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The real Titanic
The first reason why the film "Titanic" can stir people's nerves so shockingly is the truth.
In the whole film, in addition to the male and female protagonists, there are also many various characters, many of whom have real historical archetypes, and even some of the lines that have been said are also rules to follow, and such a detailed pursuit undoubtedly makes the picture of this film more abundant.
PS: In the last chapter, we'll also see the prototype of Jack and Ruth.
Before the Titanic departed
The goatee-bearded managing director of White Star Corporation, Joseph Bruce Ismay
In the movie, he first instigates the captain to go full speed, and later, he sneaks aboard the lifeboat.
This was true, as he squeezed into the third-to-last lifeboat on starboard for women and children as the boat sank, making him "the most controversial man in the world" and carrying a permanent stigma for the rest of his life. Ismay himself insisted that by the time he boarded the lifeboat, the deck of the Titanic was empty, and such remarks made him stink for thousands of years.
Even more comically, Ismay also argued that he was neither a captain nor a crew member on board, but just an ordinary first-class passenger, and therefore had the right to save himself. However, when it was discovered that he had not paid for the ticket and had boarded the ship as a life director, his defense suddenly paled in comparison. According to the British hearing's investigation into the Titanic, Ismay was the ship's "honorary captain" at the time.
Whitebeard Captain Edward John Smith
Captain Edward John Smith
The last words of Captain Smith's life were his advice to the crew as the hull sank: "Be British." Smith was a veteran captain of the White Star Shipping Company, who had been working for thirty-eight years, and had long since formed the tradition of captaining the first voyage of a new ship, which should have been the perfect end of his career, but eventually he sank to the bottom of the sea with the Titanic.
The Titanic's chief designer, Thomas Andrew
Designer, Thomas Andrew
Survivors recall the last time they saw him in the smoking room, looking at a painting on the fireplace with his life jacket on the side. In his hometown of Comber, his memorial was built in 1914 and is now converted into Andrew Memorial Elementary School. He designed most of the steamships during his time at the White Star Company, and was also the chief designer of the sister ship of the Titanic, the Olympic, which had been launched earlier. On the first voyage of the Titanic, Andrews took the ship as a representative of the shipbuilder to deal with possible problems. Information from all sources shows that Andrews is a serious, dedicated, and virtuous person.
First Mate William Murdoch
In the film, Murdoch is bribed by Carl and shot and killed while maintaining order, and then commits suicide by drinking bullets. But whether Murdoch ever did so is a matter of debate. After the release of Titanic, Murdoch's nephew protested. A few months later, the producer, who is also the vice president of FOX, personally went to Murdoch's hometown to apologize to Murdoch's relatives and donated $8,340 to the foundation. In the comments soundtrack of the DVD, Cameron later apologized personally
In fact, after hitting the iceberg, Murdoch was in charge of starboard evacuations, during which time he rolled out 10 lifeboats, and 75 percent of the passengers in the cabin he was responsible for survived. The second mate saw him being submerged by the sea while he was busy untying the lifeboat.
The second pair, Charles Letole, in the film, he diligently maintains order on the ship.
Second Deputy Charles Letole
He was the highest surviving member of the crew, strictly adhering to the "women and children go first" and insisting on continuing the search and rescue after the shipwreck.
After the shipwreck, he continued to serve white star company. During World War I, he was responsible for the battle of the torpedo boat HMTB 117 and received the Order of the Cross. Later, due to the impact of the Titanic shipwreck, he left the business and returned home with his wife to become a farmer on a chicken farm, and also achieved financial success. He wrote an autobiography, Titanic and Other Ships, which was a bestseller at the time.
Four pairs of Joseph Bauxhar, in the film, he returns to the accident site to continue the search and rescue, and find Ruth.
As depicted in the film, Joseph insisted on saving people after the Titanic lights had all been extinguished, and was the first crew member to turn around and rescue.
He continued to serve White Star after the shipwreck. During World War I he was sent to Gibraltar to take charge of the torpedo boats. He retired in 1940. He died of cerebral thrombosis in 1967. According to his will, his ashes were sprinkled on the site where the Titanic sank.
Discover the iceberg and inform the first sentinel Federick Fleet.
He piloted the No. 6 lifeboat to help the passengers escape, when he was just a seafarer with a monthly salary of £5 plus an additional 5 shilling allowance. He fought in both World War I and World War II, both as logisticians. He finally committed suicide in January 1965. Because of Titanic's shipwreck, he spent his entire life in depression.
The more dramatic is the nouveau riche wife, Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Upstart, Mrs. Brown
Historians call her "the unsinkable Molly. Brown".
The unsinkable Molly. Brown won the trophy
She was probably the most famous passenger on the Titanic. The composure and kindness she showed in the face of disaster not only saved the lives of many passengers, but also warmed many future generations. Almost all Titanic-themed film and television works will faithfully restore this character. She is a millionaire woman in Denver, USA, and this time she is alone on the Titanic. In the film, Mrs. Brown is an important character, an ally of Jack and Ruth, and after getting into the lifeboat, she is still concerned about the passengers who have not yet been saved, and it is true that on the night of the shipwreck, Mrs. Brown showed good qualities and played a role that some men could not play. This may be the "unsinkable Molly." Brown", the origin of the nickname.
The unsinkable Molly. Brown
Industrialist Astor IV
Astor IV
The man at the banquet who asked Jack which Dawson family he was.
During the shipwreck, he helped his pregnant wife, maid and nurse board the No. 4 lifeboat. He then asked the second mate on board if he could get on board with his wife, and after being refused, he simply stepped back and asked for the ship's number.
Astor IV was last seen on the ship's starboard wing, smoking a cigarette gracefully. He was probably the richest man on board at the time, and even the richest man in the world. Eventually his wife survived and gave birth to their child four months later.
Isidor Strauss and his wife hugged tightly as the sea spread and lay together in bed
Isidor Straus and his wife
Isis Strauss is the co-founder of the famous Macy's and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Macy's
When someone asked Mr. Strauss, 67, "I promise no one would object to an old gentleman like you getting on the dinghy...", Strauss replied firmly: "I will never get on a lifeboat before other men." His wife also refused to board the lifeboat, saying: "I will not leave my husband." We live together and let us die together.
It's like the love between Jack and Ruth, You jump I jump. The last time they were seen were leaning back in their chairs, waving to the people in the lifeboats, and then a huge wave engulfed them.
In the Brown district of New York City stands a monument for the Strauss with the inscription: "No amount of seawater can drown love."
Musician Wallace Hartley who persevered until the last minute
Wallace Hartley
For this voyage he had to leave his fiancée. After the accident, Wallace led the 8-member band on board to continue to play music for the passengers, soothing the panicked people until the last moment.
The last piece they played, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," was based on the work of the English poetess Sarah Flower Adams, based on the biblical book of Revelation, which made the piece famous. His body was salvaged 2 weeks later, numbered 224, and sent to his hometown, Colne, England. In 2001, Colne also had a new street named after him.
American billionaire Benjamin Guggenheim
Benjamin Guggenheim
The gentleman who was going in the opposite direction of the fleeing crowd.
As Ruth tells Jack in the movie, he takes his mistress with him when he gets on board. He was awakened by the sound when the iceberg hit and said: Leave it alone. Icebergs only! What is an iceberg? After his mistress and maid reluctantly entered the 9th lifeboat, the Guggenheim said to her mistress in German: "We will see each other soon!" It's just preparation before departure, and the Titanic will depart tomorrow." Later, when he realized that the real situation was much more serious than he had expected, and that he had realized that he would not be rescued, he and his entourage returned to the house and changed into formal evening gowns. Say, we are like gentlemen, ready to sink. Another survivor recalled that he had said, "Tell my wife that I have been praying for this shipwreck to the end." No lady stayed in this boat because of my cowardice. The last thing he was seen was sitting on the deck stairs, with his entourage drinking brandy and smoking cigars.
On the sloping deck is still receiving prayers from Father Thomas Byers
Father Thomas Byers
Survivors recall that he had been praying for the crew until the last moment. Every time I read "The Virgin Mary," it is sonorous and powerful. One little girl recalled taking off his shirt and wrapping her around her and pushing her into a lifeboat. Father Thomas was supposed to go to Brooklyn, USA, for his brother's wedding. The wedding was later held on Saturday, April 20, when Thomas's funeral was also held, with more than 2,000 people in attendance.
Prototypes of JACK and ROSE
JACK和ROSE
We know that the characters of Jack and Rose are fictional, but similar stories have taken place on TITANIC.
They were Edward Kent, a 60-year-old artist at the time, and Helen Churchill Condy, a 53-year-old divorced writer and journalist.
Helen Churchill Condy
ROSE in the movie
In April 1912, the two men, who had never known each other, boarded the Titanic, which was sailing from the port of Southampton in England to New York. Similar to the poor boy Jack and the rich girl Ruth in the movie "Titanic", Edward and Helen met and fell in love at first sight, and repeatedly went on dates at the luxurious restaurant on the ship.
At 11:30 p.m. on April 14, the Titanic crashed into an iceberg, and soon Edward found Helen and wanted to escape with her. Due to the lack of lifeboats, Helen and the other female passengers boarded the No. 6 lifeboat to escape, and Edward himself remained on board. On the occasion of the farewell, Helen gave Edward a small silver wine bottle and a pocket portrait of her mother as a promise.
At 2:25 a.m. on the 15th, Edward and more than 1,500 other passengers sank into the cold sea with the Titanic, and Helen, as one of the more than 700 surviving passengers, witnessed the horrific process of the Titanic's sinking.
When Edward's body was salvaged from the sea, his family found a promise from Helen in his jacket pocket and found a line on the bottle with the inscription "Loyal but unfortunate" ——— which was the motto of helen's "Churchill family". Based on this clue, Edward's sister Charlotte finally found Helen, who lived on Fifth Avenue in New York, a year later, and handed her two relics by hand.
True love story
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