We all cried when Jack just
drifted off into the abyss, when his deep eyes were fading away in the cold
Atlantic Ocean. Titanic was a classic and hundred years have passed since that
devious day when the Unsinkable sank. A mammoth piece of ice crumbled and
humbled the human arrogance that was proclaimed the floating palace. The
Titanic that once symbolized wealth and dismay alike later thanks to James
Cameron symbolized eternal love and the perennial human spirit. Titanic the
movie we all loved and cherishes, Titanic the ship we hardly knew. The
frictional presence of Jack and rose made up our dreams, but the real survivors
of the terrible night were left in the folds of history textbooks.
Titanic: The Unsinkable Ship
15th August 1912,
exactly an hundred years back was a dark day in the human history, At around
2:20 today early morning occurred the greatest disaster in Maritime History,
One that would later become a legend on its own, The sinking of The RMS
Titanic. The Largest passenger liner of its time, enjoying the kind of status
that the Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship now enjoys, was an engineering marvel
of the time. One that was proclaimed to be invincible, one that was destined
for greatness, She did make it to the history books but for a sadder reason.
The reasons for the disaster
largely remain unknown. Yes! We know it hit an iceberg and sank, but why? Even
with ships frantically receiving information of passing icebergs why would it
head directly into it at full speed, head on? May be it was the failure of the
radio receivers to recogni9ze the relay send to them by ships such as SS
Californian and SS Amerika. Or was this the Captain’s failure to assess the
situation and took misinformed decisions. I guess we may never know the real series
of events that caused this rather unfortunate disaster. With a death toll of a
little over 1500, 1514 to be exact, the disaster was the worst of its kind so
far. The iconic image of the ship breaking in two in the icy waters of the
Atlantic is haunting.
Titanic: The Movie ( 1991 )
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“Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic historical disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron”. This is how the Wikipedia describes the film. A film like no other
and a fractionalized love story that tells the tale of the Titanic and the
emotions it carried with it to the icy depths. Apart from just being a commercial and
critical success the film made its way into many hearts all around the world.
Khalid Hosseini in his book the Kite runner describes how Kabul was gripping in
the ‘Titanic Fever’.
Titanic: The Photo Album
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