It turns out that Titanic, the age-revealing tear-jerker, was released exactly 20 years after we first saw it back then. The Titanic, which was seen as the most luxurious ship at the time, was actually a microcosm of society at the time, with passengers from different cabins making up the class hierarchy of all life. Not long ago, the love triangle in Titanic: Billy Zane, Kate Winslet, and Leonardo DiCaprio were seen together.
The gentlemen and ladies, who were all on the same face back then, have now been upgraded to a round fat luxury package.
The reunion was called for by Little Lee’s environmental foundation, Billy Zane’s painting to fight global warming, which raised 100,000 euros on the day. The people who were separated from each other by the iceberg back in the day, got together this time to save it.
It’s been 20 years since we first saw Titanic, the age-defying tearjerker.
In terms of classics, the “Jack, I’m flying” scene is unparalleled in the history of cinema.
Although critics and fans have often questioned the love scene in the film for 20 years, the director James Cameron’s documentary on the film revealed that
The Titanic, which was seen as the most luxurious ship at the time, was in fact a microcosm of the society of the time, made up of passengers from different cabins who made up the class hierarchy of all life. Although Rose and Jack’s love affair is the main theme, Kagami actually uses their emotions as the perspective to recreate the social class status between the aristocracy and the commoners in the 1910s, and uses a lot of footage to show every aspect of the life of the upper class aristocracy.
You will be impressed by Rose’s outfits, especially her stunning appearances. The Traveling Suits, originally made by the designer Linker & Co in 1912 (left), had a slimming effect on the voluptuous Rose. It has been refined by costume designer Deborah L. Scott, who has added more design to the details. Rose’s other look, a velvet blouse with a lace bodice, also impressed the designer. The gloves and silk scarf embellished with florals added a softness to the look and the understated jewellery she wore didn’t overwhelm the look.
The Lunch Dress, the dress Rose wore for her first chat with Jack on the deck, is a yellow satin patchwork design with a raised waistline. It’s a chic, everyday look that doesn’t look too high-fashion. The formal evening dress (Empire Gowns) is a sheer tulle with Bling Bing sequins, lined in cinnamon poplin and worn with long white gloves for a demure look. The silk dress, which also had a high waistline and a boudoir-inspired colour palette of taro, pink and beige, was similar to a nightgown, and Rose wore it from the moment she asked Jack to paint it until they parted ways. Although the rebellious Rose was not a fan of corsets, as a high society lady of the decade, having a slim waistline was as important as following etiquette.
Rose’s fiancé Cal gave her this heart of the sea, which is sure to be memorable for all to see. Even Rose, who wants to break away from all aristocratic constraints, will be impressed at the sight of this stunning treasure. The Heart of the Ocean, a fictional name for the film, is based on the Hope Diamond, a rare but legendary jewel that brings bad luck to its owner. It was once owned by the French kings Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI, and the Turkish Sultan Hamid II, among others.
At the end of the film it is thrown to the bottom of the sea by an elderly Rose, who wears other jewels in the film that are much more discreet than the Heart of the Ocean. The other aristocratic wives in the film, who would wear various jewels for socialising, are less glamorous than the main characters. In addition, the butterfly hair card, which has been given many close-ups, has seen a number of Rose’s identical models following the popularity of Titanic. So what style of clothing would the aristocrats of the 1910s actually have worn?
In fact, the dress code for women in the 1910s had very distinctive characteristics. The Victorian style was almost completely abandoned, with the exception of corsets and S-curves, which were still visible, and wide skirt supports and floor-length hemlines were mostly absent. In their place was the streamlined and draped Edward VII style of dress, which was seen as the rise of a new era of fashion. It was Paul Poiret, the famous fashion designer of the time, who came up with the epochal slogan “Free women from the shackles of the corset”.
The high society women of the time would customise their outfits from Parisian fashion houses, including travel suits, afternoon tea lace dresses, formal gowns and Japanese robes. The lace gloves, shawls, jewellery and even wigs were used to create a complete ’10s look, and a wide range of ’10s couture could be seen at the Parisian race meetings, where the aristocracy and celebrities gathered. It was as colourful as a fashion show, comparable to today’s street photography outside the fashion week shows.
Other films and TV shows we are familiar with that showcase the 10’s style include the British series “Downton Abbey” where the three Downton ladies wore 10’s style formal dresses. She also wore the 10’s style formal dresses of the three ladies of Downton in the British drama “Downton Abbey”, and in the hit movie “Wonder Woman”, where she tried on the dresses that were worn by British women around the time of World War I. As well as being fondly remembered for wearing Chanel suits, the casual daywear worn by the familiar Coco Chanel in the ’10s also looked timeless.
Rose’s fiancé, Cal, was more representative of the aristocratic man of the time. He often wore a formal three-piece suit and a travel outfit for his first appearance with his valet, which was a popular outfit for gentlemen of the decade. The white waistcoat with a pocket watch, the casual silk scarf and the trousers with straps are a handsome and dignified look befitting a man of the decade. The violinists in the film wore suits with two stars on the chest. Thomas Andrews, the designer of the Titanic, is dressed as a middle-class gentleman.
On her maiden voyage, Titanic’s cabins were divided into three classes to accommodate different classes of guests. The most luxurious of these was the first class cabin, which hosted mostly high society people, including famous actors and businessmen of the time. At the time, a first class ticket on the Titanic cost around $2,560, and with inflation, it would still cost at least $60,000.
Referring to the first class cabin Rose had with her fiancé and mother, this suite had 2 bedrooms, a living room, plus 2 dressing rooms and a bathroom. As well as a private deck about 50 feet long for walking. The grand staircase, with its beautiful dome in Byzantine style, is made of oak, cast iron and various types of glass. This hall can be seen as a symbol of Titanic’s greatest luxury. In the middle of the grand staircase, there is a huge clock, from where guests would walk down the stairs into the first class dining room. This hall was featured several times in the film and director James Cameron has restored it in superb detail after intensive research ↓
The First Class lounge, located at the end of the deck in the Promenade, is an equally elaborate and superbly appointed room. This room allows guests to converse, play cards and other social activities in relative privacy. The lounge is decorated in the style of Louis XV of France, with elaborate wooden carvings on the walls, many details designed to imitate Versailles and an overall unique and symmetrical look to the structure of the room. The walls of the smoking room, on the other hand, are made of Georgian mahogany panels inlaid with pearls. It is decorated with famous paintings, teak and brass, chandeliers and wall paintings. Stained glass windows with hand-painted designs can be seen, and there is plenty of space for guests to move around.
The ‘Café de Paris’ is a coffee and dining area that brings the best of Parisian street cafes to the ship.
Rose and Cal dined here the morning after they boarded the Titanic. It is a reading and writing room created especially for first class ladies, with an elegant and welcoming décor of white interiors and huge windows that not only let in light but also look out onto the deck.
“I love the feeling of waking up every morning not knowing what I’m going to encounter or who I’m going to meet, it makes me feel uplifted. The other night I was spending the night under a bridge and now I’m drinking champagne with you all on one of the world’s finest luxury cruise ships. Life is too short for me to waste it. The world is unpredictable and you have to learn to take advantage of opportunities. Make the most of every day.” He said this in response to questions from the aristocracy about where Jack’s “travel money comes from” and “how he feels about living on the road”. He won a toast from everyone in the room.
They were in the first class dining room. On the night the Titanic sank, a dinner menu from the first class cabin was salvaged. This menu was the “last supper” for almost everyone on board.
The menu included: salmon and cucumber, beef tenderloin, chicken with onions, roast duck with jam, potatoes with vegetables, asparagus salad, foie gras, waffle pudding, peach jelly, vanilla chocolate biscuits, French ice cream and much more.
Later, in the Titanic Museum, the chefs Donatella Arpaia and Alex Guarnaschelli restored the dinner with the same menu as the Last Supper.
What did the aristocrats do for fun? The aristocrats were often fascinated by paintings, music and reading. Rose, who took her collection of paintings with her everywhere she went, became the most appreciative of Picasso and Monet before they became famous. This is one of the reasons why she and her fiancé Cal, who spurned Monet, had nothing in common and fell in love with Jack, who could paint, I think. On the first class deck of the Titanic, there was more entertainment to be had. There was a state-of-the-art gymnasium with dumbbells, rowing machines and other equipment. For 25 cents, the aristocracy could use the equipment for their own amusement. There was also some gym equipment available, arguably the first time a gym had been set up on a cruise ship.
Swimming pools were also essential, and outdoor sports, including palm ball, deck pushball, etc., were played by many aristocrats with their children, and the game of pushball has since been prevalent on cruise ships, as played by Grace Kelly on her first cruise to Monaco. What would a real aristocrat do in the face of a natural disaster? The Titanic had about 64 lifeboats, but each could only carry 20 people and could carry 1,280 people. So later the Fanmaster saw the figure that out of the 2,208 crew and passengers, only 705 eventually survived.
It is true that women and children were allowed on board first, and many noblemen chose to give up their seats to the elderly, infirm and children. However, some parts of the film are over-mythologised. John Jacob Astor IV, a world-class tycoon and the richest man on board the Titanic at the time, is also featured in the film. However, the legend that he “refused to bribe the crew to let his wife escape, shouted “I love you all” after bidding them farewell, and was a gentleman who was much talked about” is quite different from the truth. In fact, according to the accounts, Astor IV was simply asking the second mate, who was present to put the lifeboats on, if he himself could get into the lifeboats, and was told to wait until the women and children were all on board.
He later failed to board the lifeboat even after ascertaining the number of his family’s lifeboat, and his body was only recovered a week later and only identified by the gold watch, ring, gold pen and cash in his pocket. And here’s a scene I’m sure you remember: in the nick of time, the gentleman and his servant realise they won’t be rescued and return to the house with the manservant and change into evening clothes. To the others, they say, “We are dressed up and ready to go downstairs like gentlemen.”
Later, sitting on the grand staircase, he sipped a glass of brandy while watching in horror as the first class passengers struggled against the raging current. The man’s name was Benjamin Guggenheim, a first class passenger who was on holiday on the Titanic with his mistress, Leontine Aubert, and manservant, Victor Giglio. The truth is that no one saw him in the lobby of first class and he was last spotted on deck. But the touching story remains, and I’m sure no one will forget the scene at the end of the film where the old grandfather and grandmother embrace each other and are drowned by the sea.
These two are none other than Mr and Mrs Straus. The husband, Isidor Straus, was one of the founders of Macy’s, and the grandeur was evident when they travelled on the Titanic with a dozen waiters and valets alone. When the ship was about to flood, Mrs Straus was due to board a lifeboat. But at the last moment she changed her mind, stayed on board with her husband and left her place to her maid. Rumour has it that Mr Straus was also asked to board the lifeboat, but he refused because, as a gentleman, he wanted to save his seat for the ladies and children.
Although there is no way to verify this, the memorial inscription on the tombstone built for the couple by posterity: Their Lives Were Beautiful and Their Deaths Glorious, is enough to give us a sense of their undying love.
As well as the most moving bridge in the film, Fan cried his eyes out back then. The most aristocratic spirit of the poor-born hero who sacrificed himself to give the heroine the chance to live. The heroine’s final name change is also a tear-jerker.
