thoughts on titanic the movie 10 years later...

[robinsnest]

Rob's napping and I really should be doing homework, or making something for etsy, or working on my teens corset, but I so don't feel like it.

I went to see Titanic in 3-D with madamekat, blackcat452, ladyxjade, Beth and Rob. We all dressed up and madamekat already shared those photos. Rob wanted to go because of his desire to see how James Cameron handled the post-conversion 3-D (answer VERY well) but I told him he HAD to dress up if he wanted to go. He was not a fan of this idea, and we compromised..he got to dress as steerage :-p In the end I wore the maid costume again, it required no corset and was quite comfortable for sitting 3 hours in a movie theater. Hilariously I looked a tad-preggers in it without the corset (truth be told I always look a tad preggers, stupid genetics carrying all my weight there), so we were joking that I was the knocked-up maid being sent to America.

Titanic has never been my completely favorite movie, and I'd be lying through my teeth if I said it was my favorite fashion era, so I haven't seen more than half of it since it came out ten years ago. And I found it really interesting how my perceptions and feelings towards the characters have changed. I was in high school the first go round, and hadn't had to do this whole real-world-pay-the-bills-thing yet.

1. The first time I saw it I thought that Rose's mother was a complete witch and how on earth could she do that to her daughter! Of course she should marry whoever she wanted blah blah blah. And this time around I felt A LOT of sympathy for her mother, the scene between the two of them when she's lacing Rose's corset was a completely different scene to me this go around. It was more about the horrible choices women have to make, and less about a mother oppressing a daughter.

2. I'm not sure if I could have made the same choices Rose makes. When you're young it's so easy to say "of course she should run off and be an actress!" but with real life experience the weight of that decision is a lot harder.

3. The 3D really added a greater sense of scale, of height and depth. I thought with a movie about a huuuuge ship it really added something.

4. And on a personal note, the first time I saw the movie was with some friends of mine from high school, I got stood up by a boy that was supposed to be meeting us, I was juuust discovering historical costuming and had only made costumes for school plays. NOW I saw it with the most amazingly talented group of friends who I completely count as kindred spirits, an amazing husband who knows how to lace me into a corset and loves me the way I am. I think I liked seeing it this time more :-) Being an adult is hard but I sure like how things have turned out so far.

Okay now that I've talked about being an adult I suppose I'll go do my homework.

Comments

[blackcat452.livejournal.com]

I had great time seeing it with you guys too. I agree, it was defiantly a different movie the second time around, there was so much that I missed as a kid. It was easy to paint certain characters as villains then, but now I can see there is so much more to them all. I really felt bad for Calvin, he loved Rose and tried so hard to impress her,he brought her on the grandest ship in the world, bought her a diamond the size of a baby's fist and is saving her family, and she leaves him for a homeless guy. And even after all that, he still tries to make sure she gets off safely, even leaving his chance to get on a life boat to make sure she does.
I also thought Jack and Rose were less charming this time around, maybe they seemed more immature or something, I'm not sure.

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

yes I completely agree that Jack and Rose were far less intersting to me this time around.

But I sure had a blast seeing it with you :-)

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

I think it's so interesting how time has changed your perspective! :-) I'm glad you're in a good plae now!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

I was really surpised actually. I forget how much a movie is about the person watching it as well as the movie itself.

[sadievale.livejournal.com]

You all looked like you had such fun! And thanks for sharing, I know what you mean :)

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

we did have a blast! I think we confused the heck out of the ticket man.

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

It was so much fun seeing the movie with you! I loved hearing about your changed perspective - so interesting!

Now get cracking on that teens corset, young lady!!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

yes corset. I tried it on and discovered the bottom where I have no hips overlaps by like 4 inches so I'm avoiding dealing with it :-p

[heidilea.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine has been bugging me to go see this with her--perhaps I will after reading this.

I can't remember how I felt when I first saw the movie--I guess because I have seen it since then. I was 16, I saw it with my old high school friends and I remember how exciting it was. I remember it was the first time I realized that not everyone dressed in high necks and puff sleeves before 1920 and like every girl in America, I wished I could have the Jump Dress. It was the first time I became really interested in historical costume.

The love story at the time seemed believable; now it seems silly, but age appropriate for the characters. I don't remember how I felt about Rose's choices (remember she did have whathisface's coat with all the money in it). I don't think I would look upon my first real romance in the same way they show old Rose going about it--I might remember it as a turning point in my life.

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

you know I really would recommend seeing it, for no other reason than the experience in 3D gave me a much better experience of really being in the environment.

But yeah the love story lost A LOT of luster for me. I found the adult women far more interesting this go-round.