While the filmmaker did oversee a full 3D conversion and digital restoration for Titanic, he didn't feel like taking it to the next level by reshooting the drama.
"I suppose there was a moment that fleetingly passed through my mind that I could correct the film, and have it actually match what Titanic actually looked like. Then another part of my mind said, 'No. You're going to be a nutter standing on a street corner, babbling away."
The director has dived down to the actual Titanic wreckage dozens of times, and he noted that one of the landmark moments of the film, with the ship standing straight up in the water, probably didn't happen like that in real life.
"There was probably a moment where it was standing up in the water, but it probably wasn't as dramatic and static as we showed in the film. It probably wasn't straight up, it was probably at an angle."
But, despite his original desire to reshoot his blockbuster drama, the story remains the same in this new 3D version.
"I didn't change a frame. The ship still sinks at the end. Jack still dies."
Titanic was released April 4th, 2012 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Bernard Hill. The film is directed by James Cameron.
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felipe-11
@basquat lol
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MovieWiz001
@basquat eh, might as well
1 year agoby @moviewiz001Flag
Basquat
@moviewiz001 Well, you really wanted us to know what you had to say
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MovieWiz001
@felipe-11 Yeah, because some pissed off astronomer. They're just stars!
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felipe-11
@moviewiz001 One thing they didn't mention in the doc*mentary though, was the fact that the star map (seen when Kate and Leo are in the water) was not the star map that was visible on that specific night, and he fixed it for the 3D release.
A minor change that probably only 3 people on Earth would ever notice if they didn't read about it, but still a nice touch that adds more accuracy without making any drastic changes.
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felipe-11
@moviewiz001 Yep, I watched the NatGeo thing too. The only MAIN difference is that in the movie it stuck up 90 degrees in the air, when in reality it was only 23 degrees.
But back in 97, that was the information they had based on their current research of the wreckage and testimonies of survivors, so it really was an accurate film (as accurate as any historical film is, until they eventually find new research).
Even with that, the film still manages to hold up 15 years later (even the special effects).
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thedude-abides
@dan1 Lol! I laughed over that little comeback for days.
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Dan
@thedude-abides lmao..
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MovieWiz001
@ghostman Yep.
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Ghostman
@moviewiz001 So basically it just hit the iceberg, starboard side was filling up with water, broke in half then the stern flipped on it's side and sunk? Well that's not as dramatic sounding like I always thought it was.
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MovieWiz001
@cupid@jayaottley@ghostman@basquat@dan1@thedude-abides@fadedskyjeff@reibergraphix@felipe-11@jimthar@bawnian-dexeus@Darkonefilms-Randell@themoviefanatic@titanictom Why, yes. Why not? @justinishulk
The real sinking:
James Cameron announced that he won't reshoot the sinking conclusion, but the final simulation was made with the final word. Everything was accurate for the 1997 film until the splitting. When the ship broke in two, the stern tilts sideways while going down. The stern did not stick up in the air, that dramatically, like in the film. It just slid down while the stern was tilted. Also, there were a few fireworks that were a different color, but there were some white ones.
And that's the final conclusion. Congratulations James Cameron and the rest of the team! *cheers*
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Sean
@thedude-abides That was not what i was referring to before. I was talking about a special made paper with two different colored sides.
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thedude-abides
@themoviefanatic The sh*t side of your toilet paper after wiping your ass doesn't count.
@bawnian-dexeus (charlie sheen) Winning.
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justinishulk
hmmmm
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Titanictom
DUH!!!! 860 books out about the Titanic and The period...Also look for editing Mistakes!!!! And this movie WON Best Picture????
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
@thedude-abides Retreat fellow brother. You cannot win
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Sean
@thedude-abides Yes, actually i have seen paper with two different color sides before.
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thedude-abides
@themoviefanatic You ever see a piece of paper with two different color sides? It was a technical error on Cameron's behalf.
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Sean
@thedude-abides Maybe one side of it was one color, and the other side of it was another color.
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Darkonefilms Randell
Never seen it
1 year agoby @Darkonefilms-RandellFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Almost pulled a George Lucas
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Jimthar
i still dont care. im still not going to see it "in 3D". it's still overplayed on both TBS and TNT making my desire to ever see the movie again, null.
1 year agoby @jimtharFlag
felipe-11
@reibergraphix Good point, but they also had a scene in the beginning where the experts showed Rose a computer demo of how it happened.
Still, if the "old Rose" scene was set in 1997, then that was the actual information they had at the time and couldn't have been more accurate.
@ghostman Niether. It must have just been a passing thought he had for a second after he learned that it wasn't 100% accurate. I'm sure after he considered it for 5 seconds he realized how ridiculous that would've been.
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reibergraphix
it was Rose's recollection of the sinking ship. it doesn't have to be accurate.
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fadedskyjeff
Wait...JACK DIES AT THE END?!?!?!?!?!
1 year agoby @fadedskyjeffFlag
thedude-abides
The yellow note Leo slips Winslett that magically becomes white when she opens it is the most glaring error, in my opinion.
1 year agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
MovieWiz001
I love that narrator! XD
1 year agoby @moviewiz001Flag
Dan
He's really milking this rerelease for all it's worth, huh? I still hardly care.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
Basquat
Since when do hollywood care about actual facts? If that was an issue films like social network would never have been made.
1 year agoby @basquatFlag
Ghostman
Wait a minute I'm confused? Does Cameron want to "remake" Titanic, or does he want to digitally re-shoot the CGI ship sinking?
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