This is something that has been bothering me for a long time ever since a person said that the Titanic ''wasn't a big deal'', ''okay, it wasn't as a big deal as it was'' and that ''it didn't do anything ''significant'' for history''. Now, my question, is the Titanic significant to history? A lot people seem to assume that because it didn't do anything ''revolutionary'', it shouldn't be remembered nor does it have a place in history.
I do know why it bothers me, but there's more to it then this. In a review at Amazon.com, there's this guy who gave a Titanic book a rating of 1, simply because he thinks thats it ''bull'' to consider it the most famous shipwreck of all time, and that it wasn't the ship that caused WWI. Let's get this straight, we all know for a fact that when we think of a ship sinking, we think Titanic, so it IS the most famous shipwreck of them all. Lustiania WAS NOT the cause of WWI, it just caused the Americans to join the war. So I do not see how that's a decent reason to say something like that and there's more to history than being the cause of wars, or wars in general.
Do you think Titanic is ''overrated'', ''over-exposed'', and has been ''blown out of poportions''? Seriously, I don't see how its been ''blown of out porportions'', especially when there are many historical events that can be considered to have been ''blown out of poportions'' and recive more attention ''than it deserves'', besides the Titanic. I still don't see why its get singled out, perhaps its because those who hated the movie feel like they need to discredited anything related to it? Including the real thing.
I really hate the fact that there are some people who think Titanic is ''just a piece of steel falling into water'', the wreckage being a ''a rotting piece of carcass'', and that the sinking is just ''a bunch of people falling to death''. Not very good if you ask me. Some people even have the nerve to say that ''whats so amazing about a huge chunck of steele'', yet, you don't see any Titanic fans going to people who have different interests in history saying ''Whats so amazing about (insert here)''.
Somebody at the IMDb message boards stated that there's nothing special about the Titanic, and that if fans believe it is special, its because of ''Jack and Rose''. The member also said that those who believe the ship shouldn't be forgotten and that are interested in the disaster are just ''fans of the film''.
Has it ever occured to these people maybe we find the Titanic to be just ''amazing'' as any other historical tragedy or event? Yes, I know compared to other tragedies this one is minor, but saying that it isn't a big deal because it happened almost a century ago, that its not significant to history, and we should ''get over it!'' because it sunk is really uncalled and uneeded. Especially when somebody said that we should remeber those who deserve to be remembered (as if Titanic's victims shoudln't!). Also, is it really a big deal if we worry about the ships legacy being forgotten? I mean, sureley everyone agrees it DOES deserve to be remembered.
Sorry for this long post guys, but I want you hear what you think as this really bothers me a lot. Sorry for the grammar errors, but I was in a rush writing this, I'll be back to check this thread on the weekends.
I do know why it bothers me, but there's more to it then this. In a review at Amazon.com, there's this guy who gave a Titanic book a rating of 1, simply because he thinks thats it ''bull'' to consider it the most famous shipwreck of all time, and that it wasn't the ship that caused WWI. Let's get this straight, we all know for a fact that when we think of a ship sinking, we think Titanic, so it IS the most famous shipwreck of them all. Lustiania WAS NOT the cause of WWI, it just caused the Americans to join the war. So I do not see how that's a decent reason to say something like that and there's more to history than being the cause of wars, or wars in general.
Do you think Titanic is ''overrated'', ''over-exposed'', and has been ''blown out of poportions''? Seriously, I don't see how its been ''blown of out porportions'', especially when there are many historical events that can be considered to have been ''blown out of poportions'' and recive more attention ''than it deserves'', besides the Titanic. I still don't see why its get singled out, perhaps its because those who hated the movie feel like they need to discredited anything related to it? Including the real thing.
I really hate the fact that there are some people who think Titanic is ''just a piece of steel falling into water'', the wreckage being a ''a rotting piece of carcass'', and that the sinking is just ''a bunch of people falling to death''. Not very good if you ask me. Some people even have the nerve to say that ''whats so amazing about a huge chunck of steele'', yet, you don't see any Titanic fans going to people who have different interests in history saying ''Whats so amazing about (insert here)''.
Somebody at the IMDb message boards stated that there's nothing special about the Titanic, and that if fans believe it is special, its because of ''Jack and Rose''. The member also said that those who believe the ship shouldn't be forgotten and that are interested in the disaster are just ''fans of the film''.
Has it ever occured to these people maybe we find the Titanic to be just ''amazing'' as any other historical tragedy or event? Yes, I know compared to other tragedies this one is minor, but saying that it isn't a big deal because it happened almost a century ago, that its not significant to history, and we should ''get over it!'' because it sunk is really uncalled and uneeded. Especially when somebody said that we should remeber those who deserve to be remembered (as if Titanic's victims shoudln't!). Also, is it really a big deal if we worry about the ships legacy being forgotten? I mean, sureley everyone agrees it DOES deserve to be remembered.
Sorry for this long post guys, but I want you hear what you think as this really bothers me a lot. Sorry for the grammar errors, but I was in a rush writing this, I'll be back to check this thread on the weekends.