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. 

I have long-maintained that I only like the movie Titanic when the boat is floating. However, my opinion was given a bit of a blow a few weeks ago when I saw the movie again. 

Saige asked me (or rather forced me) to go with her to the movie theater to see it for the 25th anniversary in 3D. I was really not in the mood, but I would rather do that than do tech for talent show. Sorry. 

The entire drive I was trying to not think about the overly graphic, watery deaths that awaited me, accompanied by that god-awful script. The only thing that could save me from feeling my sanity slipping away was just staring at Leonardo DiCaprio’s beautiful face. This strategy works very well until he dies. After that, you’re on your own. 

As the movie progressed, I actually found myself becoming almost pleasantly surprised by how it really wasn’t that bad. 

I was reminded of stories my aunt told me about going to see it with her friends in 1997 when it originally came out. They ended up seeing it a whopping 5 times in the theater and it remains one of her favorite movies to this day. She was the first person I saw this movie with, so sitting in the dark theater, I found myself nostalgic for an experience that I never had, but was almost able to recreate. 

This does not mean that Titanic has redeemed itself in my heart! Do not be fooled! It was only really enjoyable when it was floating. I’m sure that the passengers would agree with me on that statement. 

I want to light the unfortunate script on fire. I understand that James Cameron is very talented and I’m very happy for him, but he needs to stop writing screenplays, like, right now. Rose says Jack’s name 80 times! These are not difficult not remember by any means. The messaging of the story is sweet, but the delivery of the lines on the way to that message is a bit rough. 

All of this slander is not to say that this is necessarily a bad movie. It’s just not my cup of tea. If Saige wants to spend 3 hours and 16 minutes of her free time willingly watching people suffer die in the unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Ocean, that is her business. I will not be one to judge. However, that is obscene. Like please, find yourself a different movie. She has seen it 27 times! That equates to 5,292 minutes of Titanic. I will not even begin to explain the better ways that you can spend 5,292 minutes. 

My advice for Titanic is to see it once, cry a little bit, and then move on with your life. It’s the kind of movie where if you haven’t seen it, people will look at you a little weirdly when they first find out that information. It’s a movie that is so ingrained in our culture that you must be living under a rock if you haven’t seen it. 

It’s still a huge piece of media that is talked about to this day. It seems like when I log onto BuzzFeed, I always find some sort of article arguing that Jack could have fit on the door or one detailing all of Rose’s best outfits. Do I click on them? Yes. Was I disappointed in myself? Also yes. 

On that note, please go watch it once and then walk away. Enough is enough.