: The shoot lasted 243 days—well beyond the original 138-day plan—ending in March 1997. 2. Narrative Structure and Themes

: Cameron utilized cutting-edge digital visual effects and a massive near-full-scale model of the ship in a 17-million-gallon water tank to recreate the sinking with unprecedented realism.

: The story is told through the eyes of an elderly Rose DeWitt Bukater, who recounts her experience to treasure hunters searching for the "Heart of the Ocean" diamond.

: A central theme is the rigid Edwardian class system, depicted through the "forbidden" romance between first-class Rose and third-class Jack Dawson.

: With a production cost of $200 million, it was the most expensive movie ever made at the time. Interestingly, this cost exceeded the original 1912 construction cost of the actual ship, which was $7.5 million (roughly $125 million when adjusted for inflation in 1997).

The film uses a non-linear narrative to bridge the past and present:

Researchers have highlighted both the film's dedication to detail and its cinematic departures: Titanic (1997) - ResearchGate