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HEA in Movies
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Titanic: Is it just me, or is the ending unbearable?
I think I agree. I've seen the movie and really have no desire to see it again. Too depressing for me. I must admit, though, that the special effects were really something. To see them in 3-D would be awesome but still, no, I won't go see it.
Good to know it's not just me, then! I struggle with any movie without a HEA for the lovers. Forest Gump gets me too!
I'm with you two. Even with the lure of 3D, it is not for me.
Perhaps the problem is also that we know from the start there can be no HEA, as this is based on a true story and so many people died. I think I prefer pure fantasy.
I didn't like it much either. I always try to figure out ways to save more people when I watch the movie.
Yes, I do the "if only" thing a lot.
I originally went to see it with 2 Brazil exchange students who apparently didn't know about the Titantic's fate. They cried so hard.
I only managed to watch this ONCE in its entirety and that was it for me. This was only after everyone and their mother went to see it like 11 times (the first time it came out in theaters). I could barely sit through the whole thing. Once was enough thank you very much. Yes Jack dying sucks. But it's even more heartbreaking that it actually happened and all those lives were lost. That's all I keep focusing on. :( Like Danielle I kept wanting them shove more people in those damn life boats. Gah!
I know what you mean, Melody.
Melody wrote: "I kept wanting them shove more people in those damn life boats. Gah!"Yeah, I'm like saying out loud, "Get in the boat! Get in the boat!"
I have to agree, this is a one-time see movie for me...I saw it in the theater when it first came out and that was that. I cannot watch it again, too gut-wrenching that it actually happened. And as for the ending...it has always bugged me that Rose goes on, has a life and children and grandchildren, and obviously a man she loved enough to have all these wonderful life events with...but when she dies, she goes to Jack. I always felt sorry for the man with whom she actually shared her life. :'(
Kimberly wrote: "I always felt sorry for the man with whom she actually shared her life. :'( "I wondered about that, too!
I agree! I'd never write a romance novel with that plot.
Actually, I always felt it was right that she should join Jack in the afterlife - her one true love, and the one who taught her how to truly live and love.
True, I felt Jack was her "soul mate" -- but I felt sorry for her husband.
Got half way through Titanic and turned it off. Same with the English Patient. I just didn't want to watch something so sad. New here in this group, hello ladies!
Hello, Holly! Welcome to our little group.
Hi Lisa! This looks like a nice, casual group.
welcome Holly ☺
I try to avoid movies that I know don't have the HEA but some slip though the cracks. I went and saw Titanic with my exchange students. I wouldn't have gone on my own. I knew the ship sunk and many died but even so I was still hoping for a HEA for the main characters.
I can't watch Titanic, it makes me to mad watching it, especially the ending. I just wanna smack them and tell them they should try getting on the door at the same time from different sides so it doesn't tip...idiots.I knew going into it they both wouldn't survive and that should have told me not to watch it.
I was thinking about this while watching the penultimate episode of House last night. Oh, and while watching Mike die on Desperate Housewives. So depressing. I don't want to spend an hour watching something and come away feeling blue!
Yeah, I want - Happy Happy, Joy Joy!
Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "Yeah, I want - Happy Happy, Joy Joy!"LOL! Yeah, me too. ☺
Sometimes I get so frustrated with television and movies that I retreat to the golden oldies, or tell myself I should stick to Disney...
lol, I know what you mean.
I ♥ Disney movies. . . well, except for Old Yeller!
Such a heart-breaking scene that was. I couldn't force myself to watch the whole movie...especially knowing that scene would show up and I would cry for poor Leo.
Yeah, Old Yeller is a hard one to watch.
Disney does have some good ones. Don't know Greyfriars Bobby. I guess I'll have to look it up.
I guess with Titanic we're supposed to be "Happy" because Rose reunites with Jack at death... I guess... I just really like the costumes in the movie.
Yes, the costumes and effects were awesome.
Yes! Love the costumes too. Love that era.[image error]
I think part of the tragedy for me is how little time Jack and Rose have together - it seems cruel to give them hope and a chance at love, then take it away at once. Perhaps I'd have liked the movie more if Rose had conceived his child in the car, and had not remarried.
Oh, Casablanca is one of those films where I only watch the non-love scenes, LOL!
I love Titanic and have watched it several times : ) It's one of my all time favorite movies. I am just fascinated with anything involving the Titanic lol.
God, yes, I hated the ending, though some have argued that if Jack hadn't died, she wouldn't have had the strength to go on and do all the cool things she did. But I say she could have done them with him!!
@Mysti, I agree!
BUT THERE WOULDN'T BE A MEMORABLE SONG TO BE REMEMBERED NOR THE PERFECTLY HEART-BREAKING SCENE WHEN SHE REALIZES THAT JACK HAS DIED (DESPITE THE FACT HE IS ICE-COLD WATER THE WHOLE STINKING TIME)...IF SHE COULD AT LEST TOUCH HIS HANDS, SHE WOULD REALIZE THAT HE HAD DIED A LOT SOONER THAN SHE DID IN THE MOVIE...I MEAN THE SONG: MY HEART WILL GO WOULDN'T BE SO FAMOUS IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THAT TERRIBLE ENDING!!! (sorry for the caps..I express myself better in caps).
Alison wrote: "My friends keep telling me "Titanic" is so romantic but... the ending. It's so tragic. I've seen snippets of the film on TV 3 times and still, I can't bear to watch, not without a HEA. Even "Casabl..."I think a lot of people confuse "romance" with "romantic." I'm constantly being recommended books and movies by non-romance readers that are simply romantic (often with tragic endings). I can tolerate--but never love--a movie with a less than happy ending. A couple of hours is a relatively small investment. But a book? Nope. If I'm not absolutely sure the ending is happy, I refuse to read it. Life (or at least sufficient reading time) is too short.
Yeah, I was just thinking about Forrest Gump, too.There surely was enough room on the top of that door for Jack too.
I thought there was. :(
HMMMM Can I be a little bit controversial? I don't like James Cameron, as he substitutes visual style for substance, Avatar being a case in point. Stunning to look at but a script written on the back of an envelope. Unobtanium........ well really! The same with Titanic, it's about an unfeasible relationship and the characters are crudely drawn and one dimensional. It's sumptuous to look at but too be honest you get more from "A night to Remember" I went with an expectation of an engaging epic and was left feeling cheated.
Alison wrote: "My friends keep telling me "Titanic" is so romantic but... the ending. It's so tragic. I've seen snippets of the film on TV 3 times and still, I can't bear to watch, not without a HEA. Even "Casabl..."But Casablanca has a brilliant HEA ending. Elsa gets to be happy with Victor, Rick loses his cynicism and rejoins the struggle, louis turns into a patriot and the Nazi gets his comuppance. Brilliant!!!
Am I just too sensitive, or does anyone else struggle with the ending? 'Don't give up climbing onto that floating door, Jack!' I want to shout.
So romantic, but so sad.
Hannah xx