History Film / Titanic1997

* ForeignCussWord: From some [[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} Swedish]] background passengers -- "Åh herre Gud, det är ju vatten överallt!" ("Oh Lord God, there's water everywhere!")

* HopeSpot: After the ship sinks, Chief Wilde begins blowing his whistle to signal the lifeboats to return. Jack reassures Rose to wait just a little longer. However, only Fifth Officer Lowe returns.

* KilledOffscreen: Real-life survivors such as Ismay, Molly, Lightoller, etc., who die during the 84 year time skip between 1912 and 1996. which is a matter of historical record. Rose briefly mentions what happened to Cal. While we don't know what happened to Ruth, it's safe to say she's long dead by the time the story begins.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Downplayed. [[spoiler:While Cal does survive the sinking, the two things "most dear to him" -- Rose and the Heart of the Ocean -- are presumably lost forever. The full dose of karma comes years later, when he loses his money in the stock market crash and kills himself.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: Downplayed. [[spoiler:While Cal does survive the sinking, the two things "most dear to him" -- Rose and the Heart of the Ocean -- are presumably lost forever. The full dose of karma comes years, when he loses his money in the stock market crash and kills himself.]]

%%* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Cal. [ZCE- restore with added context]

* {{Unperson}}: At the end of the film, Bodine says that there is no public record of [[spoiler:Jack]] anywhere. Justified, as [[spoiler: Jack Dawson was never actually on the official passanger manifest due to having won the tickets in that last-minute card game (to say nothing of his previously established vagabond-esque background). Old Rose lampshades this to Bodine in-universe.]]

** Two lookouts on the crow's nest, Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee, have just stopped watching Jack and Rose making love and got back to their job, only to freeze in horror as they see... the ''iceberg right in front of the ship''. Granted, it's been all a ForegoneConclusion, but ''still'' -- the moment you see that iceberg along with Fleet and Lee, you instantly feel that idyllic voyage we've seen until now is ''over'' and the tragedy is about to happen ''right now''.

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: In order to maintain the panicking masses on deck, Murdoch pulls out a gun and shoots at anyone who tries to jump forward. [[spoiler:A stumbling passenger knocks Tommy towards Murdoch, who fatally shoots him by reflex. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Immediately realising his mistake]], Murdoch succumbs to a brief HeroicBSOD, [[DrivenToSuicide before shooting himself]]]].

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: In order to maintain the panicking masses on deck, Murdoch pulls out a gun and shoots at anyone who tries to jump forward. [[spoiler:A stumbling passenger knocks Tommy towards Murdoch, who fatally shoots him by reflex. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Immediately realising his mistake]], Murdoch sucumbs to a brief HeroicBSOD, [[DrivenToSuicide before shooting himself]]]].

* StiffUpperLip: Some peoples' reaction to the fact that the ship has hit an iceberg.

* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Cal and Jack. It's the trope image on the page

* TheGhost: Dave and Barry, the partners who are financing Brock's expedition. He gets a call from then after they recover the safe and tries to reassure them that the diamond can still be in the wreck.

** Fabrizio earlier in the film asks Jack does he know someone as they wave farewell at Southampton. Jack lampshades this to him.

** SubvertedTrope for the scene where the ''Keldysh'' crew explain Rose, a survivor, how the sinking happened with the help of 3D animation. The ''Keldysh'' people are either skeptical of Rose's claims, or believe that she must have forgot a lot of it after 84 years.

** Even more so as the Titanic’s sinking bore striking similarities to that of the Titan from Morgan Robertson’s novella “Futility” which was published only 14 years prior: sunk by a glancing blow with an iceberg and not enough life boats. The only difference is that over 700 of the Titanic’s passengers survived while the Titan only had 13.

* BlingBlingBANG: Lovejoy's Colt M1911 semi-automatic pistol especially since they weren’t widespread or inexpensive enough for even a BattleButler like Lovejoy to get a basic version in 1912 let alone one that is nickel-plated with pearl grips. In a deleted scene Rose mentions that Lovejoy is an ex-Pinkerton so it’s not too hard to imagine that he used connections from his Pinkerton career to “acquire” said custom gun at a “reasonable” price.

* BlingBlingBANG: Lovejoy's nickel-plated engraved M1911, especially since they weren’t widespread or inexpensive enough for even a BattleButler like Lovejoy to get a basic version in 1912 let alone a custom one. In a deleted scene Rose mentions that Lovejoy is an ex-Pinkerton so it’s not too hard to imagine that he used connections from his Pinkerton career to “acquire” said custom gun at “reasonable” price.

Directed by Creator/JamesCameron, this movie won a record-tying[[note]]the record having been set by ''Film/BenHur1959'' and later matched by ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing''[[/note]] 11 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, including [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]], and [[StarMakingRole launched the A-list careers]] of Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio and Creator/KateWinslet. Its 14 nominations are also in a three-way tie for the record (and it's the only one of the three films to not be about Hollywood[[note]]the others being ''Film/AllAboutEve'' and ''Film/LaLaLand''[[/note]]).

* ChekhovsGun: Done literally with Lovejoy's pistol, which he shows to Cal when Cal is emptying the safe.

** During Jack and Fabrizio's poker game, there's a pocket knife among the bet items, just in case you were wondering how Fabrizio just happened to have one to cut the boat ropes with during the sinking.

** Two lookouts on the crow's nest, Frederic Fleet and Reginald Lee, have just stopped watching Jack and Rose making love and got back to their job, only to freeze in horror as they see... the ''iceberg right in front of the ship''. Granted, it's been all a ForegoneConclusion, but ''still'' -- the moment you see that iceberg along with Fleet and Lee, you instantly feel that idyllic voyage we've seen until now is ''over'' and the tragedy is about to happen ''right now''.

* WhamShot: Downplayed example, but [[spoiler: Cal leaving his stateroom for the last time during the sinking -- and removing the Heart of the Ocean from the safe before locking it. This explicitly confirms the Diamond ''wasn't'' in the safe during the sinking and ''when'' specifically it was removed. Cameron also intentionally stages it so that your attention's on the safe itself (subtly reminding the audience that it won't be opened again for another 84 years) rather than on the more important action (i.e. Cal pocketing the Diamond in his coat).]]

** [[http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsE/5333-23805.gif This]] image of Benjamin Guggenheim[[note]]who was willing to go down with the ''Titanic''[[/note]] witnessing the water rise within the ship as it is sinking.

* OneLastSong: "Gentlemen, it has a privilege playing with you tonight." The string quartet goes for one last song before the boat sinks, the last musical piece heard by most passengers.

* OneLastSong: "Gentlemen, it was a pleasure to play with you tonight." The string quartet goes for one last song before the boat sinks, the last musical piece heard by most passengers.

** As is the case with most ''Titanic'' stories, Third Officer Pitman is not given any lines or characterization. This is due to Pitman being one of the first people to evacuate, therefor not being present for many important moments.

* PhotofloodLighting: The hallways were rather dazzlingly lit for a 1912 ocean liner. In reality, the strength of the lightbulbs installed on the ''Titanic' ranged from a measely 15 to 25 watts.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Rose describes how she truly feels, likes she's screaming in a crowded room and no one can see her, Jack asks her point-blank if she loves Cal.

** Additionally, the passengers seem to "know" that the ship doesn't have enough lifeboats, and the lifeboats weren't launched at full capacity. Back then, protocol whenever a ship sank was for lifeboats to ferry passengers to and from rescue ships.[[note]]In 1909, this method seemed to be confirmed when the White Star ship RMS ''Republic'' took forty hours to sink and her limited lifeboats were enough to save everyone on board, with the few fatalities being those killed in the initial collision.[[/note]] However, the ''Titanic'' sinking [[ObviousRulePatch was one of the events that changed protocol so that ships would have enough lifeboats for everyone on board]].[[note]]Interestingly, even today, many ships only carry enough lifeboats for 3/4ths of their total maximum capacity, though this is supplemented with inflatable rafts and other gear.[[/note]] Nevertheless, Thomas Andrews does mention that he had designed the boat deck to accommodate more lifeboats, but was overruled.

* BlingBlingBANG!: Lovejoy's nickel-plated engraved M1911, especially since they weren’t widespread or inexpensive enough to get a custom ordered one in 1912. In a deleted scene Rose mentions that Lovejoy is an ex-Pinkerton so it’s not too hard to imagine that he used connections from his Pinkerton career to “acquire” said custom gun at “reasonable” price.

* BlingBlingBam: Lovejoy's nickel-plated engraved M1911, especially since they weren’t widespread or inexpensive enough to get a custom ordered one in 1912. In a deleted scene Rose mentions that Lovejoy is an ex-Pinkerton so it’s not too hard to imagine that he used connections from his Pinkerton career to “acquire” said custom gun at “reasonable” price.

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