works so hard in order to achieve something that he wants.
Next is Rose DeWitt Bukater which played by Kate Winslet. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1895 and is 17 years old during her first class passage on the RMS Titanic. Rose boards with her fiancé, Caledon Hockley, and her mother, Ruth. Although Rose does not love Cal, she is being forced into an arranged marriage to him by her mother. Since her father's death, according to Ruth, she and her daughter were left with nothing, except a "legacy of bad debts hidden by a good name", so she expects Rose to marry into money (Cal) in order to maintain the family's high social status and luxurious way of life. This is what only shows the outside of her identity but in her heart she is tired of his mother nagging and their lifestyles which was a fake.
Tired of the repetitive lifestyle she leads as a first class lady, of people treating her as if she is a helpless child, Rose tries to commit suicide by thowing herself overboard. However, she is convinced to save herself by a young artist from third class named Jack Dawson. On the way up, Rose's foot slips from the railing and she begins to scream for help. Even with Jack's assistance, Rose's screams are heard by three of the ship's crew members, who rush to her aid. Instead, they find her and Jack sprawled out in a compromising position on the deck. After being berated by Cal, Jack is slapped in handcuffs and nearly taken to the master-at-arms' office until Rose convinces her husband-to-be that Jack saved her life. After offering him $20, to which Rose considers an insult, Cal invites Jack to dine with him and the rest of his acquaintances in the First Class Dining Room.Since this she start to realise the meaning of life because of what Jack teach her about his ways to have fun and Rose then realize she was in love with the Third Class guy Jack Dawson and since then she want to live in her own ways.
As a conclusion, a very good movie always have a beautiful and being arranged nicely plot by plot. The most important thing is that in a movie it is supposed to have good balanced in the storyline,script and the graphics. The characters also play an important role by sync with each other to make better understanding between them and then show to the people how close their are and how talented their are playing their role in this movie.
He is a man with has the spirit to travel with bringing the talent as an artist. For me, he is like a man with no direction but want to explore from the travels that he is going through.
ReplyDeleteIn this story, I can see he has something that I feel he is a hero. When trouble come for him, he always be there saving his friends and his love that was Rose Dewitt Bukater. On how confidently he trying to convince his friends that he can abroad the Titanic Ship.
That I was thinking maybe his behaviour make people describe that he is a 'man'. It was a good story.
character always is the most important thing inside the movie, in the case, titanic, Leonardo di Caprio that play as Jack Dawson in the titanic shows that although he came from the poor life he can stand by it his own feet to face all the hardship and stand in the same place as the rich people do and what he wanted. which given him a hero type role.
ReplyDeleteI like this movie and how Noorsyafiq post this article. In this movie, it shows two character that have different or opposite personalities. By doing this, it makes the movie move interesting. This two characters show how difficult they have to going through, they still be together. Until Jack died because he sacrifice his live to saved his lover, Rose.
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ReplyDeleteowh this movie does bring back memories. i watched it when im still a young boy. I really like the characters especially Jack. Jack is a man who live his life in a fun way. He know how to enjoy his life and he know what to do for someone who really need to have fun.
ReplyDeleteThats why rose fell in love with him. The passion of a low class people in having fun are really passionate.
In the movie, there are a scene where they eat at the rich people dining hall, in there, the situation is so boring and quite. When they go into a low class people party, we can see the difference clearly.
People are enjoying themselves with loud music and all the dancing. Make it look more lively and fun.