The titanic was a luxury british steamship that sank in the early hours of april 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg, leading to the deaths of more than 1,500 passengers and crew. Much of titanic is based on theory rather than certainty. Aug 16, 2005 steven p greiner i see your point, steven. Mar, 2017 mel gibsons braveheart is one of the movies with most historical inaccuracies.
There isnt one single titanic mistake that lead to the ships sinking, but rather a combination of errors, ego, and poor judgment. While some of those aspects may be small, perhaps even insignificant, there are other historical inaccuracies in titanic which are far bigger. The most famous film about it is 1997s titanic, but was it more fiction than fact. While the film got a lot of things right, there were still a handful of things it got wrong about the fateful night in 1912, and these 20. The most difficult part about doing a period piece movie is making sure historical facts used in the film are accurate. James cameron mistakes in titanic business insider. Titanic lifeboats were too few in number, for one, and the trip started out with a titanic fire. And he has realized to his chagrin that, in the original movie, he made some historical mistakes. The 10 biggest messups from the 1997 flick its unofficially titanic week at moviefone hq. Unfortunately, sometimes film makers dont always do their research like they should. Titanic lifeboats were too few in number, for one, and the trip started out with a titanic. About the author jon sandys is the creator of moviemistakes. Mistakes happen, but these mistakes may affect how you see your favorite films. Third class passengers were not locked below decks.
Multiple mistakes were made that collectively sent the titanic to its tragic end in april 1912. Actually, avatar is the highest grossing film of all time. Jan 24, 2002 this may have been posted before, but does anyone know how many mistakes there actually are in the 97 movie. Dec 25, 2018 james camerons epic feature film titanic is considered one of the biggest blockbusters of all time. In 2012, on the 100th anniversary of the disaster, an anonymous prankster left a pair of binoculars on fleets grave with an apology note for the late delivery. Jul 08, 2017 theres so much to love about titanic the swoonworthy love story, the divine recreations of historical detail, and that heartbreaking ending that makes everybody spout hot, angry tears forever. Today, the 1997 blockbuster returns to theaters in three glorious dimensions, which means you can once again relive all the tearyeyed teenage memories you had watching the film over and over and over again. When jack and rose are going down with the ship, there is a man holding onto the flagpole. A number of books, articles and movies have been made detailed the tragedy of the rms titanic. First, there were no safety regulations in place for a ship as large as the titanic. While this was heavily due to the acting, directing, cinematography and all of the art that goes into movie production, its historical accuracy was also a major factor. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, the film is based on accounts of the sinking of the rms titanic, and stars leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its illfated maiden voyage.
Each screw up is like a tiny accidental easter egg for the obsessive compulsive troll who liv. This may have been posted before, but does anyone know how many mistakes there actually are in the 97 movie. Hartley is considered one of the heroes of the titanic because, as the film. The oversight, which might have become known as binoculargate if it had occurred later in history, was a notorious blunder in the titanic tragedy. The lake that jack told rose he went ice fishing on when she was threatening to jump is lake wissota, a manmade lake in wisconsin near chippewa falls where jack grew up. The real story, which was overshadowed in the movie and in various superficial historical accounts of the titanic disaster, is that it provides a morality tale for the ages. The film itself was, at the time, heralded as one of the most historically accurate versions of the ship ever to be put on the big screen, yet despite this, it is. Oct 17, 2019 yet titanic is as riddled with mistakes as any movie. I have a copy of bonanza books ocean liners of the past, which is mainly a reprint of the june 1936 issue of the souvenir number of the shipbuilder and marine enginebuilder, which has a large cutaway drawing showing automobiles parked in the garage on f deck on the queen mary. Some survivors testified that the ship did break apart as it sunk, while others said that it went under intact.
Its eclectic group of passengers included millionaires, teachers, emigrants, silent movie stars, and industrialists. A bit of historical inaccuracy james cameron was willing to overlook in exchange for witty dialogue to captivate the audience. Titanic is one of the greatest historical epics ever made, but even this. Braveheart in braveheart, we get a lot of shots of scottish men traipsing around in. Although most would argue that the movie was welldone and accurate, there were a few inconsistencies in the movie that wouldnt have happened in the reallife event. The most respected and skilled directors, editors, producers, and plenty of other crew members of films go. Rose comments on sigmund freuds theories on the male preoccupation with size, despite the fact that freud wouldnt publish material on that. However, the photographs of old roses life at the end of the movie show her. There were only 16 on board and four collapsibles, which only accommodated 1,178 people on a ship with the capacity for 3,300. In this video i show you the top 10 movie mistakes ive found in titanic from 1997. Because of its construction of 15 watertight, separate compartments, the titanic was. There was one crucial historical fact cameron chose to omit from the film the ss californian was close to the titanic the night she sank but had turned off its radio for the night, did not hear her crews sos calls, and did not respond to their distress flares.
The lake was only filled with water in 1918 when a power company built a dam on the chippewa river, six years after the titanic sank more. Jack dawson was not who you thought he was yes, there was a j. Because of its construction of 15 watertight, separate compartments, the titanic was thought to be unsinkable. I now know i made these mistakes in titanic and i thought about reshooting the movie. A seventeenyearold aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, illfated r.
For years, whether the titanic broke apart as it went under was a highly debated element of titanic history. Welcome to my channel about movie locations and movie talk. The scene where third class passengers are forcibly prevented from reaching the. How historically accurate was james camerons titanic. Hypothermia apparently only affects people once they leave the titanic, not when the cold sea water is in the titanic. The passenger liner, the titanic, sunk on its maiden voyage from england to the united states in 1912. As cameron depicts in titanic, the ship was not equipped with enough lifeboats.
Titanic turns 20 movie mistakes you never noticed part one. Climactic scenes ruined, period dramas with modern technology and even crotches have become the stuff of. Titanic 1997 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms. Some movie mistakes are subtle, but otherslike this blatant blunder in american sniperare so ridiculous that you cant help but see them. All the scenes from camerons film show the rms titanic ship leaving port, journeying en route and then sinking within the movies running time of approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes. Mel gibsons braveheart is one of the movies with most historical inaccuracies. James camerons classic 1997 movie, titanic, tells the tragic true story of the most infamous shipwreck in history. Without further ado, here are the 15 worst continuity mistakes in movie history. Truly titanic mistakes titanic mistakes mostly had to do with the safety of the ship. Basically, bradley coopers character in the movie is supposed to be cradling a live babybut since the live baby is a doll, he uses his thumb to move its arm and give it life. The ship was a feat to be sure, but it had one deadly flaw.
Director james cameron is hailed as a hugely respected titanic expert. Titanic is simultaneously the most romantic and tragic film of all time. We all are total suckers for the jack and rose romance, even though it ends in tragedy and tears for all including us in the audience. Best movies based on historical events or people thetoptens. From the binoculars in locked case that stopped crew spotting iceberg to passengers opening portholes to. Human beings have committed a number costly mistakes, some of which have literally altered the course of history. Here are thirteen things the movie titanic got wrong and twelve it. May 16, 2007 titanic 1997 i recall when this came out that the director, james top of the world cameron made much of the recreation of the ship, and the historical detail that went into the production. With leonardo dicaprio, kate winslet, billy zane, kathy bates. The historical accuracy of titanic provided some of the movie s most memorable moments. Every movie has mistakes during production and james cameron is still one of my favorite filmmakers with amazing blockbusters like terminator, aliens, and avatar. Dawson on the titanic, but his name was joseph, not jack, and he was a member of the crew, a trimmer in the furnaces.
Director peter jackson used all his filmmaking ability and wetas cgi wizardry to take audiences into the bowels of middleearth for his lord of the rings trilogy. This is due in part to camerons narrative decisions. Titanic was the highest grossing movie worlwide and still is, no movie comes close, granted braveheart is awesome, just look at the statistics. Sep 02, 2017 in this video i show you the top 10 movie mistakes ive found in titanic from 1997. No matter how many times fans have seen the movie, the question of how accurate titanic really is always hangs over everything. Top 5 braveheart historical mistakes history vs movies. Jul 03, 2018 although most would argue that the movie was welldone and accurate, there were a few inconsistencies in the movie that wouldnt have happened in the reallife event. Titanic titanic movie movie titanic titanic facts the. I dont necessarily mean historical mistakes, but technical ones. When jack and rose are being chased by the bodyguard, they run through the ships boiler room, prior to winding up in the car. At over three hours in length, titanic is a juggernaut that blends historical fact with fiction. Titanic history titanic movie movie mistakes disney and more smiles and laughs techno make me smile film note.
Best mistakes best pictures new this month best comedy quotes most mistakes questions movie quote quiz imdb top 250 best of 2020 titanic 1997 54 factual errors. Although most would argue that the movie was welldone and accurate, there were a few inconsistencies in the movie that wouldnt have happened in the real. Computers also have made errors like this, too, but that can still be blamed on humans since we did the programming. The film itself was, at the time, heralded as one of the most historically accurate versions of the ship ever to be put on the big screen, yet despite this, it is riddled with glaring. Eagleeyed fans of mel gibsons historical drama know there are flubs here ranging from crew members caught on. Here lies another historical accuracy in titanic the movie. Movie characters and actual rms titanic passengers. Huge sums of money and equipment worth millions of dollars have been lost simply because someone made some tiny math mistake.
The only problem is this freud theory wasnt published until years later, after the titanic sank in 1912. I was thinking more along the lines of more modern ships. The story about wiliam wallace, a scottish national hero, is changed for better dramatisation so the movie has a little connection with the reallife hero. Much of the uncertainty surrounding this was put to rest in 1985 when the wreck of the titanic was discovered in two. Titanic, american romantic adventure film, released in 1997, that centres on the sinking of the rms titanic. According to paul loudenbrown, a member of the titanic historical society who consulted on titanic, cameron loved the. This list includes the 1997 film titanic which is one of the highestgrossing films. Jack wouldnt have been able to attend that firstclass dinner. Titanic was fueled by coal, and the boiler workers were called the black gang due to what happened as a result of working there. I have a copy of bonanza books ocean liners of the past, which is mainly a reprint of the june 1936 issue of the souvenir number of the shipbuilder and marine enginebuilder, which has a large cutaway drawing showing automobiles parked in the garage on f.
The film begins with the robotic exploration of the titanic s. You might have been too busy enjoying every second of watching jack and roses love story unfold during titanic to notice any mistakes the movie made. When jack and fabrizio are at the bow, the anchor well below them is black. A new documentary investigates the series of mistakes that led to the sinking of the titanic during its maiden voyage in april 1912. We see vapor breath from passengers in the water, but not from those on deck. Latest blog posts 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies the biggest mistakes in the harry potter movies the biggest movie mistakes of the decade the 20 biggest friends mistake pictures the 20 biggest mistakes in the wizard of oz the 20 biggest mistakes in jurassic park 40 biggest mistakes in the big bang theory stan lees best cameos 33.
The history of titanic has enthralled the world quite unlike any other shipwreck known to man. While the film got a lot of things right, there were still a handful of things it got wrong about the fateful night in 1912, and these 20 facts are some of the most notable. The background of a great movie can be a tricky place to work. When the ship is flooded with icy water jack and rose make their way through the water without freezing.
For example, apparently one of the passengers is seen getting onto a lifeboat with a digital watch on. We list some of the biggest mistakes in world history. A bit of historical inaccuracy james cameron was willing to overlook in. Theres no way that jack dawson couldve entered the first class section with rose. A lot of students hate math, even though the world runs on mathematics. The titanic movie premiered in 1997, to record audiences primarily made up of teenage girls who came to see the history of the titanic told through two fictional characters. Another prominent historical figure in the movie is wallace hartley, the violinist played by actor jonathan evansjones. The errors that sank the titanic as the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic on its maiden voyage on april 15, 1912 approaches a fascinating new book details the blame that went on in. But these are mistakes that go above and beyond in their potential for ruining your viewing experience. Well more than likely you caught a mistake that was missed while making the movie. On television, the titanic has been featured in genres ranging from epic dramas to short cartoon parodies.
The lead characters jack and rose in the film are completely fictional. Both the 1950s version of the titanic s sinking, a night to remember and the more recent film have been very popular. Eagleeyed fans of mel gibsons historical drama know there are flubs here ranging from crew members caught on camera to floppy, rubber weapons. It would be hard to write down all inaccuracies but here are top 5 braveheart historical mistakes. No one thing sent the titanic to the bottom of the north atlantic, richard corfield writes in a physics world retrospective on the disaster that. Even the most classic movies have at least one or more notable errors. When jack comes to the first class door for the first time in his tux, you can see a cameraman in the glass door before he enters. Jul 17, 2015 james camerons epic 1997 romantic disaster movie titanic was critically praised almost universally. James camerons titanic is regarded as one of the most successful films of all time titanic is an interesting piece of fiction to consider. I think this pretty much explains itself, but i must make. This december, titanic will be celebrating its 20th anniversary, and here are some movie mistakes that people might not even know existed. May 19, 2017 we have found plenty of movie mistakes in disney film as well as goof from action movie, fantasy, thrillers, animation and more trust me, the movie mistakes videos that you are watching, you want. As such, james cameron was able to convey the actual sinking of the titanic in a way that no other movie before would have possibly been able to do. The movie mistakes blog titanic is getting a 3d rerelease next week in the 15 years since it was first in cinemas 15 years im so old a lot of eagleeyed viewers have spotted well over 200 mistakes in it here are 15 of the best.
It was nominated for fourteen academy awards and won no less than eleven. Nobody wants to end up as the guy who failed to add bullet holes correctly on the set of pulp fiction or the now iconic stormtrooper who accidentally nailed his head on a door in star wars. The historical accuracy of titanic provided some of the. Jul 17, 2017 obviously, titanic had a lot of really great historical detail in it which, as these prove, are actually wellresearched and totally accurate. You may have seen the titanic in historical photos but camerons masterpiece brought the tragic story of the titanic to the masses. Movie mistakes invites you into the world of the movie and shows you how no director or actor is infallible. May 17, 20 titanic is an interesting piece of fiction to consider. The 10 mistakes that doomed the titanic daily mail online. The film proved immensely popular, holding the alltime boxoffice gross record for more than a decade after its release. This is exactly how long the real rms titanic took to sink after being struck by the iceberg. History is full of noteworthy people and events that are just ripe for the screenwriter s picking and often result in. Titanic 1997 mistakes encyclopedia titanica message board. The film depicts thirdclass passengers being forcibly barricaded below deck, preventing them from reaching the upper decks and lifeboats.
The titanic crew have a rather strong argument on their hands, considering that the movie was blessed with an incredible budget and nearly 40 years of technological advances to work with. Titanic is a 1997 american epic romance and disaster film directed, written, coproduced, and coedited by james cameron. The rms titanic has been featured in numerous films, tv movies and notable tv episodes. Here are the biggestcontinuity errors we cant believe made the final cut. The true stories that inspired titanic movie characters. The top 5 glaring historical errors in titanic movies.