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It is a very entertaining and - unlike what many people think - very believable movie. I was surprised to see very little mention of the feminist implications of the movie. Erin's genuine compassion can only be felt so intensely by the people she interacts with because she is a woman. Of-course the fact that she is not a perfect career woman, in terms of professional attitude and wardrobe style etc... adds another element of reality as she is not THE perfect woman - yet she succeeds in a lovely way and with such support from us: people watching the movie! This movie, in addition to the very good performance of the cast and the main idea of the plot, also points out a very interesting point: a woman with a great setback of lack of a qualified expressing C.V. can make some significant changes given her innate sympathy, compassion and emotional intelligence. Very inspiring. i don't know about the majority of people who watched the movie, but it seemed VERY believable to me.

After reading the other comments, I was glad there is such a common consent and unanimity on the fact that the part about the ship was good while the plot, particularly the love story, was naive and boring. Even the dialogue is interesting and relatively witty in the parts about the ship and the characters other than Jack and Rose, while all conversation between the two lovers is boring and naive. I am surprised there wasn't much effort in creating a more mature and deeper love story, especially with the effort put in the movie as a whole. James Cameron did a very good job directing the ship and her sinking, characters like Moly Brown were amusing but there was nothing special about the main characters. I wonder what was behind the choice of Leonardo DiCaprio for that role, given his young look (One expected a more mature looking man). I would advise people to watch it and appreciate the technical effects but with low expectations of the plot.

This is one of those movies that have a lasting effect on you. After watching it, I found that it has less to do with the Holocaust and more to do with the human feelings and the beautiful relationship of a father and his son. The holocaust provides the ultimate context, that brings and highlights the story and adds yet another deep dimension to the movie. No such piece of art has ever before combined laughter and tears of sadness in me before and that is the miracle of the movie. The realism of the movie is not its strong point, but then again it is not supposed to be; this helps in bringing the audiences to a state of mind away from reality, focusing on the feelings generated by forgetting about all external events and developments of the war. Despite that, the movie does not fail to point out an element of the nazi psychology demonstrated by the doctor who was obsessed with riddles. This portrayed the nazi 'state of mind' (if ever such an expression existed) as a sick mentally disturbed state. Life is really beautiful as you watch Guido's relentless efforts to make a lovely exciting experience of the concentration camp to his son. You get exhausted just watching him going through his painful day and yet you smile as he speaks to his son and makes him laugh. One can go on forever describing the creativity of this movie, but one will not be able to capture all its beauty in writing.

Cinematography, script, performance, directing... are all elements that have made this film so good to watch. Of-course the real story is the real notch behind which this is all so moving and amazing. The thing is that it takes brilliant directing, Spielberg, and performance to be able to reflect this true experience through a movie so smoothly. The attention to details has contributed to this very successful portrayal of the great pain, degradation and global disaster that took place 50 years ago. Details such as the nudity scenes of this large number of people that conveys the concept of lack of individuality to a degree implying disrespect and humiliation that is scary. The components of the characters of Oskar and Stern are very well presented because they are real characters with components of good and bad. Black and white certainly adds to the state of mind the movie puts you in. The idea of masses of people all the time enhances the magnitude of the catastrophe even further.

In a very long time, I haven't seen a good movie about a love story without being against the background of modern complexities or any special times that help add spices to it, yet leaving an impact that cannot be ignored. It is a story that is moving if happening in the fifteenth century equally as in the twentieth, twenty first and forever. A woman and a man at any given time of history can relate to it and that's the beauty of it. This is a lovely example of how such remarkable acting can bring the simplest of stories so alive. De Niro and Streep have outdone themselves in this movie conveying such deep feelings in such a simple context: a story that probably happens everyday, but in this movie they make you feel it, making you aware of its complexity despite its lack of any extraordinary circumstances. Even though De Niro as an actor always embodies such charisma and sex appeal, he able to carry himself as such a regular simple man-all that there is to him is that he is in love with a married woman other than his wife. As for Streep, she is similarly outstanding. Together, they bring depth to a story, that otherwise could be perceived as simple and not worth telling.

In my opinion this is the most important element in movies: seeing a story through the people going through it.

The performance of Kevin Spacey is remarkably excellent. The script is very well written. It is a very good portrayal of one side of American life with lovely images. Enjoyable to the last second. The choice of the title of the movie is also quite impressive. The beauty of the movie is further enhanced by the serious implications and concerns it raises about the consequences of our modern world and everyday life exposures.