Titanic 100th Anniversary

100 years ago, yesterday at 2:30 a.m, the Titanic sank. 2229 boarded, and only 713 survived. It's a story that has touched millions across the globe, myself included. James Cameron, director of the top two grossing movies of all time (Titanic and Avatar) recently re-released Titanic for a limited time. April 14, a group of friends and I went to see it. As we left the theater following the rather long, but amazing movie, 100 years prior, the iceberg hit the Titanic. It was a very surreal and sobering moment as we all looked at our clocks (phones) and began to picture the pandemonium ensue on board. Families torn apart, over a thousand lives lost. I applaud James Cameron for making a three and a half hour film feel like merely a minute and keep the audience in rapt the entire time.

The tragedy of the Titanic is particularly sad because it could have been prevented...in my opinion. A combination of the ambitious and rather haughty "owner" and the captain's navigation errors caused the demise of many. With a desire for fame and money, the crew and its leaders overlooked the safety of its passengers on board. Though the crew catches most of the blame, there were no doubt heroic acts from them: including the famous String Quartet that played until the ship sank. The class separation and different values of human life broke my heart as I watched it unfold on the big screen (in 3D). And though I searched and searched online for a 100th anniversary remembrance video, I could not find one that I liked..

SO. I figured I'd just post the trailer for the movie, and for a minute or two, we can all fall back in love with Leonardo Dicaprio..oops, I meant the Titanic.

P.S. You may have noticed that there are no more ads on my blog. That's because Google cancelled them for invalid click activity...I guess I wasn't supposed to ask for your help. Oh well, thanks anyways everyone!