Titanic (1997) {Part 2} | *First Time Watching* | Asia and BJ

[@citypopFM]

The dude dressed up with his valet, declaring they shall dress in their best like gentlemen, was Benjamin Guggenheim, one of the wealthiest men in the world at that point. He did indeed declare out loud that he's prepared to go down with the ship like a gentleman in his finest eveningwear, asking for a brandy, and sat having drinks and a puff of his cigar as the ship went down with his valet (kind of like an assistant) who chose to do the same with him. It was Guggenheim's belief that fighting for a lifeboat was shameful and cowardly, and it was a gentleman's duty to ensure the women and children had a chance to survive the sinking. Before he chose to go down with the ship, he was apparently very helpful in assisting the officers of the Titanic to ensure the women and children were given places on the lifeboats. Not only was he a man's man but he didn't believe his wealth entitled him to be a coward during such a tragic calamity.

[@lorihagerty7833]

I forgot about Guggenheim!

[@amber.ren_1995]

Well what a man he he was ❤

[@TheDivayenta]

Wow. Mind blown. I’ve always loved that museum!

[@kR-qj7rw]

theres a lot of stuff in the movie from both survivors and the crew that discovered them that make the movie just so more real pretty sure theres a grim record of some of the recovery crew seeing the mother and a child so yeaaaah

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

Even richer than Guggenheim. John Jacob Astor was the richest man who died on the Titanic. The Astor family was the richest in the world during the 1800s.

[@rrubio6660]

Jack and Rose were fictional characters, but a number of the characters in the film were based on real Titanic victims and survivors.

[@eliwoods5583]

Yeah the James Cameron 20 years later documentary on discovery channel explains how he approached all the real life characters in the film. And he even corrects some things in the doc lol, such as the guy who shot himself didn’t really (cus he was real) and some of the set was different. The way it sank was slightly different. There’s even a shout out to the baker on the back of the boat with Jack and Rose, who was a real guy who survived in the water through the night. A truly remarkable story.

[@jakealanmoviereviews5933]

Fun fact. The graveyard where they buried the victims does have a gravestone saying J Dawson on it. However his name was not Jack

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

@@jakealanmoviereviews5933 Nevertheless, I'm told that since the movie came out, his grave is always covered with flowers.

[@jakealanmoviereviews5933]

@@oliverbrownlow5615 that is true

[@Mickkie]

Good movie, good reviews!

[@thejoeschmoshow]

He wrote her the note that said “make it count, meet me at the clock.” She lived her life to the fullest and met him at the clock.

[@Disney_Jen]

I have seen this movie a thousand times and hearing him say that during this video hit me hard. I had never once put Jacks note into the context of her life…. Rose made it count and met him at the clock like she promised 😩❤

[@mastixencounter]

@@Disney_Jen that's sad. she dies and has been with her husband for decades yet as soon as she dies meets with a guy she only met for 3 days 🤣🤣

[@texasgrad2001]

@@mastixencounter Well, the lyrics of the song include the line "Love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime". In her defense, it'd be hard to forget the feelings she had toward a guy that saved her life twice and sacrificed his own for her.

[@evarene07]

@@mastixencounteractually it’s beautiful…one can “love” many but only be in love with one person. Perhaps their entire life.

[@livvyb3583]

Knowing the band members chose to keep playing to keep the passengers calm knowing they would die is one of the most inspirational true stories out of this movie.

[@deangelodrake5409]

U don't owe me nuffin but coheance great movie please

[@debrameyer1125]

Isador and Ida Strauss co-owners of Macys Dept Store were the couple hugging in the bed.

[@Bubble170]

And they found that violin, decades later, abandoned in an attic. It’s now one of the most valuable violins in the world.

[@sillybirdy1994]

The last song they played is an old navy song "Nearer My God To Thee" I think about that song every time I think about that

[@relaxalways3704]

The song is shows them playing is the actual last song they played as the titanic was sinking

[@ranger-1214]

The actress playing the 100-year-old Rose was Gloria Stuart. She was born on the 4th of July 1910, and passed away on September 26th, 2010. She actually made it to 100 before she died. She was 87 when “Titanic” premiered and she was nominated for a supporting-actress Oscar, which made her the oldest nominee for an acting Oscar.

[@Reclining_Spuds]

It's wild seeing her in movies from the 30s on TCM.

[@JMac7395]

FUN FACTS: Kate Winslet & Leo DiCaprio met real life Titanic survivor Millvina Dean. They also contributed a total of $20,000 to a fund created to help Dean with her health & living expenses. Dean was 2 months old during the sinking of the Titanic. She passed away at the age of 97 in 2009

[@simonbar-el4094]

The two old people on lying on the bed are actually really well known people. Isidor and Ida Strause founders of the Macy's that according to survivors Ida refused to go onto a lifeguard boat and leave her husband alone to die

[@chelseapaine6290]

Yep, and Stockton Rush (the man who just imploded on the Titan) was married to their great granddaughter.

[@bri_____]

😭 that's so sad!

[@debrameyer1125]

There is a plaque dedicated to them in Macy's flagship store in Herald Square. It's just inside the entrance on 34th street side.

[@saucermcfly]

In NYC, there is a pretty little park with a beautiful statue that honours the Strauses. I believe it's near Columbia University.

[@terminallumbago6465]

And he was offered a spot in a lifeboat due to his age, but he turned it down so a younger person could be saved.

[@Uriahjw]

Molly Brown was a real person. She was called the unsinkable Molly Brown by authors because she helped so many survivors. Forming a committee (with the first class survivors) that worked to secure basic necessities for the second - and third-class survivors and even provided informal counseling. There is a museum in Denver, Colorado, that was Molly Brown's house. She passed away in 1932.

[@joshuagrover795]

Remarkable individual, Molly Brown was born out of wedlock in 1867 and was dirt poor, especially her ex-husband, who struck rich at a copper and gold mine in the 1890s. Brown understood better than most of the first class passengers what it was like to be dirt poor and never forgot her roots and even campaigning in her lifetime for women to have the vote and improve the working and living conditions of workers. In fact, despite a comedy, classic western called The Unsinkable Molly Brown from 1964 based fictionally on her life, I am surprised no one made a biography film about Brown's life, a truly fascinating strong individual.

[@Milner62]

Not just that but her account gave us a lot of information. Because of this we know where her cabin was even though she didn't remember the cabin number.

[@sadtitties222]

​@@joshuagrover795 I hope they do! Molly Brown was a pretty progressive lady of her time and it's great they got Kathy to portray her. 😊

[@mastixencounter]

no. she was called the unsinkable molly brown because she was on three ships that sank

[@Uriahjw]

@mastixencounter actually Molly Brown only survived the Tiantic. The actual person who really survived three shipwrecks was Vilot Jessop. She was a nurse who survived the titanic on boat number 16. The earlier comment was from an article that the newspapers called her the unsinkable Molly Brown, but only at her death in the obituaries. As a child, I was told that she survived three shipwrecks as well, but later, the truth came out that they only called her unsinkable when she died. The true unsinkable was Violt Jessop, the nurse.

[@NetanelWorthy]

Benjamin Guggenheim is actually a real person. During the sinking, him, and his manservant went below, and dressed in their evening best. When they were approached by a steward, they told him “We have dressed in our best, and are prepared to go down as gentleman. Tell my wife that I died doing my duty.”

[@trudim6024]

People don’t tend to mention the musical score but my goodness it adds SO much to the emotion of every scene. James Horner is an absolute genius.

[@TheDivayenta]

He also scored Last of the Mohicans. Gone too soon.

[@rzthm]

@@TheDivayenta gone way too soon.

[@kR-qj7rw]

he was a great composer

[@philrob1978]

Thank you, totally agree, it ebbs and flows throughout, and gives this whole tragedy more weight. Great composer, very much missed.

[@1966fastback]

Easily my favorite soundtrack(of just scores) listened to that and 'back to titanic' often back in the day. ❤

[@Tacomaguy458]

Something a lot of people miss is the final scene with showing all her pictures she said she always has to have when traveling. They are all the things her and jack talked about doing when they got to America. Riding horses on the beach, rollercoasters etc...

[@SmileyAdventures]

That part ALWAYS makes me cry! Especially with Celine’s song playing in the background. 😢😢

[@terminallumbago6465]

She made it count, and then met him at the clock.

[@esclad]

The last living survivor or the Titanic was Millvina Dean (2 February 1912 - 31 May 2009). At two months old, she was the youngest passenger aboard. The sunken footage shot by James Cameron shown in the movie is 100% the real wreck of the Titanic; he has dived down to the Titanic approx. 36 times and he is now a certified deep sea explorer. There are many interviews with the real surviving passengers & officers right here on YT that were recorded in the 50s & 60s. They are fascinating.

[@galmanferguson]

The wreckage shown in the film is actually not 100% the real one. They built a miniature to shoot some close up and interior scenes

[@esclad]

@@galmanferguson No, i'm talking about the underwater wreck at the beginning.

[@beccareichard6669]

some of the footage shown in the beginning is real, but a lot of it was shot using miniature replica models of the wreck

[@esclad]

@@beccareichard6669 Not the underwater footage. I appreciate throughout the film miniatures and replicas were used but the footage at the beginning is of the real wreck.

[@gpeddino]

@@esclad Most of it is indeed the real wreck. But a few angles were indeed done with a recreation in a studio stage. They even used some fog machine effects to simulate an underwater look. There is footage of this in the movie's making of documentary.

[@johnivory3245]

The old couple and the mom reading to her kids always gets me. Love watching you guys.

[@susanalexander6721]

The couple were a part of the super rich. Isidor and Ida Straus. He refused to get on a boat while there were women and children. She refused to leave him. He was a Congressman and was a owner of Macys.

[@PurpleLugia]

It wasn't until more recently in my life that I learned and understood that the Irish mom was telling her kids about Tir na Nog, the "Land of the Young", the Irish heaven for children. That means she had accepted that she and her children were going to die, and was comforting them with an idea that they'd pass on to a happy place. I can never see that part the same way again. 😭

[@nmt9162]

You both are so sweet with one another. You can truly feel the love and respect you have for each other. ❤

[@theworldisimmense]

@@RadRat1138ok red pill weirdo

[@amgc6079]

Ikr. It's just so good to see them that way.

[@Marleyjr00X]

​@@RadRat1138ok Buzz Killington. Why you gotta be a dick?

[@Chris.Davis.2]

Best couples reactors on youtube. Great sense of humor.

[@NetanelWorthy]

It’s beautiful when you think about it as well. She came out to the place where the Titanic went down not to tell her story, but to return the diamond. They have a deleted scene that was cut. That really has great dialogue about it. “The hardest part about being so poor, was being so rich. But every time I thought of selling it, I thought of Cal. And somehow I got by without his help.” She wanted to make it on her own. If she saw the diamond, she would’ve been relying on him. And she didn’t want that. She wanted to do it on her own steam.

[@yupinaa]

people tend to also forget that she was so unhappy in the beginning, being in the 1st class life surrounded by that type of crowd. She knows firsthand that money doesnt truly buy happiness

[@chrisofstars]

She should have threw it in the trash a long time ago tbh

[@Milner62]

​@@yupinaa, difference is that era died pretty much when Titanic went down. Following Titanic you had WWI then the great depression. The so called gilded age of high society was dead in 1912 following Titanic so there was no high class life for her to be exposed to if she had became wealthy selling the diamond.

[@biteme9486]

Gonna be honest, i'm really glad they cut that scene, "only life is priceless, and making each day count." Wayyyyy too cheesy.

[@terminallumbago6465]

She couldn’t have sold it anyway. It had an insurance policy on it.

[@steve8510]

I saw it 16 times at the cinema here in Australia, it was epic every time. My grandfather was born in 1900 in Scotland and still remembered the day as a child he heard the corner paper boy screaming "Titanic Sinks!", he said no one could believe it... the newspaper boy was the Internet back in 1912 :)

Lot of people went around ten and twelve repeating views and it caused massive waiting lines even five months later.

[@Koldfusion234]

It's important to keep in mind that in real life, when Mr. Andrews told the captain and other officers that the ship would sink in 1-2 hours, 40 minutes had already passed by that point. That 40 minutes was necessary to assess the damage and determine whether or not the ship was doomed. So when Andrews said, "an hour, two at most" until the ship fully sank, he was dead on accurate. The ship sank in 2 hours and 40 minutes. For the purposes of this movie, the sinking was accelerated. In reality, it took a bit longer than what is shown.

[@donwest8031]

actually from the moment in the movie that Titanic struck the iceberg til she went under it was 2 hours & 40 minutes of movie run time- so what happened in the interim happened in "Titanic sinking time"- Cameron did this intentionally!!

[@cashmoneycockburn9502]

@@donwest8031not true. every scene on the ship combined is 2 hours 40 minutes. The sinking doesn’t happen till the halfway point. The movie isn’t 5 hours and 20 minutes.

[@cactusjuice8277]

What's up with people just spewing things as facts like they were besties with the director. Lol

[@Jeff23301]

​@@cactusjuice8277this is exactly what I was thinking 💯

[@donwest8031]

@ss_normandie_enjoyer35 you're correct !! it had been a long minute since i'd read the article i was (badly) trying to reference!! i stand humbly corrected by all who commented!! thank you all for pointing out my error!!

[@davidwilkins5932]

I remember the story of a survivor who years later moved into a house near Wrigley Field. When the season started he realized that he had to move, because the sound of the crowd roaring reminded him so much of the sound of the people on the Titanic as it went down. Tough to imagine how tormenting that was.

[@indierock110]

I face the stadium and hear that roar from Wrigley field that’s so sad 😞🥺😢!

[@jamib88]

I've read an account of survivors confirming this description. They said the horrific sound of all those people in the water was like a giant scream or roar. Like being in a full stadium with a massive cheering crowd. So heartbreaking

[@terminallumbago6465]

That was Frankie Goldsmith, who was nine years old when he survived the sinking. His family eventually moved near Navin Field in Detroit (where the Tigers played at the time). When he died his ashes were scattered in the North Atlantic above where the Titanic sank.

[@A23457]

My grandma lived with us for many years and I would always ask her to tell me stories about what life was like growing up in the first half of the 20th century. I loved getting her firsthand perspective, bc once that generation, or any generation, is gone, all that’s left is the history books. And it’s not the same as someone who actually lived it.

[@NetanelWorthy]

The last Titanic survivor died in 2009. Millvina Dean. She was an infant when the Titanic went down. She was actually one of the biggest supporters of the Titanic community and would always go to the conventions. Fun fact, I believe three Titanic survivors watched the movie. One in the theater and two private screenings at their home. They were all children at the time. But I remember that the movie affected all of them the same way. It was very impactful. I remember one of them said that they could only watch it at one time. Because it was very painful. That’s what I think. A lot of people forget as well. Over 100 years has passed, but this was a life-changing event. Individuals lost their husbands and their fathers. That’s why the life boat scene in the movie is so gripping. The little girls waving goodbye to their father. That would be the last time they would ever see him. I think we have to make sure we keep that in perspective. These people were not just historical faces. They were not just numbers. These were real people. 1500 people with hopes and dreams and aspirations. We have to keep that in the back of her mind at all times.

[@theeorehekchannel]

I seen B.j trying to hold them tears at the end. Boy let them tears fall. That ending always gets me. I couldn't imagine being in that ice cold situation like that.

[@maximillianosaben]

From the moment the four musicians get together to keep playing for the last time, I just lose it. Seeing the old couple in bed, and the mother and kids is just a gut punch.

[@VelkanAngels]

Same. One of the very few times a movie has made me cry in adulthood, was when I saw that elderly couple, waiting for death together in their bed while the equally-doomed band members were playing that music.

[@EmmaJean81]

Me too!! As soon as they come back together and play Nearer My God To Thee - I am a wreck… Asia and BJ held it together much better than I do.. I still bawled from that point in this reaction! 😭

[@ameliasandoval8663]

The mom putting her kids to sleep gets me every time

[@WelshAmethystGirl087]

Woo hoo let's go, honestly guys I was moved in the first part when you both got emotional when feeling the love between rose and Jack, seeing BJ kiss Asia's hand and support her always is just a blessing to witness and something to always aspire. Anyone in a relationship take note this is how things should be

[@aquatadevore9335]

This is so heartbreaking, I keep imaging the terror that those people went through and my anxiety is through the roof. The 3rd class Irish lady reading her children to sleep waiting to drown, played as John Connor's foster mom in the second Terminator, and she was Vasquez in the second Aliens movie, she's a very versatile actress ❤

[@stephanieclark9849]

*This is one of those movies I waited years to watch. I didn't think it was "my thing", thought it would be kind of boring, etc.. Then one night when nothing was on, it came on HBO so I decided to check out what I could until I got bored. Well, I never got bored, watched the whole thing, bawled like a baby and then wanted to kick my own azz for waiting so long.*

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I envy people who got to see it in theaters :( I only saw it as a kid when it was in two VHS tapes lol.

[@asteven8]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 I saw it in the theater when I was 13. I **bawled** lots of other people were weeping.

[@michpfreire]

​@@RedRoseSeptember22 It was amazing to see it in theaters! Everyone reacting together! I was 23 years old and when the lights came on at the end of the movie, everyone was balling, some literally, some sniffs, some pretending they weren't as affected.

[@noyesnohaha]

The split scene OMGG ❤

[@digitalbritt2k]

@@RedRoseSeptember22Did you at least make it to one of the theatrical rereleases? I’ve seen it 13 times in theaters now to make up for being too young in 1997-98! lol

[@lucastaylor2321]

Nothing compares to watching Titanic for the first time. I was so engrossed like I was also experiencing it. James Cameron excelled himself.

[@verygooster]

I was 12 when Titanic came out but I will never forget when Rose says "I'd rather be his whore than your wife," all the women in the theater ERUPTED in cheers and the whole theater followed suit when she spits in Cal's face. THAT was the impact this movie had in 1997.

[@AirLancer]

There's a lot to be said about the negatives of seeing a movie in a theater, but sometimes that collective experience does add something watching at home just can't provide.

[@Laueee95]

James Cameron made you root for Titanic even though you knew she would die. He also made you see just how beautiful and revolutionary she was. He also made you see how deadly this disaster was. Jack made me connect with the people who died on the Titanic and realize the horror that they went through. Absolutely devastating. This probably the best movie of all time for me. I'm glad you enjoyed it too.

[@kellymoneymaker3922]

My husband and I saw this 13 times when in came out....we traveled all around to find the best theater with the best sound.😆 He always grabs my hand and says, "that's how much I love you" and always has tears in his eyes.

[@kellifranklin4432]

Dammit! I cried again! I love you both so much! Thank you for watching this movie and thank you for your compassion for those explorers that lost their lives in the underwater vessel tragedy.

[@alexd0617]

Can you imagine what it would have been like to have experienced something like this? Fun fact: There were a few businessmen who cancelled their reservations on Titanic. One of them was Milton Hershey (Hershey's chocolate). Another was J.P. Morgan (Banking Investor).

[@T.Lee3]

There's a conspiracy around all that, too. Put your tin foil hat on, hit Google, and take the dive.

[@lorihagerty7833]

Yes, what luck for Hershey and Morgan!

[@eviekelpie1]

Wow never knew that!

[@lonetardigrade]

​@@T.Lee3 most if not all conspiracy theories end up being fact. Past 3 years is a prime example of that.

[@Milner62]

​@@lonetardigrademaybe modern day conspiracy theories but conspiracy theories about Titanic are not true. The conspiracy is that Morgan had Titanic sunk to silence the opposition to him. Problem is though he owned IMM which owned White Star Line which owned Titanic. The sinking of Titanic nearly put White Star Line out of business and cost them and IMM a lot of money. A wealthy businessman would not target his own investments like that.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Listening to the musicians playing "Nearer My God to Thee" as the ship was sinking is heartbreaking. I don't think that Jack and Rose were real people, but they were great characters in the film. Great reaction, guys!

[@SurvivorBri]

Jack and Rose were fictional characters. How did you not know that?

[@tamiwatchesstuff]

The hymn that was played was the real song the main band leader played to keep morale up because it was his favorite hymnal.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

@@tamiwatchesstuff It's my favorite hymn also. So beautiful.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

@@SurvivorBri I did know that.

[@andrewkelley434]

I love the ending. Rose finally meets Jack again, by the clock, while surrounded by all of those who perished. She made it into her heaven, it definitely indicates that she passed away at the end, especially with that white light.

[@dennismcdade305]

The old couple in the bed as their room flooded were Isador & Ida Strauss. He was the cofounder of Macy’s. His wife refused a seat on a lifeboat.

[@mysam4504]

It's an absolute pleasure to watch how great y'all are to and for each other. 😊❤ The part of the movie that has stayed with me through the years was when the musicians stayed and played, "Nearer My God To Thee," knowing they were going to die one of the musicians said, "Gentlemen, it's been a pleasure playing with you tonight." Brings me to tears everytime. 😢 ❤

[@THCAtomicjuice]

I went to the Titanic museum in Gatlinburg and 2 things there that forever changed how I watch this. 1. They have a room that recreates how dark it truly was once the lights went out. I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. They had a stream of water in that room that was the temperature the water was that night. I dipped my hand in it and immediately my hand went numb. 2. They recovered the violin from the musician who was on that ship. He was working his way across the Atlantic because his wife was in America. She gave him that violin and you can still read an inscription on it from her. They found him using the violin case as a floating device in the water. Just insane.

[@4mindful.meditation]

Actually, Rose and Jack weren't based on real people. Many of the characters in the movie did portray some of the stories and people who were on the Titanic.

[@hpsmoothie]

Good reaction! Little bit of trivia: the movie's original run time of 2 hours and 40 minutes (without credits) is the actual amount of time it took for the ship to sink. And the crashing into the iceberg was 37 seconds for both the movie and the actual ship.

[@leah6849]

I know this movie front to back, back to front, word for word, and I still watch it with the same emotion that you did. From when the dad says "It's goodbye for a little while, only for a little while", it's game over for me. The old couple in their beds, the mum reading her children to sleep, the band playing "nearer my god to thee". Heartbreaking. And the panic of all the people in the water is so real. Rose went on to live the life she promised Jack that she would. Great reaction, guys.

[@oktober-vh6gl]

all these emotions you're going through watching this... then consider, this is one of the most historically accurate movies of all time. this is, for the most part, exactly what these people went through. Jack & Rose's fictitious story could have easily been one of the thousand of true stories of the people that lost their lives in this tragedy...

[@anniesmolkin7685]

I'm not sure if the gun use was historically accurate though was it ?

[@JustKelso1993]

​@anniesmolkin7685 No, from my understanding Cameron regrets the portrayal of that guy. He actually went down very heroically.

[@oktober-vh6gl]

@@anniesmolkin7685 It was. revolvers have been around since the 17th century, but the famous colt revolver (somewhat what modern day revolvers are based on) came out in the early 1800's.

[@gokulgopan4397]

There are a lot of inaccuracies like Ismay's villainous portrayal, Captain Smith ignoring warnings, Murdoch's death, 3rd class passengers locked up etc

[@staciepoole8161]

This was an amazing movie and I think you understand why so many are so obsessed with this movie. It was a peak into a historic event that we really can’t comprehend. Great reaction.

[@Billzor991]

A little context on the lifeboat situation too, is that the idea was that the ships are never alone on these lines, that there will always be another liner near by if there is an accident. The lifeboats werent thought of (at the time) as something you have to stay in and wait and hope to be found, they were made purely to be a ferry system between the ship in trouble and the rescuer. Unfortunately besides the Californian there was no one close. Another little thing is that Olympic, Titanic's identical older sister offered to help Carpathia with the survivors, since she was far larger, but the Captain of Carpathia thought that the survivors seeing a ship identical to Titanic come out of the fog to help them would be too much. Carpathia was later sunk by the Germans in WW1, and Olympic actually sunk a German submarine in the war.

[@_nauticaldisaster_]

Asia and BJ are the new Jack and Rose. Except I imagine Asia would make room on that door...and maybe keep the diamond...cause damn.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

That's probably the reason the door couldn't support the combined weight of Rose and Jack. She had that heavy diamond in her pocket.

[@daphneducharme3020]

The last song the instrumentalist played is called Nearer My God to Thee. I know a man who met a survivor of Titanic. He had invited her to church and she came. They played that song in church the service she came ( unknown she was a survivor until after the church was over). She had cried when the song was played and explained she was a survivor of the sinking after the service was through. She said when the band played that song a peace came over the ship and over the people.

[@Lakeshore14]

Asia’s reaction is similar to my reaction when I first saw Titanic at the movie theatre. My daughter and I watched it on the big screen and I kept telling Rose to hurry up and get Jack free. It is a movie you can’t forget. Thanks so much for your great reaction to this great movie. Titanic won numerous Academy Awards, deservingly so. Love your channel. You two are the real deal. 👏👏❤️

[@patrioticjustice9040]

The colluding circumstances that led to the Titanic's sinking is almost too perfect. - All nearby vessels had turned off their radios for the night and had slowed down due to warnings of ice fields. - The Titanic was built with no headlights to clear the path ahead. There was no moon that night, and there was a thick sea fog. The crewmen in the crows nest also didn't have binoculars to spot the iceberg. In other words, they were completely blind that night. - The Titanic could have stayed afloat with four compartments flooded, but it was just one compartment too many. As they say, it was the straw that broke the camel's back. - I can't say for sure, but some theorize that the Titanic may have hit what is known as a black berg. Icebergs are actually transparent, but appear white because of the snow on them. Sometimes icebergs flip over, where their smaller top half is now at the bottom, and the darker, larger portion is now above water. They can be next to impossible to see at night.

[@stanleymyrick4068]

On top of that, their are allot of theories that they used inferior metal, had a heat/fire issue in one of the coal containers that weakened that part of the ship, and other things that led to it's doom.

[@stanleymyrick4068]

In one of the pictures of Titanic in the dock before it set sail, you can even see the discoloration on the outside of the ship where the coal container caught fire prior.

[@kw7378a1]

And in addition to that, it's been shown by engineers that had Titanic struck the iceberg head on, it wouldn't have sunk. It's because they tried to steer around it and couldn't quite get out of the way, that they had such a big path of damage. So a few seconds one way or the other, and they would have survived.

[@patrioticjustice9040]

@@kw7378a1 That's not possible. Hitting the iceberg head on would have completely crumbled the bow, and the shockwave from the impact would have caused severe damage throughout the hull and keel. It wasn't even "big path of damage" it was holes being poked through the hull, and just enough that ensured the ship would go down. It's not like the entire starboard was ripped away; THAT would have been a "big path of damage." Besides, the Titanic was brand new and expensive. If you're driving a brand new Ferrari and see a telephone pole ahead, do you choose to hit it or go around it? Titanic went full speed blindly into an ice field; once the decision was made to try to enter NYC a day early, the ship was doomed. Heck, not making enough life boats for everyone on board doomed the people from the start.

[@kw7378a1]

@@patrioticjustice9040 look it up if you don't believe me. I'm not an engineer but I believe the engineers who talked about it.

[@joycewinn1960]

Y'all did such a great job reacting to this movie. I just loved watching it with you! James Cameron has been to the wreck of the Titanic 33 times. He made a trip down in 1995 to get some of the footage in the movie. There is a really great documentary called "Ghosts of the Abyss" that you might want to watch. It's from one of his expeditions where James Cameron took a group of historians as well as his friend, Bill Paxton, to the wreck site at the bottom of the Atlantic. I found it fascinating and amazing to watch. Cameron has also been on a dive to the deepest place in the ocean, the Marianas Trench. He's not only a fantastic film maker, but an avid explorer. You know James Cameron's name from the many movies he's made such as The Terminator series, Avatar, True Lies and so many more.

[@WanderingRoe]

The second half is bone-chilling, I can’t imagine how terrifying it was being there. And you’re definitely right about the incompetency of the officers, supposedly everything was chaos cause like you said they never imagined the ship would sink so there was no proper training. Pretty disastrous…

[@joshuagrover795]

In fact Captain Smith and his officers were suppore, (scheduled) to conduct a lifeboat and safety drill on the day Titanic suck, however the safety drill was cancelled for unknown reasons.

[@gokulgopan4397]

​@@joshuagrover795it wasn't a boat drill, it was a crew mustering to their stations that was cancelled. Boat drills were conducted at Belfast, Southampton and on the way from Southampton to Isle of Wight.

[@gokulgopan4397]

​@sebcat04it was just a crew muster that was cancelled. Ship wasn't needed to be stopped.

[@cssimps]

Even though this movie was in 2 parts, I still trared up. I love how much you 2 love each other. ❤ I just had our 33rd anniversary on June 30th. I wish you so many more years of happiness & love.❤

[@terricooper3678]

Great reaction! I love that Leo and Kate are lifelong friends to this day. They always support each other's work and say how much they love each other in interviews. They did another film together "Revolutionary Road". Robert Ebert said they gave the best acting performances of the year in that film.

[@philrob1978]

That's nice to know, that they're still friends in real life - this movie wouldn't have worked at all without their chemistry, which they nailed, obviously.

[@BigSplenda1885]

That scene with the lights fading in and out and the sound of the metal groaning was INCREDIBLE in the theaters in ’97, it’s still one of the most surreal and best experiences I ever had in a movie theater.

[@Milner62]

The scene where rose was in the corridor and the lights went red that's how bright the lights were by time water was at A deck fixing to swallow the bridge up. By this time of the sinking with just 15 minutes left tops the lights went red due to lack of electrical power.

[@karenjackson5989]

So happy y'all watched it!❤

[@Yevgeniy-UA]

So stressful and emotional, especially when you know that this actually happened in real life 😪

[@andreachilton6037]

Another fun fact: when Rose is going back into the water to rescue Jack, the water really was THAT cold. Cameron wanted an authentic reaction from Kate for that scene...

[@ThatBlackPiano]

Jack and Rose were fictional characters, Asia, but many of the other people portrayed in the movie were based on actual people that had been on the Titanic. In the movie Rose was the only survivor that knew about the necklace. Her character was 17. James Cameron did go to look at the Titanic multiple times and that’s where a lot of the shipwreck footage comes from. Captain made one bad call after another: not demanding the accommodation for more life boats, not using SOS instead of the VERY old CQD distress call, and not stuffing ALL lifeboats with people. The only romances that can hold a candle to Titanic are: “Untamed Heart”, “Meet Joe Black”, and “Bicentennial Man”. I always get mad that she didn’t give that necklace to her granddaughter.

[@alicestephens2233]

Untamed Heart is one of my all time favorite movies...i bet I have watched it 15 or 20 times...never gets old and I cry every time

[@gokulgopan4397]

Lifeboat numbers weren't company or any individual decision. It was the regulations. Number of lifeboats were calculated based on ship's size not passenger capacity. Ships above 10000 GRT required 16 lifeboats, Titanic had 4 additional boats. At the time, shipping lanes were usually busy, atleast one ship would come quick for rescue. So the lifeboats would be used to ferry passengers from sinking ship to rescue ship. Even for common people, lifeboats were a last resort of escape, because earlier experiences like SS Atlantic sinking killed passengers in lifeboats. It doesn't entirely guarantee survival. CQD (Come Quick Distress) was the most commonly used distress call. They used the same. They also tried the relatively new code, that was SOS. Only 1 or 2 ships have used SOS before.

[@BBBatling]

i love your reactions so much, you two. always so genuine and emotional. thank you for finally watching this one!

[@Polymathically]

I was lucky enough to watch Titanic in the theaters when I was a teenager. It was a late night showing, and I got out of there at almost 2 AM. But I was awake for every second of it. There are many moments I remember, but the shot of the woman's body floating under the chandelier will be forever burned into my memory. The sheer spectacle and detail of it was unlike any other movie out at that time. The effort that went into making it - the historical research, the dives to and footage of the wreck, the blending of practical and CGI effects, everything - set a new standard for what a movie could be. I highly recommend you look up interviews from the real survivors that were recorded decades ago; their stories are haunting, tragic, and so compelling. There's also a video that lists and translates the entirety of Titanic's distress signals and communications with other ships during the sinking, from the moment the emergency became known, all the way to the final moments before the radio room went underwater.

[@jcg1576]

One of the most amazing aspects of the Titanic sinking is how the ship managed to stay mostly upright throughout her sinking. Most large ships seem to capsize before fully sinking beneath the surface yet Titanic managed to stay pretty much upright throughout her sinking either because of the efforts of her crew as she sank, the way the water flood her halls and decks, or perhaps a combination of both.

[@chrisofstars]

Yeah I've heard it's also unlikely the way the ship landed on the sea bed landing upright. Interesting.

[@Milner62]

It was a combination of things. First off she had a port list when she struck the iceberg. This flooding took out the port list and induced a slight starboard list. Without the initial port list she would have had a fairly extreme starboard list early on. The second was the flat calm waters that allowed her to maintain balance more easily. Because of this her flooding slowed down to a equilibrium and teetered on that spot for a bit before the flooding started to pick up pace again flooding new areas. Some believe this was a result of the coal bunker failing flooding the boiler room and allowing water to freely enter this new compartment.

[@Milner62]

​@@chrisofstarsin shallow waters yest ships that roll over tend to land upside down. In deep water the capsized ships will right themselves and settle up right. Some examples is Bismarck, York town, and many Pacific WWII wrecks all capsized but sunk in 3+ miles depth of ocean and are sitting upright on the ocean floor.

[@NathanFree84]

I've watched hours and hours of you two and have yet to comment. But watching Asia's face, she was so happy and so sad...so sappy. Such a big smile at the end :) Made it a real treat.

[@noakea]

You guys are so sweet, intelligent and emphatic, it's a gift. ❤ Thanks for this! And Asia, you where the first reactor I've seen who is touched to tears for the poor boiler room men who were stuck in the compartments right after the ship struck the iceberg. Lot of people dont get how awful that must have been. I salute your heart! ❤

[@kaylew108]

I actually cried at the end of this movie the first time I watched it, when she died and joined the people of the Titanic that died. I remember the emotion at that time and what it did to so many people. So many years later I still remember that.

[@elenapatrick8116]

All time classic. One of my favorites. They tried to make it as historically correct as possible. Of course there probably was no love story, or diamond that was for a dramatic effect. But it humanized the tragedy. It happened just that way. Only one boat came back for those people in the water. Everything was done according to class. It’s crazy. All those lives lost because they were speeding through icebergs.

[@gokulgopan4397]

There were a lot of inaccuracies like Ismay's villainous portrayal, Captain Smith ignoring warnings, Murdoch's death, 3rd class passengers locked up etc

[@boballen818]

Oh, James Cameron actually did travel to the Titanic many times. They actually filmed there. Some of the early scenes ARE the Titanic. He used 2 Russian submersibles. Mir 1 and Mir 2. They blended real footage with Soundstage footage seamlessly.

[@anaburton8822]

I watched this recently and realized that without Rose marrying Cal the mother probaby lost her status. Even though they were fictional characters, that made me happy.

[@karlschmitt6359]

The man who played the Captain of the Titanic played King Theoden in Lord Of The Rings!

[@allybluhm7317]

Thank you for reacting to this movie :) Titanic is my absolute favorite movie of all time! It won 11 academy awards including best picture, and for good reason…👌🏻 James Cameron is an absolute genius! He truly put his heart and soul into this project and put this end result on the screen for generation after generation to enjoy. He also made the Avatar movies :)

[@MrLivewire1970]

Great reaction! Watching the ship go down at the end is like watching a video from 9/11. It's so shocking to watch. Another great Leonardo movie is, What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Johnny Depp plays his brother, and Leonardo plays a mentally challenged teenager. It's a simple but deep story. That movie and, Basketball Diaries with Mark Wahlberg and Leonardo have some amazing acting.

[@metalparasite]

Hindsight 20/20, the Titanic might've had a better shot at staying afloat had it just smashed head on into the iceberg. It's not 100% certain, but turning the ship lead to it's demise. Also, the drunk cook at the end standing on the stern with Jack & Rose was a real life nod to a baker who got unbelievably drunk while the ship sank and some how survived.

[@devanworkman8745]

Yeah, quite often, when a ship hit something head on, it would survive.

[@Milner62]

Chief barker Charles Joughin and sadly his account must be dismissed as his survival story changed

[@adrianfuegoscuro6308]

19:53 in my O.P Benjamin Guggenheim is the best character in this story and also in the movie, and the best of all is that he is real, he knew perfectly well what was happening and he preferred to go Down like a gentleman rather than take the place of some woman or child. -"We've dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen."If anything should happen to me, tell my wife in New York that I've done my best in doing my duty."

[@X4ert]

20:06 "Heyyy what ever floats your boat...OK" I see what you did there Asia LOL. This film while horribly tragic was a masterpiece on everything from a technical achievement to the acting and set pieces. Love your reaction guys!

[@mlledarcel]

"whatever floats your boat" I am dyyyyying 😂

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

An unfortunate phrase under the circumstances.

[@teresas8173]

I love watching movies with you two! I saw this movie 4x when it was out at theaters. I was obsessed with Titantic and the love story. I still cry when I hear My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion. And yes James Cameron has been to the Titanic over 30x I believe. There are some new really cool documentaries out now on KZbin about Titanic with amazing new visuals I think you might like. Anyway, another great reaction from my fav couple on KZbin. You are the Rose and Jack of KZbin ❤😊

[@no_rubbernecking]

Hey you guys, love the reaction! In case you guys didn't know yet, the dude asking for the brandy is businessman Benjamin Guggenheim, the brother of Solomon Guggenheim (who established the Guggenheim Museum). The two were sons of metal producer Meyer Guggenheim, believed by some to have been the world's wealthiest person for a time in the 1800s. Benjamin is 46 years old on the evening he goes into the sea.

[@shotgunbettygaming]

Seeing this in the theater was very powerful. When the ship went vertical it literally sucked the air out of the theater, hearing 100 people all gasp at the same moment was surreal. Such a beautiful shot. All 8 musicians that played til the end died that night. One passenger who was rescued said this, "Many brave things were done that night, but none were more brave than those done by men playing minute after minute as the ship settled quietly lower and lower in the sea. The music they played served alike as their own immortal requiem and their right to be recalled on the scrolls of undying fame." Huzzah gentlemen, thank you for your consummate professionalism and concern for your fellow man's Spirit in the face of tragedy. May the Ages never forget you.

[@angelomendez4481]

Glad you both enjoy Titanic. I enjoy seeing your reaction. This movie will always be classic. Also two actors from the movie past away while back. They were a great part of this movie. RIP🙏🏻 Gloria Stuart - Old lady Rose Bill Paxton -Brock Lovett

[@RosieM1970]

I saw that very original violin at the titanic museum. That band was instrumental in keeping things sort of calm. It’s a good thing they’re remembered for their bravery during what must have been the most frightening time of their lives

[@1966fastback]

The look on B.J's face when Cal hit Rose. 💀 My favorite B.J. moment: Just push her already. You need to push both of them in the water. 😂😂 I love this movie. Saw it about 10 times in theaters. And the soundtrack is perfection. ❤❤

[@anthonyhebisen]

It’s official . Y’all are my favorite reaction couple on KZbin . I knew that for a while but this reaction sealed the deal . Asia , your personality is so joyful that it’ spreads to the audience and BJ , i love how he really studies every film bringing up great points . It’s a perfect combo for reaction channel . And watching you two bring all romantical , just made me smile the entire time . Much love from Texas !

[@louielouie22]

Guys, check out The Red Violin. It came out the same year as Titanic I think. What an incredible journey.

[@derbydriver]

The Carpathia was the only ship that responded to Titanic’s SOS, and did so immediately. As soon as Carpathia’s Captain was notified of the distress call, he immediately set a plan into action. He had his crew rearrange passengers to make room, prepare the life boats for launch, make as much hot soup and coffee as they could (mind you this was 2 AM), bring out blankets and life vests, then ran the ship at full steam toward Titanic - achieving speeds higher than Carpathia had ever gone, or was meant to go. They nearly collided with an iceberg themselves, but managed to slow down and navigate the ice field. Once through the ice, they went full steam yet again toward Titanic, with only the distance green marker light of Titanic’s bow to guide them. When they got close to the coordinates, they realized that the green light was actually a flare from a life boat, and Titanic had been gone for around two hours already. Carpathia was sunk by a German U-Boat 6 years later.

[@berndgeels]

I just knew Asia would have her hands up near her face or chest for part of this movie because it's so heartwrenching. It's not a supernatural horror movie but Titanic is nonetheless a horror movie in its own way.

[@flu1dz]

I didn't see it depicted here, but when the Irish mother is tucking her two children into bed, knowing they weren't high class enough to make it off of the ship, she mentions "Tír na nÓg", it is the "land under the wave" in Irish mythology. It is a part of their "otherworld". That moment is beautiful to me, as someone who loves Irish mythology.. and also sad, as someone who is a father and knows that me and mine would not be considered worthy of exiting the ship with the "high class". This movie has so many beautiful moments in it.

[@JohanSven42069]

Leo doesn't talk about Titanic much anymore. He lost all interest when the movie turned 25 years old.

[@Jupiterblitz]

By far earlier: Right after he'd been notified that he wasn't being nominated as Best Actor at all he stayed away from the Academy Awards 1998 😄.

[@tracyhale8336]

😂😂😂 I see what you did. 😂😂😂

[@-valmetal-]

LMFAOOO

[@tashworth10]

😂😂

[@kimguerrero8069]

This is one of my favorite movies. I don't even know how many times I've watched it but the part where they were locked behind the gate in about to go under the water when Jack was unlocking the gate Thomas still makes my heart race. It's like I'm watching the movie for the first time every single time. Such an amazing movie

[@jacobtarter2237]

To me , the movie is one of the greatest movies ever . It’s got romance , drama, horror and emotion. I’ve seen this full movie a couple of times , and I’ve seen like 100 reactions to it and still I get stressed out the whole last 30 mins to an hour of the movie . I still cry at the end with Jack and rose, with the mom reading her kids their last bed time story and the elder’s laying in their bed waiting to die. Sad fact , the 2 elders at the end laying together are based on real ppl , and their great great granddaughter was married to the founder of oceangate , the company of the submarine that imploded tryna go down and see the titanic a couple of weeks

[@flaysol7719]

Romeo + Juliet was more better than this. More Dramatic and more ride to die romance.

[@asteven8]

I saw this movie in the theater when I was 13. It was one of the first movies I got to see without my parents or an older sibling accompanying me. I sobbed when the flooding and sinking started. I knew of the story of the Titanic. It was another thing to see it and what those people likely experienced. That effected me so much that the day after seeing it, I remember soon after waking up, I started crying again.

[@lindapowers8592]

Real footage! James Cameron movie director/producer has plots to the bottom of the ocean floor done many oceanic explorations and research.

[@250cchd54]

Asia and BJ....I really enjoyed re watching this with you. The ending after she passes away was one of the greatest scenes i have seen.

[@4.20Everyday]

They had a band playing when the ship sunk for real.

[@yang-it-yin7002]

Titanic sank on its maiden voyage. It was the first and last voyage of the most luxurious and advanced ship of its time. I'm sure it must have been a complete shock at the time.

[@vandergrad]

I had the privilege of visiting the Titanic display at a Chicago museum a number of years ago... to see so many of the artifacts they brought up and know they belonged to people who experienced that horrific night... to see and touch an actual piece of the ship itself... it's hard to explain just how moving it was.

[@lamikahawkins9442]

This movie is an absolute masterpiece to watch. Knowing the history of what happened, having the actual sunken footage, and just incredible acting and storytelling are what make this movie such a heart wrenching joy to watch.🤗

[@clarejean3309]

I just finished watching your reaction to the first part. I love how sweet you are with each other. This part of the movie is the toughest part to watch. Your relationship is how they should be. great reaction and I subscribed to you guys!

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Hey, Thanks Clair! We really appreciate your sub ❤️❤️

[@michaelwilber774]

I love the story of the elctrions in the lower decks fighting to keep the lights on as long as possible

[@chrisrowe2308]

Jack and Rose are fictional characters. However most of the people they interact with on the ship were real.

[@mikesterling688]

Great reaction! I saw Titanic in the theater 4 times with different friends. I cry every time at the end.

[@sonyawasmer2344]

Rose and Jack are not real people but some of the people they showed were actual real people. Like Victor from YATR and Kathy Bates as Molly Brown.

[@cleekmaker00]

The Molly Brown House in Denver is one of our City's most popular attractions. 🙂

[@hanza4348]

My mum brought me the VHS for Christmas & me & my friends would watch it all weekend long!! And I still cry to this day at the end, one of my faves, love your guys reactions too

[@devanworkman8745]

The saddest part of this whole disaster was that there was a ship called the Californian within seeing distance of seeing the distress rockets from Titanic but they decided to ignore them and the captain of the Californian Stanley Lord decided to just go to bed ignoring the distress messages and rockets. He was forever viewed after that as a pariah.

[@jamesalexander5623]

Not True at all! The Titanic's Wireless Operators Told the Californian to Stay Clear as they were busy sending Messages to Cape Race for the Passengers ( Before Titanic hit the Iceberg ). So the Californian shut down their Wireless as they had No Obligation to stay on all night especially as they had been told to stop interrupting!

[@devanworkman8745]

@jamesalexander5623 You obviously don't know the history of Titanic it literally takes a minute to look it up. The Californian simply ignored all the distress rockets and didn't even attempt to help the passengers of the Titanic.

[@Milner62]

​​@@jamesalexander5623 while that may be true the bridge officers saw the rockets, notified the captain and the wireless operator was never woken up to check what's going on. That ultimately is the fault of captain lord as he is the commander. He then spent the rest of his life making excuses he was too far away and the rockets they had seen weren't Titanic. Except at dawn they say Carpathia on site and made way for Carpathia which proves they watched Titanic go down. Problem is though even in day light Carpathia arrived hours later as California was picking up the last lifeboat. She wouldn't have made it in time even if she had left at the first rocket.

[@ARealGem88]

The ending gets me every time. I wind up crying. When Rose dies and is reunited not only with Jack but with the rest of the people who passed on the Titanic. This part makes me think about whether we will be able to be reunited with our loved ones when we are called home.