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titanic

Titanic

（Drama）（1997）

©1999byRaymondWeschler

MajorCharacters

JackDawson……………………………………….LeonardoDiCaprio

Ayoung,charmingandtalentedartistwhoistravellingthroughout

theworld,paintingashegoes.HewinsatickettogoontheTitanic’s

firstvoyageinapokergame,justminutesbeforeitleavesEngland.

RoseDeWittBukater………………………….KateWinslet

A17yearoldwomenfromarichfamilywhoisgoingtomarryCal

（seebelow）,arichanddisgustingmanwhoshehates.Shefeelstrappedbyherlifesituation,butisunsurehowtoescape.

RoseDawsonCalvert…………………………..GloriaStuart

The100yearoldwomanwho,in1997,tellsusthestoryofheradventuresontheTitanic,asthe17yearoldabove,backin1912.

Caledon“Cal”Hockley………………………..BillyZane

Anarrogantandclassistbusinessmanwhoinheritedmillionsofdollars,whowasplanningtomarryRose.

RuthBukater……………………………………….FrancesFisher

Rose’ssnobbymother,whoinsiststhatRosemarryCal,simplybecausetheBukaterfamilywassuddenlywithoutmoneyafterherhusband

died.Hehadleftbehindonly“lotsofdebtsandagoodfamilyname.”

SpiceLovejoy………………………………………..DavidWarner

Apersonalassistant（or“valet”）toCal,whohadbeenapoliceofficer.

*“TheUnsinkable”MollyBrown………….KathyBates

Acolorfulsupporterofwomen’srights.Shewasconsidered“newmoney,”becauseshehadgrownuppoor,buthadmarriedarichman.

*CaptainJohnSmith………………………………BernardHill

ThecaptainoftheTitanic,whowasleadingtheshiponitsfirstvoyage,

inwhatwastobehislasttripasacaptainbeforeheretired.

*ThomasAndrews………………………………….VictorGarber

ThedesigneroftheTitanic,whowasonboarditsfirstfatefultrip.

*J.BruceIsmay…………………………………………JonathonHyde

ThemanageroftheWhiteStarLines,thecompany

thatownedtheTitanic.

BabrizioDeRossi…………………………………..DannyNucci

AnItalianfriendofJack’swhowaslivingout

hisdreamoffinallygoingtoAmerica.

TommyRyan………………………………………….JasonBarry

AnIrishfriendofJack’swhowasalso

travellingtoAmericaforthefirsttime.

BrockLovett…………………………………………….BillPaxton

Thedirectorofthe1997expeditionthatwassearchingtheremains

oftheTitanic,inhopesoffindingafamousandextremelyvaluablesapphirestonethatwasbelievedtobeonthesunkenship.

LewisBodine……………………………………………LewisAbernathy

Brock’sfunnyassistant,whodidnotatfirstbelievethatthe

100yearoldRoseDawsonCalvertwasinfactRoseDeWittBukater.

LizzyCalvert…………………………………………….SuzyAmis

Rose’sgranddaughter,whoaccompaniedhertovisittheexpeditionshipthatwassearchingtheremainsoftheTitanic..

SomeAdditionalNotesontheCastofCharacters:

Allofthosecharacterswhohavean*bytheirnamesareinfacttruehistoricalfigures,whowereontheTitanicwhenitsetsailfromEngland.Inaddition,youshouldnoticethattherearetinyrolesbyactorswhoplayJohnJacobAstorandBenjaminGuggenheim,bothofwhomwerealsorealpeople,andtwooftherichestAmericansaliveatthetime（theirwealthandnamesliveontoday,intheformofvariousmuseumsandcharitablefoundations）.Finally,itshouldbementionedthatthisfilmhasimpressiveperformancesbyactorswhoplayedmanyoftheTitanic’screw,butbecausethereweresomany,andtheygenerallywerenotreferredtobyname,Ididnotnotetheminthelistabove）.

PlotSummary

OnApril15th,1912,theTitanic,thelargestandmostluxuriouspassengershipbuiltuntilthattime,struckanicebergintheNorthAtlanticOceanwhileonitsmaidenvoyagefromSouthhampton,EnglandtoNewYorkCity.1,517oftheship’s2,207passengersdiedwhenthegreatship---whichwasgenerallythoughttobeunsinkable---wentdowntothebottomoftheoceanfloorjusttwohoursafterstrikingtheiceberg.Amongthedeadweresomeoftherichestpeoplealive,butinfactthemajorityofthosewhodiedwererelativelypoorpeoplewhoweretrappedinthebottomoftheship,inwhatwascalledthe‘steerage’quarters.

ThisfilmtellsthestoryofthattragiceventfromthepointofviewofRose,

a100yearoldwomanwhosurvivedthesinking,andisnowlookingbackatwhathappened,85yearslater.Thishappensbecauseoneday,RoserecognizesapaintingofherselfthatwasbeingshownonTV,afterithadbeenrecoveredbyagroupofunderseaexplorerswhowerefilmingtheremainsoftheTitanicontheoceanbottom.Aftersheseesherportrait,sheandhergranddaughtercontactBrock,theleaderoftheexplorationship,sothatshecantellhimthestoryofheramazingadventure.

Atthetimeofthesinking,Rosewasacharmingbutspoiled17yearoldwomanwhowassailingbacktoAmericainordertogetmarriedtoCalHockley,arich,arrogantandtrulydisagreeablebusinessmanwhowasgoingtoeventuallyinheritmillionsofdollars.Rosewasdesperatetoavoidthisfate,butshewasbeingpushedtodosobyhermother,asnobbywomanwhohadrecentlydiscoveredthatherrecentlydeceasedhusbandhadleftherandRosewithoutanymoney,despitetheirrichfamilyname.

Inamomentofgreatdepression,RoseconsidersjumpingofftheTitanic,butisconvincednottodosobyJackDawson,acharmingyoungartistwhotravelsaroundtheworld,paintingthepeoplethathesees.JackhasnomoneyandisclearlynotfromthesamesocialclassasRoseorCal,butoverthenextcoupledays,theyquicklyfallinlove,whichobviouslydoesnotpleaseeitherCalorRose’smother.YetforRoseherself,meetingJackisprobablythebestthingthatwouldeverhappentoher,forduringthecourseoftheirtwoshortdaystogether,Jacksavesher“ineverywaythatapersoncanbesaved.”

ABriefNoteontheTitanicandSocialClass:

WhiletheplotisfocusedonthelovestorybetweenJackandRose,thisfilmoftenexplorestheroleofsocialclassinthelivesoftheindividualcharacters.Indeed,inreallife,thepassengersontheTitanicwereclearlydividedalongclasslines,andthuswhentheshipsunk,fewofthesurvivorswerefrom3rdclasssteerage,whichwaswherethepoorerpassengersstayed,onthelowestlevelsoftheship.

WordsandExpressionsthatYoumaynotKnow.

TheNorthAtlanticOcean,1997:

TreasurehuntersreturntothesunkenTitanic,

insearchofapricelessstone.

13meters.

Aunitofmeasurement,whichintheUSsystem,isabout3feet.

Takeheroverthebowrail.

Therailingonthedeckoftheship,whichkeptpeoplefromfallingoff.

Quiet;We’rerolling.

“Toroll”avideocamerameanstobeintheprocessoffilming.

Seeinghercomeoutofthedarknesslikeaghostshipgetsmeeverytime.

Inthiscontext,ifsomethingreally“getyou,”itmeansthatiteffects

youemotionally,perhapsmakingyousadorverythoughtful.

Thesadruinofthegreatship.

Notethat“ruin”canbeaverb,orashere,anoun,referringtothephysicalmaterialthatisleftaftersomethinghasbeendestroyed.

You’resofullofshit,boss.

Acrudebutcommonandinterestinginsult;Ifsomeoneis“fullof

shit,”itmeansthatwhatthey’vebeensayingisnonsense,orlies.

OnthedeckoftheTitanic.

The“deck”ofashipisaplatformforwalking,andisusuallyoutside.

Thesewindowsare9inchesthick,andiftheygo,it’ssayonaraintwoseconds.

Inthiscase,“iftheygo”meansifthey（thewindows）break.“Sayonara”isaJapanesewordmeaninggoodbye,thoughhereBrockusesittomeanthatifthewindowsdobreak,he’llbedead.

Allright,enoughofthatbullshit.

Acrudebutcriticalnounwhichmeansnonsense,lies,distortions,etc.

Putherdownontheroofoftheofficer’squarters.

Thisreferstotheroomwherethecaptain

andhismenworkedontheship.

Settolaunch.

Ifanykindofmachineortransportationis“settolaunch,”

itisreadytobeginorgo（Arocket“launches”intospace）.

Tetheroutwhendroppingdownalongthehull.

A“tether”isaropethatisconnectedtoanobjectwhichallowsaperson

toholdon.Here,it’susedasaverb.The“hull”oftheshipisthemain

partofthebody,whichfloatsonthewater.

Justchill,boss!

“Chill”isaninterestingslangverbmeaningtorelaxorcalmdown.

We’reatthepiano,youcopy?

Whentalkingonshortwaveradio,thisisa

wayofsaying“Doyouhearandunderstandme?

”

That’swheretheson-of-a-bitchslept.

Acommoninsultwhichreferstoameanorunpleasantman.

Yousmellingsomething,boss?

Inthiscontext,ifapersonsmellssomething,itmeansthatthey

thinkorsuspectthatthereissomethingwrongorstrangehappening.

Flipitover!

“Toflipover”somethingistocompletelyturnitover.

It’spayday,boys!

Thedaythatapersonispaid,ormorecolloquially,thedaywhena

personfinallygetsahugereward,eitherthroughhardworkorluck.

Ka-ching!

Afunnylittleslangwordthatreferstomoney（Itispronouncedinsuchawaythatitsoundslikeacashregisteropeningafterasale）.

OK,crackheropen!

“Tocrackopen”somethingistoforceitopen.

ThesamethinghappenedtoGeraldo,andhiscareerneverrecovered.

AreferencetotheTVjournalistGeraldoRivera,whoclaimedthatthesecurityboxofgangsterAlCaponewasfilledwithgold,butwhenitwasopenedonliveTV,therewasnothingofimportanceinside.

Itcouldbeanywhere…JimmyHoffa’sbriefcase.

Hoffawasalaborleaderwhodisappearedin1974,andispresumed

tohavebeenmurderedbygangsters.Hisbodywasneverfound.

Ihavetotrustmyinstinct.

“Instinct”isacriticalwordwhichreferstoaperson’sbehavior

orpersonalbeliefs,whicharenotformallylearned,butinherited

frombirthorbasedonmuchpersonalexperience.

Wejustgottogothroughaprocessofelimination.

Awayoftryingtolearnwhatistherightanswertoaproblembyexclud