Someone actually said this to me. However, there’s a danger in getting one’s “facts” from a movie, a point perhaps comically proven by watching “Titanic” again and noticing that the two chaps stationed high in the crow’s nest as lookouts for icebergs take a few seconds to spy upon Jack and Rose as they smooch away on deck. The two quip back and forth about not wanting to do the same to stave off the chill, their spying upon the young lovers and somewhat tawdry exchange occurring just before they spot the actual iceberg yet still comprising sufficient time to ensure Titanic’s fateful contact with it. (You’ll recall the ship just barely grazed it.) Alas, a few more seconds in the ship’s favor and James Cameron has a lot less money. Yes, one can make the case by watching the movie that the Titanic itself sank because of Jack and Rose.
BILL
PS: And don’t even get me started on Oliver Stone’s “JFK.”
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