Reply #29: So a gigantic ship splitting in half isn't special effects?

[Javaman]

If you chart Cameron's career, it's all about special effects. He has said so himself. He has said time after time that with each of his very linear movies that he wants to push the technology envelope with each of his films.

This isn't some major revelation dropping from the sky.

For titanic, women went to see the story, guys wanted to see the ship sink.

That's reality.

And to say it's not a special effects movie, is avoiding the glaring reality of it's presentation.

It's called the titanic. when you ask people they say it's a giant boat that sank, not a moment in history about two goofy people in love.