Last Tuesday night, I saw a tweet saying that Titanic was on Star Movies. The last time I watched it was back in 1998, so I took the opportunity to watch it and refresh my memory to see if I'll understand the story this time. When I switched the channel to Star Movies, the scene was when Jack shouted "I'm the king of the world!" I was late but thankfully, not that late.
While watching the movie, my emotions started changing for I understood the things I didn't understand before. Like: how Jack saved Rose from committing suicide, the real reason why Cal carried the kid with him, and the meaning of Rose's "I'll never let go" promise to Jack. It made all sense to me, especially the promise part. However, I couldn't believe Cal saved the kid was just so he could get on a lifeboat. I mean, back when I was 6 years old, I thought he was doing a good deed. His action was good, but his intention wasn't.
As for the promise of Rose, when Jack told her to promise him to never let go, he didn't mean his hand; it was her promise, which was to survive, continue living, and die warm on her bed as an old woman. So it was a promise within a promise.
I must say, Jack & Rose's love story is (so far) the best one I have ever seen, even better than the ones in anime. Jack cared about Rose's future, Rose went through the cold water just to save him, and they both trusted each other. It was just really sad Jack died; leaving Rose to live the rest of her life without him but she never broke her promise, which is why they reunited in the end.
The result of watching Titanic after 15 years was me in tears because I understood it as a really sad story. Sure it was a happy ending, but the fact Jack & Rose said "I trust you" more than "I love you" just hit me deep. As the days go by, I hope the story of the movie slowly sinks in as a reflection to my present life.
