The movie Titanic was such a mysterious story that it was constantly debated as to its ending.
The film's ending is painful, in which the lover sacrifices his life to save the bride, and the bride spends her entire life using reminders.
The story of this ship that sailed from Southampton, England to the United States in 1912 was real, but James Cameron crafted a unique love story in the form of DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
111 years ago, the ship called Titanic rushed and hit a huge iceberg. The movie Titanic was based on this incident.
More than 1,500 men, women and children died in this accident. There are many myths and stories about what really happened in the hours leading up to the sinking of the Titanic. And most of people's information is not based on historical facts but on findings from films made about this incident.
The 1997 movie Titanic was directed by American James Cameron. The film was re-released in 2012 with 3D effect to relive the incident of April 14, 1912.
Many movies, documentaries and many make-up stories have been made because of the mysterious sinking of the Titanic.< /font>
Let's look at the five most common mythsabout the Titanic.
'The ship that could not sink'
In the movie Titanic, the heroine's mother Rose, as she watches the ship in the port of Southampton, a town in southern England, says, "So it's the ship that is supposed to be impossible to sink."
But Richard Howells of King's College London says this is probably the biggest Titanic myth.
It says: "Whatever people believe, and such myths are enough to make a fuss, but the ship's owning company, White Star Line, has never made such a claim and does not didn't either. until it sinks. "No one had ever written anything like this."
last song of the band
One of the most memorable scenes from several Titanic movies shows the band playing music to keep the passengers excited as the ship sinks.
The band plays the prayer music "Closer, my God, to you" for the last time. According to the movie, none of these players survived the crash.
Simon McCullum, curator of archives at the British Film Institute, says some wonder what the band's last song was.
He explains: "According to some witnesses, the band played popular music at the time to boost their morale. We'll never know exactly what the final melody was because all seven players were killed. It was used because it creates a romantic image of the movie."
Paul Louden-Brown, who served as a consultant on Cameron's film and a member of the Titanic Historical Society, says the scene with the musicians in the 1958 film A Night to Remember was so good, that the director decided to redo it.
Death of captain smith
Similarly, something is known about Smith's final moments regarding Titanic captain Edward J. Little. However, he is being hailed as a hero for ignoring the iceberg's warnings and not slowing down.
Louden-Brown admits his image in the film did not suit him liked. , because "he knew how many people were on board and how many lifeboats there were, but he released the lifeboats even though they were not full."
He said only 27 people had been sent to the first lifeboat, while 65 people could be accommodated there. Many half-empty lifeboats were dispatched, but they did not return to pick up the remaining passengers.
Louden-Brown continues: "Smith is solely responsible for what happened."
The captain gave those on board a simple order to abandon ship.He didn't say the Titanic was in danger. There was no exit plan for the exit.
John Graves of the National Maritime Museum in London also believes that no one knows where Smith disappeared to that night.
'Villain' ship owner
There are many stories about J. Bruce Ismay, the owner of the company that he built the Titanic, and almost everyone talks about his alleged cowardice, how he got into the lifeboat himself to save his life in front of women, children, etc.< /font>
Paul Louden-Brown, Vice President of the Titanic Historical Society, says there might be an old feud between them behind these allegations. and famous American newspaper proprietor William Randolph Hearst.
In the Hearst's diary, There was a list with the names of those murdered and the second list, which included those of the survivors, contained only that name. For this reason, it was heavily reviled in the United States.
But Loden-Brown thinks it's wrong to portray J. Bruce as a villain in the various Titanic-based films. According to a report investigating the cause of the sinking of the ship in Britain in 1912, Ismay assisted several passengers before boarding the last lifeboat.
Louden-Brown, who has reviewed Cameron's films, thinks people wait for what they want to see. < /p>
Having saved his life, he was much criticized and retired in 1913.
Frances Wilson, author of How to Survive Titanic: The Sinking of J Bruce Ismay, says, "He sympathizes with Ismay and sees him as an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances."
They say it may be because of his behavior that his picture was posted like this.
Third class passengers
There is a moving scene from the movie Titanic directed by James Cameron where third class passengers are forced to board are driven into the bottom of a ship and are prevented from reaching the lifeboats.
Richard Howells of King's College says there is no is no historical evidence for this.
It is true that there were doors to separate third class passengers from other passengers, but this was done in accordance with US privacy laws 'immigration. uh and to prevent infectious diseases, to refuse entry to these passengers. lifeboats in the event of shipwreck. avoid.
In fact, most of the Titanic's third-class passengers were world travelers who traveled to the United States on the looking for a better Live, including passengers from Armenia, China, Italy, Russia, Syria and the United Kingdom.
Howells explains that under US law these passengers are separated from other passengers for health and immigration checks upon arrival at Ellis Island .
Lifeboats have been assigned to each class.
But he was certain that the lifeboats were not accommodated in the third class of the ship.
Third class passengers had to find their own way. First and second class lifeboats were initially provided on board.
It was later discovered in the UK Inquiry Report that the Titanic, under which I worked at the time US Immigration Law. Therefore, claims that third class passengers would be locked in the bottom of the ship were proven to be false.
However, none of the passengers on third class went upstairs to give evidence at the British inquiry. But he was represented by an attorney named WD Harbinson.
When the order to board the lifeboat came, the women and children were asked to leave first. After this, 115 first-class men and 147 second-class men retreated, who were then killed.
Ultimately, no evidence could be found in this case that third class passengers were treated as second class passengers.
Although less than a third of third class passengers survived, women made up the majority of those killed due to the importance placed on them was granted upon impact with the Survivors lifeboats.
Read Also : Why did James Cameron compare submersible tragedy to Titanic sinking?
Poppy Ainsley
The movie Titanic was such a mysterious story that it was constantly debated as to its ending.
The film's ending is painful, in which the lover sacrifices his life to save the bride, and the bride spends her entire life using reminders.
The story of this ship that sailed from Southampton, England to the United States in 1912 was real, but James Cameron crafted a unique love story in the form of DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
111 years ago, the ship called Titanic rushed and hit a huge iceberg. The movie Titanic was based on this incident.
More than 1,500 men, women and children died in this accident. There are many myths and stories about what really happened in the hours leading up to the sinking of the Titanic. And most of people's information is not based on historical facts but on findings from films made about this incident.
The 1997 movie Titanic was directed by American James Cameron. The film was re-released in 2012 with 3D effect to relive the incident of April 14, 1912.
Many movies, documentaries and many make-up stories have been made because of the mysterious sinking of the Titanic.< /font>
Let's look at the five most common mythsabout the Titanic.
'The ship that could not sink'
In the movie Titanic, the heroine's mother Rose, as she watches the ship in the port of Southampton, a town in southern England, says, "So it's the ship that is supposed to be impossible to sink."
But Richard Howells of King's College London says this is probably the biggest Titanic myth.
It says: "Whatever people believe, and such myths are enough to make a fuss, but the ship's owning company, White Star Line, has never made such a claim and does not didn't either. until it sinks. "No one had ever written anything like this."
last song of the band
One of the most memorable scenes from several Titanic movies shows the band playing music to keep the passengers excited as the ship sinks.
The band plays the prayer music "Closer, my God, to you" for the last time. According to the movie, none of these players survived the crash.
Simon McCullum, curator of archives at the British Film Institute, says some wonder what the band's last song was.
He explains: "According to some witnesses, the band played popular music at the time to boost their morale. We'll never know exactly what the final melody was because all seven players were killed. It was used because it creates a romantic image of the movie."
Paul Louden-Brown, who served as a consultant on Cameron's film and a member of the Titanic Historical Society, says the scene with the musicians in the 1958 film A Night to Remember was so good, that the director decided to redo it.
Death of captain smith
Similarly, something is known about Smith's final moments regarding Titanic captain Edward J. Little. However, he is being hailed as a hero for ignoring the iceberg's warnings and not slowing down.
Louden-Brown admits his image in the film did not suit him liked. , because "he knew how many people were on board and how many lifeboats there were, but he released the lifeboats even though they were not full."
He said only 27 people had been sent to the first lifeboat, while 65 people could be accommodated there. Many half-empty lifeboats were dispatched, but they did not return to pick up the remaining passengers.
Louden-Brown continues: "Smith is solely responsible for what happened."
The captain gave those on board a simple order to abandon ship.He didn't say the Titanic was in danger. There was no exit plan for the exit.
John Graves of the National Maritime Museum in London also believes that no one knows where Smith disappeared to that night.
'Villain' ship owner
There are many stories about J. Bruce Ismay, the owner of the company that he built the Titanic, and almost everyone talks about his alleged cowardice, how he got into the lifeboat himself to save his life in front of women, children, etc.< /font>
Paul Louden-Brown, Vice President of the Titanic Historical Society, says there might be an old feud between them behind these allegations. and famous American newspaper proprietor William Randolph Hearst.
In the Hearst's diary, There was a list with the names of those murdered and the second list, which included those of the survivors, contained only that name. For this reason, it was heavily reviled in the United States.
But Loden-Brown thinks it's wrong to portray J. Bruce as a villain in the various Titanic-based films. According to a report investigating the cause of the sinking of the ship in Britain in 1912, Ismay assisted several passengers before boarding the last lifeboat.
Louden-Brown, who has reviewed Cameron's films, thinks people wait for what they want to see. < /p>
Having saved his life, he was much criticized and retired in 1913.
Frances Wilson, author of How to Survive Titanic: The Sinking of J Bruce Ismay, says, "He sympathizes with Ismay and sees him as an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances."
They say it may be because of his behavior that his picture was posted like this.
Third class passengers
There is a moving scene from the movie Titanic directed by James Cameron where third class passengers are forced to board are driven into the bottom of a ship and are prevented from reaching the lifeboats.
Richard Howells of King's College says there is no is no historical evidence for this.
It is true that there were doors to separate third class passengers from other passengers, but this was done in accordance with US privacy laws 'immigration. uh and to prevent infectious diseases, to refuse entry to these passengers. lifeboats in the event of shipwreck. avoid.
In fact, most of the Titanic's third-class passengers were world travelers who traveled to the United States on the looking for a better Live, including passengers from Armenia, China, Italy, Russia, Syria and the United Kingdom.
Howells explains that under US law these passengers are separated from other passengers for health and immigration checks upon arrival at Ellis Island .
Lifeboats have been assigned to each class.
But he was certain that the lifeboats were not accommodated in the third class of the ship.
Third class passengers had to find their own way. First and second class lifeboats were initially provided on board.
It was later discovered in the UK Inquiry Report that the Titanic, under which I worked at the time US Immigration Law. Therefore, claims that third class passengers would be locked in the bottom of the ship were proven to be false.
However, none of the passengers on third class went upstairs to give evidence at the British inquiry. But he was represented by an attorney named WD Harbinson.
When the order to board the lifeboat came, the women and children were asked to leave first. After this, 115 first-class men and 147 second-class men retreated, who were then killed.
Ultimately, no evidence could be found in this case that third class passengers were treated as second class passengers.
Although less than a third of third class passengers survived, women made up the majority of those killed due to the importance placed on them was granted upon impact with the Survivors lifeboats.
Read Also : Why did James Cameron compare submersible tragedy to Titanic sinking?