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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>So on Valentine\u2019s Day 2022, when my boyfriend suggested we end the night with a viewing of James Cameron\u2019s epic romance, I thought it was finally time to give Titanic my full attention. After all, the three-hour film featured in countless listicles on Valentine\u2019s Day flicks, ranking alongside Sleepless in Seattle, Bridget Jones\u2019s Diary, The Notebook and other films I have a fondness for. Jack and Rose are such legendary star-crossed lovers, you can say their incredibly ordinary names with no context and everyone knows you\u2019re talking Titanic \u2013 so surely the Oscar-winner was going to be a safe pick for the most romantic day of the year?<\/p>\n
Much like Billy Zane\u2019s Cal when he said, \u201cGod himself could not sink this ship\u201d, I was wrong. My boyfriend and I were the blissfully ignorant guests aboard the ill-fated boat and 1997\u2019s Titanic was the iceberg that absolutely wrecked what had thus far been a lovely evening \u2013 and all I can do now is stop others from making the same mistake we did.<\/p>\n
The first half of Titanic was absolutely delightful. Leo and Kate galloping across the deck of a 20th century ship, hiding their heart-warming tryst from the rest of the DeWitt Bukater family and Rose\u2019s punchable fianc\u00e9 \u2013 what\u2019s not to enjoy? However, by hour two, the anxiety was setting in as the glacial killer comes into play and by the third hour, I was inconsolable. My face was sodden with tears as I sobbed uncontrollably, my boyfriend watching on, initially amused but eventually concerned. It really wasn\u2019t a Valentine\u2019s Day vibe.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Don\u2019t get me wrong, I was very aware of how this film was going to end. I knew the real-life Titanic didn\u2019t complete its maiden voyage and that the fictional Rose and Jack couldn\u2019t both successfully fit on that floating door (despite the numerous internet theories that suggested otherwise). In fact, the whole plot had pretty much been spoiled for me as a child by Disney\u2019s The Suite Life on Deck, which parodied the film with its 2008 episode \u2018The Kidney of the Sea\u2019. However, I wasn\u2019t expecting to James Cameron to destroy me to the extent that he did.<\/p>\n
The tragic end to Jack and Rose\u2019s relationship was just the tip of the emotional distress iceberg. From the old couple holding one another in bed as water engulfed the ship and the orchestra playing \u2018Nearer my God To Thee\u2019 as chaos unfolded around them, to the two children being tucked up in bed, completely unaware they\u2019re about to drown \u2013 the build-up to the boat\u2019s horrific demise ruined me. By the time Rose shakily whispered, \u201cI\u2019ll never let go, Jack,\u201d both myself and my boyfriend had thrown out our hopes of ending the evening on a high, much like the wrinkly Rose did with the Heart of the Ocean.<\/p>\n
So please heed my warning \u2013 steer clear of Titanic if you want a romantic Valentine\u2019s Day and watch something a bit more light-hearted. Alternatively, if you\u2019re in need of a cathartic cry, James Cameron\u2019s epic might just be the one for you.<\/p>
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