In the movie Titanic, what do you think was the moral of the story?

Question

It seems to me that the moral of the story was, when you put 2,000 people on a ship, don't ram it into an iceberg.

Answer 1

No moral; it's mostly historical, with the romance thrown in for flavor.  As for the iceberg, a fellow solved that one; seems it was a sort of "mirage" effect, named something else, that made the iceberg not visible until it was too late.  Terrible tragedy, and of course the safety measures were most inadequate.  One reason those were improved after. 

Answer 2

I think it was dont date a selfish woman because she will always put herself first. 

Exhibit A: Caledon treated Rose ANNNNND her Mom to first class tickets on the most luxurious ship of it's time and put them both up in it's top-of-the-line presidential suites. Yet, during the trip, Rose runs off with some rando named Jack and screws him in the car and hides from Caledon with Jack. #selfish #traitor #noLoyalty



Exhibit B: during the infamous seen where Jack and Rose are forced to share a floating piece of the ship. Rose doesn't even switch turns with Jack on who is hanging in the water and who is on top of the floating piece. Rose just lays on top and lets Jack freeze to death all night then cries when she wakes up and realizes he is dead. They could have alternated turns, but Rose took the whole piece. 

#selfish 



So, not only did she do Caledon dirty, she did Jack dirty too! This is why the movie shows you, never trust a selfish woman.

Answer 3

The moral of the story is check the size of the board before letting the female get on. 

Answer 4

The moral is obviously don’t be an arrogant bar steward. They thought it was unsinkable  and failed to consider it might not be  the consequences that would entail.

Pride comes before a fall covers it neatly.

Yes and don’t hit icebergs, obviously.

Answer 5

The moral of the story is that if you want to make a huge amount of money, make a simplistic love story movie that is very simply trying to manipulate the emotions of teen girls, but in order to keep it from getting so sappy that boyfriends won't see it with them, set it against a real life disaster.

Answer 6

Considering it Really Happened there isn't a moral to speak off.

Maybe that the Poor/Lower Classes had next to No chance of getting to a lifeboat and that even in a tragedy life can go on.

Answer 7

You nailed it.           

Answer 8

I'm not sure if it counts as the "moral" but hidden behind the meticulous historical detail, the teen romance and the classist melodrama was a much darker message common in many of James Cameron's works.



In a movie over 200 minutes long, that message is best depicted in a scene that lasted just a few seconds, but to me was the film's most powerful:   



With the ship taking on water and the real threat realized, an officer orders the launching of distress flares.  The perspective quickly shifts to show the mighty Titanic from a distance....a tiny glow on an endless sea of black, with the barely-noticeable "pops" flashing just inches above it.



Cameron's familiar message was clear:  Our grandest achievements as humans are insignificant in the face of nature and our celebration of technology is (at best) hubris-laden folly and (at worst) an invitation to suicidal destruction...



Think about it...from "Aliens" to "Avatar"...from "Terminator" to "Titanic"... Cameron presents humans pretty much as pests....using technology to force themselves into realms that simply don't want them there...

Answer 9

I think the moral was.............find some schlub to support you for  the rest of your life,   and then he dies..........



and then you go back to some idiot you banged only once......



and then toss the MILLION dollar necklace you had the whole time, into the ocean, because,   yeah,  f*** your husband of 50 years who gave you 2 kids, and  died supporting your brokeass .



Yeah, I am sure the grand daughter you were living with couldn't have used a multi-million rare gem either.  Screw her too. 



and screw the guy who brought you OUT to the Titanic,  so you COULD be reunited with your precious Jack..........yeah, why reward him either........



Better to just toss the damn thing into the ocean.....because, who the hell needs millions of dollars, right? 



In fact.......did you know, there was an alternate ending to Titanic.....for real...... where they catch her at the railing, and she shows them all the necklace......and the guy begs to just hold it for a second.........and she lets him, and then takes it back and flips it over the railing. 



I mean, what a B*tch! 



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-_i1eFwODo

Answer 10

I do not think it had one.

Answer 11

1. Always prepare for the worst-case scenario, instead of just assuming it won't happen.

2. Make adequate safety precautions for everyone, not just the rich classes. If you don't, it'll come back to haunt you, and make you look like d**ks.

3. Don't build the most expensive ship of its time, then inexplicably choose inferior quality rivets. If they hadn't done that, the ship would have taken on water but (just) remained afloat.

4. Don't lock up the binoculars to the crow's nest and lose the key. Yes, they did that.

5. If Titanic does see an iceberg, only swerve to avoid it if it's far away. Ironically, the orders given in their panic to swerve to avoid the iceberg, resulted in hitting more of it, and possibly made the difference in keeping the ship afloat.

Answer 12

Poor people are expected to be better than rich people in all ways. Rose would never have sacrificed her life for Jack, for example. Also, when something is called indestructible, do not go near it. Don't ride on it, or in it or have anything to do with it in general. 

Answer 13

Maybe it was telling us to pay attention when your steering a ship

Answer 14

The lowest caste is expendable and simple pawns/cannon fodder/expendable meatbags. I mean look how the US government is being negligent in their duties regarding Covid-19 by downplaying it and bickering about it. The White House, CDC and WHO all giving conflicting information. Let them die and decrease the surplus population. A few may get lucky but you will know your place. Your lives mean nothing to us, seriously. Here's $600 to show you how little you're worth. 

Answer 15

There is no "moral" to this version of a true, historic, tragedy.



But, you might want to think about the fact that the "Coston Flares" used to



alert other ships, were invented by a woman!  

Answer 16

The moral of the story is allow third class a chance to save themselves .

Answer 17

there were not enough life boats on the ship for all the passengers. Why this was done i am not sure-maybe saving money or believing the ship could never sink.

Answer 18

I think the moral is that of misguided pride in a seemingly invincible ship, and the consequences of that attitude.

Answer 19

Don't skimp on the lifeboats.  Don't run flank speed through the ice fields. Don't put your jewelry in your overcoat. Learn how to tread water.

Answer 20

There isn't necessarily a moral in a story. Just because a story is told, doesn't mean there is a moral.



In Titanic the moral, I believe, is this: Do not allow looking back on the past, to hinder your life.



Rose had missed Jack, and she wept for him, but he told her something important: Live your life.



Jack understood that whether or not he was going to be in Rose's life, it was important for her to live, to adventure and to experience, so he lent her that one idea before he died. As you can see the camera pan across the photographs laid out, you know that she did live to the fullest, riding horses and having children. So the moral is this: Tragedy will strike. Maybe in your life it will be in the form of an ice burg hitting a ship, maybe it will be in another form, but whatever you have the privilege of experiencing, live it out! and keep going. DO NOT look back.

Answer 21

There is no morale. It was then and still is that haste makes waste and can turn into a tragedy.