My commentary on Titanic

By Warren Li (a.k.a. Alec's & Ann's son)

I thought Titanic was an excellent movie to watch and for the first time in several years, my parents (i.e. Ann & Alec) and I had solid discussions about the movie.

We had debates on contravening topics such as not supporting the British way of class distinction. For example, the third class passengers are not allowed to
roam freely on the first class area. We also confirm that when Titanic starts sinking, the women and children in the first class get to jump onto the lifeboats first, while the rest of the third class passengers (women & children included) are locked down in the hull while it's filled with freezing cold water. It sounds to us that the human life of the third class passengers are cheaper than the first class. We recall that recently we can go freely everywhere on the cruise ship except the bridge or the galley. I even visited the forbidden areas for passengers (crew only recreation area on Sky Princess when we went to
Alaska). Nice secret, eh?

Personally, I liked the love story and drama parts more than the real action, because the real action is too sad to see too many people die. The love story and drama parts contain hilarious scenes such as the poor artist (main character) teaching the posh, rich girl how to spit onto the ocean. The most funny part is when that girl's mother saw him do that while the spit is below his lip. The mother figured that he is a disgusting scum. Of course, as a member of high socialite society, even talking to a poor guy is a big no no. That's what made the scene hilarious to us.

Special effects were excellent, because of putting in so much intricate detail about the interior of the Titanic like comparing the sunk wreckage with the flamboyant equivalent in 1912. Also the ending was pretty powerful to me.

Congratulations Titanic for winning many Golden Globe Awards and let's hope that it wins at least an Oscar.My dad liked the 100 year old lady and bet she'll win the best supporting actress at the Oscars. Our family enjoyed Titanic.