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Oh, God, why met Titanic? Will never travel on sea again, hehe... donot like the sequel of the ship really. Should I survive there? Then I can get opportunities to write here again.
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The Sequel would be called "TwoTanic" bigger than the first movie, involving 2 ships, twice the romance, twice the horror and twice as long song with 21st century mix from Celine Dion who hopes to make the third song in future....
"My Pacemaker will go on"
Every day in my dreams ICQ. I MSN you. That is how I know you go online.
Far across the distance And MySpaces between us You have come to show you go on.
Near, far, wherever you are I believe that the pacemaker does go on Once more no more cardio And you're here in my heart And my heart will go on and on.....
Doc' can touch us one time And last for a lifetime And never go till we're done
.... C'mon Folks watch the movie to get the full lyrics.... [Album produced by Selling Dying Productions]
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"sink the ship"
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Titanica - Heart of The Ocean "The Search will go on" Every night in the sea, I'm finding, and looking, That is how my search will go on. Far across the ocean, the distance between us, diamond is what kept me go on. Near, far, wherever you are, I believe that diamond does go on. Once more I go through the door, and your here in my hand and my wealth will go on and on.
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The Sequel is called
Titanic II - It’s all Coming Back to me Now.
The story is as follows…
When last we saw Jack, he was slowly slipping out of Roses’ loving grip and into the cold waters of the Atlantic.
Little did we know…
Jack was not dead. The freezing water slowed down his heart rate and breathing - keeping him barely alive. He resurfaced shortly after leaving Rose, floating face up until he was picked up by one of the life boats that was only half full. The unsinkable Molly Brown pulled Jack on board, placed him on the boat bottom and wrapped him in one of the women’s fir coats until being rescued by the Carpathia.
Aboard the Carpathia, he was taken immediately to sickbay where the ships doctor worked frantically to bring up his core temperature and ultimately had him breathing normally again.
Unfortunately our hero Jack had spent too much time in the frigid waters and could not remember anything that had happened. Upon arriving in New York City, he was taken to a long-term care hospital and had to endure years of painful rehabilitation to regain strength – all the while, not remembering who he was, or the one true love he experienced aboard the Titanic. Jack was not listed on the ship passenger manifest and therefore no one knew his true identity.
Meanwhile, Rose has had to face the fact that her true love Jack will not be with her to share in her life, so she painfully and bravely pushes on. Within a few years, Rose finds a good/honest man and marries him (with some hesitation). She bares several children included her first son aptly named - Jack.
Back at the hospital, years have passed and Jack is slowly starting to recall the ill-fated Titanic disaster and the love he once had with a beautiful girl named Rose. Jack’s dreams are consumed with “moments of gold and flashes of light” recalling the ships gilded interior and the ships lights flashing as she sank to the bottom of the ocean. Slowly it is “all coming back to him now”.
When Jack has regained his strength, he leaves the hospital to seek out his true love Rose. In New York’s crowded Central Park, he sees that she has taken another lover and is happy with her life and new family.
Over the years, Jack watches Rose from a distance delighting in her triumphs and silently sharing in her woes - never once letting her know he is alive - and still very much in love.
At the end of the story, Rose passes away in a peaceful sleep and Jack attends her funeral as “a friend” and shakes hands with her son Jack. Seeing her lying there peacefully, he kisses her one last time. Having never married, Jack then walks back to his home lies down on his own bed and dies happy knowing his Rose is in heaven and he will join her aboard the great ship in the sky.
The End.
Throughout the sequel, lyrics from Celine Dion’s song It’s all coming back to me now are heard…“when I touch you like this and when I hold you like that – I can barely recall, but it’s all coming back to me now”. etc…
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Since i knew her from "Titanic" in my hometown, Inner Mongolia in 1997, and i teach Chinese to Canadians in ShangHai now.
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The film's sequel would primarily focus on Jack's crazy adventures of life under the sea and would be called 'Finding Titanic'.
The beautiful ending of the film (when.....drum roll.... Jacks finds TheTitanic, would be enhanced by "My hair is So Wrong", by Celine Dion.
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My Titanic sequel would feature Celine Dion's cover of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. The story is told through the eyes of Molly Brown (Mrs JJ Brown).
Poor, scruffy and orphaned Fanny Greene is selling flowers and peanuts on the street.
She has a turn of luck when she is taken under Molly Brown's wing after Fanny returns a treasured cigarette case that Molly dropped on the street a few days before boarding the Titanic.
Unknown to Fanny, inside Molly's cigarette case is an old, barely legible love note written by a young lad to a much younger Molly Brown when she was known as "Maggie". It is later suggested the young lad was Captain Edward John Smith.
Molly takes on Fanny as her maidservant and promises her a better future in America.
Molly has great fun teaching Fanny the customs and manners of uppperclass society. Molly enjoys finding chances to shock or tease her upperclass circle on board the Titanic, and sometimes at the expense of Fanny's mistakes.
During their lessons, Fanny catches the sight of a young man named Anthony Shore. She secretly wishes to meet him but knows her low status would prevent any such opportunity.
Anthony Shore is to be groomed as a future captain, he is introduced as a family friend of J. Bruce Ismay, the Managing Director, to Captain Smith.
Because Fanny is a maidservant, she is never noticed by the upperclass passengers. Thus, she is often present observing Anthony and the other upperclass passengers.
Molly notices Fanny's interest in Anthony and decides to give her a little help. Fanny is resistant at first but finally gives into her transformation.
The first time Anthony sees Fanny dressed up for an evening ball, he is smitten, not knowing she is Molly's maidservant. Cue the love song: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
Anthony and Fanny fall in love but Anthony doesn't know Fanny's true background. Fanny is torn whether to reveal her status as a maidservant.
In some scenes there are subtle references to the original 1997 Titanic, as this love story unfolds.
Captain Smith finds out about Anthony and Fanny and strongly objects to the relationship. It is Captain Smith's last charge of a White Star vessel and he is overly confident about the ship. But he is also sure about the sacrifices and commitment needed to reach his level of career. He admonishes Anthony to focus on his future as a captain.
When the Titanic hits the iceberg, Captain Smith begins to review his life and career. The passengers don't know the ship is sinking yet. Captain Smith knows they are doomed and decides to give Anthony and Fanny a chance. Although men are not supposed to board the lifeboats, he finds a way to get Anthony and Fanny onto one of the lifeboats together.
Captain Smith goes down with the ship, but the tragedgy is a happy ending for Molly, Anthony and Fanny.
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They will all die people!!!! Celine will stop singing as well---this is the real end
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Nothing can match the original power of the Titanic, but if there had to be a sequel, I would love to see how Rose, whom I imagine has lived a sheltered life up Titanic, fares afterwards. In our contemporary world of fast-food and equally fast relationships, the modern viewer wants to know, what happens next? How exactly do our hearts "go on and on" after that one great romance?
One of the reasons why Celine Dion's song was (and still is) so compelling when it first came out is the eternal theme of love stretching across all boundaries -- even death, "Love was when I loved you/One true time I hold to/In my life we'll always go on". Hence, if one had to create a Titanic sequel, one definite thing NOT to do is resurrect Jack. Instead, let's look at what the ending of Titanic leaves us with -- Rose avoiding her searching fiance when the rescue ship docks and a much older Rose narrating her story. Hmm...That's a lot of untold stuff in the middle and if it's anything like a Twinkie, the stuffing is the best part.
There's still much to be told in terms of the life of Rose. How does she become the old woman that she was in the movie? She obviously survived and seems to be in good mental condition. Also equally likely, Rose has reinvented a new life for herself after she was "rescued", both literally by the rescue crew and metaphorically by meeting Jack. She most likely broke free of her mother and her fiance, who represent both financial and societal rules that governed her previously unhappy life. She has hopefully found happiness or even another romance.
One angle to pitch this sequel would be to portray Rose figuring out what she really wants to do in life; she certainly has the beauty, spunk and courage to do it. We want to see it in action now. Such a story would speak across many levels from the theme of an immigration story to the theme of a young woman thriving in society independently to the age-old theme of finding oneself. Personally, I am imagining that with her background, she would work with the poor in literacy and education.
For Rose, Jack does not just represent that one ideal liberating love, but is also a bridge for her that she has to choose to step across, to realize that there is a world outside of the world that she has always known (remember the wonderful dancing scene in the lower-class compartments?). The sequel hence should show what that world for her is like, both in good and bad terms. Celine Dion could even save herself the work of writing a new song, and sing "I'm Alive" where Rose has been "Through good and/Through trying times/And it’s only begun/I can’t wait for the/Rest of my life".
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My Titanic sequel's history, music, and style footnotes:
I always thought Molly Brown was an interesting side character in the 1997 film.
As it turns out, Margaret Tobin Brown was considered heroic in getting people to safety and assisting other survivors, for which she received the French Legion of Honour in 1932. She was not permitted to testify in official hearings about the Titanic because she was a woman, so she wrote her own accounts published in newspapers.
My sequel would portray the Molly Brown character with more depth and less as a loud, brash stereotype. She would have likely helped a young, starcrossed couple like Fanny and Anthony, whereas Captain Smith might have given silent consent in the end, but not have gone against ship protocol.
Captain Smith is also an intriguing character to develop since the historical record both blames and commends him. What led him to that fateful, last maiden voyage, and what might have been his last thoughts, regrets, or wishes?
My sequel pitch is written with two directorial frames of reference. Ideally there's always room for a fresh perspective or new take on an historical event, so I'm inspired by two particular directors:
1) Sofia Coppola - I was disappointed with her 2006 Marie Antoinette, but loved her musical choices of 80s-90s hits.
It'd be great to see her take on the Titanic challenge with remixes from the 60s-70s. Her tone and pace would be completely contemporary, including a hot remix of Celine's song.
2) Emilio Estevez - his 2006 Bobby is a brilliant take an historical event and his message is passionately and effectively told with a panorama of characters.
He would convincingly tell the sequel story with several intersecting relationships including homage to the 1997 Titanic characters, without being too cheesy about it. He'd bring out the personal message of hope and second chances in the age of modernity and social traditions.
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love aferlife forever,and the end is live happily forever..................
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.Titanic was released in china more than a decade ago when i was still a high school student. so it has become an integral part of my adolescent memory and reminds me of my age of innocence. For me it is something sacred and untouchable. I think it would be better to write a new story rather than a sequel now that the "heart will go on" generation has grown up. When you look back, you would find how naive and ridiculous you once were. how you were moved to tears by the fake and cheap hollywood love stories, how you wept over the love song whose meaning you could hardly understand. once you have grown up, you would find how unlikely the love between JACK and ROSE would be able to survive. think twice what would happen to the young lovers if their love continues in the new continent. even if it survived the wreckage, it would not survive the world the young couple were to spend the rest of their life. lasting love is not likely to exist between two young people of such different cultural background and social status. Comme dit si bien les francais, nous ne vivont pas de l'amour et d'eau fraiche. they would almost certain be forced apart by their family and friends. even if they got married, would very likely become a bickering couple and got divorced with their possible children having to live with their mother and rarely having the opportunity to see their father who would very likely end up in a small bar or a ship bound for shanghai. now you would understand why the love story of cinderella ended with her marriage with the prince and no further was heard of the couple. it is when they got married that the story reaches its climax and then it's the author's job either to kill the story or to kill the loved ones. what matters is the instant you are moved by love and that’s the end of the story. Because titanic, like Cinderella, are fairy tales which are written for young people who are too young to realize that love is a lifetime commitment that would have to last long after the fairy tales end. What made the love story between j and r so moving is the instantaneous beauty that love presents to some young people, And the beauty would become more sacred as it has become part of your memory, part of your auld lang syne. It is this beauty that Rose still cherished at the end of her life. For those of us who look at the love story between j and r again today, it is the pleasant memory of our adolescence, the days we could live happily and worry-free that we should cherish. There was once upon a time we were so innocent and free from the wicked world and so often we’d like to revisit the life there again. J’ai compris tous les mots, j’ai bien compris, merci Raisionnable et nouveau, c’est ainsi par ici Que les choses ont changé, que les fleurs ont fané Que le temps d’avant, c’était le temps davant Que si tout zappe et lasse, les amours aussi passent
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What do you say to taking chances, What do you say to jumping off the edge? Never knowing if there's solid ground below Or hand to hold, or hell to pay... : "Taking Chances" by Celine Dion
I'm going to go out on a limb here and be brutally honest, what's in a name? That which we call a sequel by any other name would be known...as a bad movie. I challenge the reader to name a sequel where the second movie is even nearly as good as the first. Drawing a blank? No surprise there. If you're thinking of the sequels to Shrek, Godfather, or Pirates of the Caribbean, I applaud your excellent taste in hugely talented, charismatic male lead actors (Johnny Depp anyone?). Titanic doesn't quite fit that bill here (sorry Leo), so I have taken some liberties in thinking of creative ideas for a sequel, sorted by theme:
- Futuristic: The year is 10,000 A.D. The descendants of the Titanic are on a doomed space ship where they have to fight giant, CG mammoths, oops, I mean aliens. Throw in some romance and have Celine Dion can sing "I'm Alive" as the survivors fight for their very lives.
- Action: Starring the Hindenburg where two people on board fall in love only to have it all ending in flames - both literally and metaphorically. Celine Dion can sing "Goodbye's (the saddest word)".
- Cheesy (but somehow addictive) romance: Since Korean and Japanese television series are all the rage, why not star a group of four wealthy young bachelors (Titanic 4) who attend an exclusive high school. One of them falls in love with a poor female student; the two of them overcome many obstacles of both pride and prejudice. In the end, they do genetic testing to make sure their children will be okay and find out that they're related to Jack and Rose. Most of Ms. Dion's songs would work here.
- Comedy: Working title of the movie, "Hydrophobia". The traumatized survivors of the Titanic accident all develop a psychological fear of water, especially when it's in the form of ice cubes. This starts to make life a lot more interesting as the survivors find alternatives to H2O. Celine Dion could sing the aptly-titled "Water From the Moon".
Finally, let's be honest about the cover song pitch; Celine Dion is an incredibly strong and versatile singer. Even the people that don't like her like her. I have no doubt no matter how (bad) the sequel is, as long as there are real emotions that ring true with the audience, Celine Dion's voice will be able give it full justice.
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Celine Dion Sucks.... I mean really, really bad; Michael Jackson bad. Celine Dion sucks. She has retired about 7 times already. Why can’t she be gone, and stay gone. Seriously, doesn’t she have people to tell her this is a “bad” idea. We want the ticks NOW!!!!!!
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I see that Hollywood is having a bit of a writer's block eh? It's about time they come knocking on Shanghai's door for some inspiration! After all, all roads lead to China. :] We've got the unlimited supply of anecdotes as well as bootleg DVDs suited for every person there is here in the two point something billion people in China. Like the legend of the Butterfly Lovers, the myth of Cupid and Psyche, and the tale of Peter Parker and Mary Jane, there has got to be more to the story of Jack and Rose because I’m not sure if my heart wants to go on without one.
I would say that Celine Dion’s “A World to Believe In” is the perfect cover song for a Titanic sequel. Her song signifies love as being the world that frees us from all weight and pain of life. With love, comes hope. With hope, comes strength. This reminds me of the classic moment where Jack takes Rose to the ship’s front rail holding her, while she opens her arms to the world. They are living in their own world, a moment of escape, away from the chains of family/class obligations, and societal expectations. For many (or at least Celine Dion, Rose, Jack, and I), love is the light that shines through the darkness, and all you need is one light to make you believe that the life’s difficulties can be conquered. It may not be much, but it’s enough yeah? (Yes? No? Maybe so?)
In the sequel, I’d like to see her set aside her fears and doubts, and perhaps conquer it. This is a Jack thing to do right? I can see Rose standing up for herself and saying one last goodbye to her luxurious lifestyle, family, and arranged marriage, for an adventure to Paris—without the chariot, horse, and butler. Who knows, she’ll sell her bling blings, and meet street-smart people along the way to get her through the day. This is a Jack thing to do. Being aware of all that is possible.
An interest in Art was something both Jack and Rose had in common. They understood that it’s not the price that makes a piece valuable, it’s the artwork itself and the self-expression it evokes. This was a concept her fiancé failed to understand. By fleeting to Paris, she embarks on a self-discovering journey, exploring the arts and the life of Jack who has lived in Paris too. Perhaps she meets friends and family of Jack. She could also start a career there, opening up an art gallery.
Nonetheless, my pitch for the Titanic sequel revolves around Rose living HER life, not one chosen by family, society or fate (well, perhaps scriptwriters are writing her fate, but nonetheless it should still suggest independence). Jack’s last words for Rose were “Rose. Promise me you'll survive. That you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise.” Yes, I’ve accepted that those are his last words, and all that’s left are memories and moments they’ve shared together. However, without those moments, where would she be?
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Please forgive me for my lack of imagination. I’d like to use Celine’s Les Derniers Seront Les Premiers as the cover song for my sequel of the Titanic. As a sequel to the original legend, the new story must start somewhere in the original one. It could either be the same characters being placed in a new environment, or new characters with similar experience. They realize either an extension in the space dimension or time dimension. As for the first extension, the sequel might be staged in the new continent, which was the destination of the unfortunate colossal ship. When Rose arrived there, she first took some time to recover and then would very likely be persuaded if not forced by her relatives into certain kind of marriage with someone who was regarded a perfect match for her in terms of social status. But her memory of Jack and her rebellious heart would very likely force her to break out of the wedlock and find the kind of love she really wanted. The story would go on that she did manage to find someone who could really help her recover from the loss of Jack and they planned to marry. But, to make the sequel more dramatic, it is at this moment our old friend Jack is reintroduced into the story. Either that he turned out survived the wreckage, or he returned to his loved one as a ghost, or in the form of someone who looks exactly like him. In either case, Rose would have to face a new ordeal. The story would end either she realized it was Jack that she loved the most and their relation came back to life(here room is left for a sequel no.2), or she found she could not recall the kind of sensation that she had enjoyed with Jack and realized the love between jack and her is not the kind that is to last for a lifetime. (also room for further story, when the producers and investors find it profitable enough to have another sequel). The second extension goes something like A.S.Byatt’s novel Possesion. Decades after the tragedy, a young graduate student (or certain young something), whose girlfriend has just left him for his lack of resources (more for lack of bucks than lack of charms), decided to join an excavation team whose object is the sunken colossal vessel. Then it occurred that he met and fell in love with certain beautiful young woman who happened to be interested in their excavation and decided to join the team. It turned out the woman is a descendent of one of the survivors of the wreckage (who happens to be Rose), and the man a great great grandson of Jack. And the two relived most of the romance of their forefathers. The theme of this version is that love is the eternal theme of human beings , it does not die with the demise of the loved ones and will always find its way back to the world whenever there is a chance. The two extensions share the same theme, wherever or whenever you are, love would always be an integral part of your life, just as the song goes:Les derniers seront les premiers Dans l’autre réalité Nous serons princes d’éternité
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Please forgive me for my lack of imagination. I’d like to use Celine’s Les Derniers Seront Les Premiers as the cover song for my sequel of the Titanic. As a sequel to the original legend, the new story must start somewhere in the original one. It could either be the same characters being placed in a new environment, or new characters with similar experience. They realize either an extension in the space dimension or time dimension. As for the first extension, the sequel might be staged in the new continent, which was the destination of the unfortunate colossal ship. When Rose arrived there, she first took some time to recover and then would very likely be persuaded if not forced by her relatives into certain kind of marriage with someone who was regarded a perfect match for her in terms of social status. But her memory of Jack and her rebellious heart would very likely force her to break out of the wedlock and find the kind of love she really wanted. The story would go on that she did manage to find someone who could really help her recover from the loss of Jack and they planned to marry. But, to make the sequel more dramatic, it is at this moment our old friend Jack is reintroduced into the story. Either that he turned out survived the wreckage, or he returned to his loved one as a ghost, or in the form of someone who looks exactly like him. In either case, Rose would have to face a new ordeal. The story would end either she realized it was Jack that she loved the most and their relation came back to life(here room is left for a sequel no.2), or she found she could not recall the kind of sensation that she had enjoyed with Jack and realized the love between jack and her is not the kind that is to last for a lifetime. (also room for further story, when the producers and investors find it profitable enough to have another sequel). The second extension goes something like A.S.Byatt’s novel Possesion. Decades after the tragedy, a young graduate student (or certain young something), whose girlfriend has just left him for his lack of resources (more for lack of bucks than lack of charms), decided to join an excavation team whose object is the sunken colossal vessel. Then it occurred that he met and fell in love with certain beautiful young woman who happened to be interested in their excavation and decided to join the team. It turned out the woman is a descendent of one of the survivors of the wreckage (who happens to be Rose), and the man a great great grandson of Jack. And the two relived most of the romance of their forefathers. The theme of this version is that love is the eternal theme of human beings , it does not die with the demise of the loved ones and will always find its way back to the world whenever there is a chance. The two extensions share the same theme, wherever or whenever you are, love would always be an integral part of your life, just as the song goes: Les derniers seront les premiers Dans l’autre réalité Nous serons princes d’éternité
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Is it necessary to shoot a Titanic sequel? We need one and only Titanic, it's perfect! So, I think "Think Twice" by Celine Dion is the best cover song!! huraaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!
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A sequel...where to begin?
The boat's at the bottom of the ocean...
the lead actor is dead...
Rose is an old lady now...
probably can't stray too far from the previous storyline (does anyone see a futuristic sci-fi thriller/action-movie spawning from the original movie, really?)...
and this attempt is probably no better, here goes:
China builds another Titanic (Chinese friends, please don't hate on me too much because you never know, this could happen).
The government sees an amazing opportunity to foster an emerging cruise industry so it buys the rights to the name and they recreate the original. It travels along the Chinese coast between Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, etc.
That takes us to our story, where a young cabin steward from Gansu province who has never seen the ocean before stepping aboard 2 days prior to getting the job (through a family connection of course) spots the most beautiful girl he's ever seen boarding the ship in Dalian. He catches her eye a few times, but never finds an opportunity to talk to her.
Director...? Let's toss Ang Lee at the helm of our story of forbidden love between the impoverished lower class and high society. We learn that the girl's father (how about Stephen Chow in this role for a bit of comedic relief) is a hardass businessman from Beijing who's wife died years ago and all he has left is his work and his daughter. A poor boy from Gansu isn't his ideal match for his girl.
The girl is tired of living within her father's imposed restrictions, chances upon our hero and while they don't dance the jig or draw each other naked, do manage to steal away a few key moments before the father finds out and yanks her off the ship early in oh...let's say Shanghai.
Our hero, desperate to see her again, abandons ship as well in Shanghai where he realizes he needs money to get to Beijing and struggles for a few months before he lands a job as a delivery person for an expat magazine. Hmmm, let's guess which one.
With no more than her name, he sets off to Beijing, finds his girl, starts his own lifestyle magazine and runs a full spread for cruise packages on the back cover. Everyone's happy and Celine is singing a Chinese version of the Power of Love during the credits (c'mon Celine, if Avril can do it so can you).
Oh, and it wouldn't have to be called Titanic 2 or anything, maybe "Ginormous Love on the Huangpu". Or something.
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What's a sequel without the financing and strategic product placement? I forgot to add a cameo by Celine as a beautiful, but eccentric, French lady aboard the Titanic. Her hair must be monumental, bigger than big, and her jewels must be bigger than her hands.
Molly Brown introduces Fanny to the sophisticated traveller. Madame Crystalline takes it upon herself to teach Fanny the finer points on French style and the latest fashions, and presents Fanny with a bottle of perfume from her dresser. It looks amazingly similar to Sensational Eau de toilette.
Madame Celine, I mean Crystalline, says: "Fanny, every lady must look and smell sensational if she wants to capture the heart of her gentleman." and pronounces Fanny to be her sensational protegee.
Indeed, Anthony smells Fanny before he sees her. He catches a whiff of Fanny's lingering perfume and is instantly hooked. Fanny makes Madame Crystalline proud.
Celine will have voice coaching so she sounds like she's a snooty Parisienne and of course.
With some more tweaking, perhaps we could get Celine to bankroll my sequel. We won't let her call it Titantic: The Diva Factor, but she can negotiate merchandising rights.
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The sequel is set in 1998, the tables are turned. Rose (Kate Winslett) is an impoverished Chinese history student doing archival research in Shanghai. Jack (Leo Dicaprio) is a Harvard MBA fresh grad out to China to find 'opportunities' for his hedge fund.
They meet on the train going from Shanghai to Wuhan because both want to take the last opportunity to see the 3 Gorges. After 30 odd hours of listening to "My Heart Will Go on" and Ren Xianqi's "Kan Guo Lai" over and over (remember its 1998, year after the original Titanic came out), they are at each others throats about all kinds of political and philosophical issues.
But, once arriving in Wuhan, Jack's lack of language ability means he can not get a taxi or find his hotel. So Rose, fluent Mandarin speaker, offers to give him a ride to his hotel (5-star, Shangri-la, of course - corporate sponsor) - plus she needs someone to carry her luggage. As thanks, Jack offers to treat Rose to a meal at the hotel where they get completely smashed and one thing leads to another..... Insert romantic moment #1 Next morning, they rush to get the sight-seeing boat - the Red Taitanyika - down the river. Insert a few days of quaint sight-seeing & romantic moments. Learning lessons where Jack freaks out about something, and Rose shows him a freer, more down to earth type of life.
Scene jumps to control tower of underconstruction 3 gorges dam. Do to a technical error, part of the dam breaks away letting the tons of water flow down the river.
The Red Taitanyike is tossed on the waves of the surging river as millions of homes and people are covered in water. The boat is smashed to pieces, but Rose and Jack each manage to grab onto a life preserver, at first they can't find each other. But thanks to their Nokia/Motorola phones (corporate sponsorship) they text each other and paddle over to meet on the top of one of the left over mountain peaks: *Go to scenic shot similar to the "I can fly" scene in #1 Sound track is either duet between Wong Fei and Celine Dion singing Abba's SOS, or Celine singing Nowaylaowei's song from above (I will give Nowaylaowei my extra ticket if I win as thanks for that great song.)
Luckily, Jack has a satellite phone on him and is able to call his firm to have a helicopter rescue for the couple. Ending #1.
Ending 2 for the cynical: After helicopter rescue, fast forward 10 years, Rose sits at home alone in Shanghai in their old, French concession mansion while Jack travels incessantly hooking up with K-tv Xiaojie. As Rose cycles down a leafy, tree-lined Shanghai street, Celine's updated version of "My Heart Will Go On" - a bilingual duet version with The Twins - plays. She rides up to a cafe, walks in and sits down at a table with Edison Chan. Fade out.........
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THE HEART OF THE OCEAN
The new story begins as the 'Heart of the Ocean' falls from Rose’s hands into the depths of the Atlantic, shining brilliantly through the the dark murky waters.
The day after Rose's passing on his ship, Brock Lovett (Bill Paxton) and his team of treasure hunters have lost hope in finding “The Heart of the Ocean” but decided to spend one final day surveying the wreckage for anything of historical or monetary significance. After a day of lackluster results, alone in the control room, Brock catches a glimpse of something glowing on the edge of his computer display. He miraculously discovers the jewel nestled in a shallow shelf far above the Titanic’s wreckage; almost as though the jewel itself sought to be rediscovered. He and the crew rejoice in their discovery and head back to New York.
During the trip back home, Brock develops a connection with Lizzie (Roses granddaughter), and enlightens Lizzie that he is actually not a greedy treasure hunter but a historian and archaeologist. Brock explains that he has been searching for a mythical stone called the “Eye of Providence” for his entire career. Three 3 years prior he had learned that it had been and set into a priceless piece of jewelry “The Heart of the Ocean” and that it was purportedly lost in the Titanic wreckage. The jewel, besides being extremely beautiful and rare, carried a legend. The “Eye” is rumored to carry a curse that traces back thousands of years to the era of Mayan civilization. It was believed that, at the time, the “Eye” watched over and protected the Mayan people. During the peak of Mayan civilization, the stone was stolen from one of the eyes of a religious Mayan Idol. When the priests noticed it was missing, they placed a powerful curse on whoever would own the diamond. Translated from Mayan scripts, the legend says:
...... Every soul in its path May see its beauty and feel its wrath. A tragedy will befall those who own, Until it's returned to its proper home......
Brock Lovett goes on to recount that the “Eye” coincidentally has witnessed some prominent tragedies that have transpired in human history. Some believe the stone’s theft caused the decline of the Mayan civilization since they disappeared soon after it was stolen. It purportedly has been sold, stolen, and traded down for thousands of years, through generations of emperors, royalty and affluent owners, only to wreak havoc and chaos in holder’s lives. Brock goes further to say that some blame the jewel for the execution of Louis the XVI, Marie Antoinette, famines, and even civil wars and, after hearing Rose's tragic tale, he couldn't help but wonder in the back of his mind whether the stone had anything to do with Titanic, Jack and Roses tragedy, and Caledon Hockley (Roses ex-fiancé) eventual financial demise and suicide.
After facing an unusually powerful and lethal storm during his trip back to New York where his ship barely escaped, Brock managed to navigate safely back to shore and delivered the jewel to his financiers, who were 3 wealthy New York businessmen, who funded the search for the jewel as a measure of status and financial gain. Brock, feeling fulfilled by his find, and by the the handsome finder’s fee paid to him by the businessmen, Brock decides to go on a well deserved vacation. On a impluse, he asks Lizzie, with whom he feels he falling in love with. Also on impulse she obliges, having some feelings for Brock as well.
Upon his return, 3 weeks later, Brock discovers that during his vacation 1 of the stones owners died in a car accident, another was hospitalized after breaking his neck playing polo, and the 3rd one, had gone mentally ill. While visiting the 3rd at a mental hospital, he claims the stone is to blame for his mental breakdown and signs ownership of the stone to Brock, pleading him to get rid of the stone.
Brock begins to realize that the events were not merely coincidences but likely the result of the Mayan curse the “Eye of Providence” placed on its owners. He also realized that he was the new owner, and would be subject to a similar tragedy its previous owners unless ......he can return the jewel to its origin! He flashes back to Rose's story where she was cheated from spending her life her love, and then becomes especially concerned for his newfound love, Lizzie.
In a race against time to return the jewel to its rightful place before the Mayan curse strikes, Brock and Lizzie embark on an adventure all the while fleeing and fighting off well financed criminals. The main antagonist is Mafia boss (descendant of Caledon Hockley) wants to claim rightful ownership of the stone and will stop at no nothing to acquire the priceless jewel.
Brock and Lizzie travel extensively through historical sites, museums and Mayan ruins in Central America in search for clues to find the idol of Providence. All the while, the mysterious and romantic setting of Central America, coupled by the danger involved, bring Brock and Lizzie even closer.
Finally, using teamwork, they solve series of puzzles meant to protect the location of a hidden chamber where the idol is located. When they discover the chamber they realize they have made a major archaeological discovery. The chamber contains all the secrets of Mayan civilization, as well as the Idol of Providence. While almost on the brink of being killed by Hockley, who is hot on their tails, ..... they manage to place the diamond 'eye' onto the statue.
When the Eye of Providence has been replaced, like a ghost, a lone Mayan priest emerges from the ruins. With some supernatural power, he saves Brock and Lizzie by defeating Hockley and his henchmen. The priest praises Brock and Lizzie for returning the eye, and lifts the curse from them.
The End
The movie soundtrack would be headlined by Celine Dion's 'Taking Chances'. At its core, Its a story about taking risks to achieve the extraordinary: 2 ordinary people (Brock and Lizzie) are thrown in to an overwhelming and but precarious situation where they have to take leaps of faith with their newfound love, risk their lives evading their pursuers, and need to trust in the fact they can save themselves, and others from the curse of the stone.
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btw, thanks for reading my post. Hope it was entertaining.
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Old couple were embracing when the floods came.
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Okay, here goes....
My story is following the life of Cal (who was Rose's fiance) after the Titanic. The movie is a tragedy. It begins after he arrives back safely in America. He tries to begin his life over again. He finds himself a great job and a wonderful wife who loves him very much. But he seems to be cursed and slowly throughout the movie sinks deeper and deeper into depression. The movie will be about how everything he touches turns badly.
He has recurring nightmares about the Titanic and all the horrible things that he did on that horrid night many years ago.
During the Great Depression, his business fails and he loses everything. He realizes that he has brought all of this upon himself. , he can no longer live with the the guilt, and before committing suicide sends Rose a letter, asking for her forgiveness.
The movie ends with Rose reading his letter and saying, "I forgive you".
Two songs will be featured in this movie; "Sorry for love" and "Fade Away".
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