I still haven’t changed my mind. Titanic deserves all the praise and more. 

Seeing it in theaters, and with a 3D experience made it all the better. Now Kenna might try to deny her enjoyment of the film, but she too did in fact cry in the end. That says something. 

I will say that I was expecting more 3D since there are so many opportunities throughout the chaos to utilize that, but honestly the minimal way they used it was perfect. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a movie in 3D and I forgot how after just a few minutes you don’t even notice it anymore. 

When Kenna and I first watched Titanic I did not expect that we would be viewing it again, let alone in theaters, due to her strong dislike. But I convinced her and watching a movie of that caliber in theaters made it so much better. Let’s just be clear that I was absolutely shocked she agreed to watch it again, since she did vow to only ever view it once and this might be her third or fourth time. So if we’re counting, then I think I have brought her over to the dark side. 

Everything was enhanced. Sitting there in front of a screen, surround sound, it all felt so real. Out of my 27 times viewing Titanic, this one was the most emotional. I was fully immersed into the story for three hours, all of which flew by. 

I will admit sometimes the movie does drag since it is an epic, but this time felt like 15 minutes. I didn’t even realize that we went in while the sun was up, and walked outside and it was night. It was a void of time that I somehow felt like no time had passed, definitely because the movie was so encapsulating. 

I’ll admit that the old Rose parts are still so unnecessary, c’mon I only want to watch Kate and Leo. But still, it’s only a small portion of the movie that doesn’t taint the rest of your viewing experience. 

When “My Heart Will Go On” starts to play, you can’t ignore the water welling in your eyes. In a theater it made it near impossible to escape the emotion. 

As Jack dies at the end (sorry if I’m spoiling but you should’ve seen it by now and if you haven’t that’s simply your fault) I could hear the audience’s scattered sniffles. It had a communal impact. There was no avoiding it, you had to accept it. 

That’s how you bond with a group of strangers. Watch Titanic. 

This was the perfect movie to see in theaters and on top of that in 3D. The waves crashing, the water sinking the boat, and the dramatic music all came together in a symphony of chaos. 

To quote Kenna, “I have seen Titanic twice and that was enough.” Obviously she has changed her mind, because watching it on the big screen is an entirely different experience. 

We all know where I stand on the Titanic re-watchability debate. But if you have vowed to never watch it again, I challenge you to reconsider. Try it in theaters, you never know, it could be a spiritual experience.