Titanic is now on Netflix, and it’s the perfect time to rewatch

James Cameron’s classic blockbuster Titanic They are always in the news. Whether it’s because of updates on Cameron’s massive follow-up series, or tragic attempts to visit the original ship’s wreckage, Cameron and his film have been pop culture staples since 1997. Now that Titanic is back on Netflix, it’s the perfect time to revisit one of the best and biggest movies ever made.

Chances that you’ve seen Titanic The movie is already very good. The movie is still the fourth-highest earner in box office history, bested only by Cameron’s own two Avatar movies and the culmination of 20-plus Marvel movies, Avengers: Endgame. But just because you’ve seen Titanic doesn’t mean you shouldn’t watch it again. For all the memes about its ending, it’s easy to forget just how entertaining all three hours and 14 minutes of the epic can be.

There are many different kinds of Among Titanic’s most impressive feats is how effortlessly it can be everything to all people. You probably remember it as a cute and endearingly melodramatic love story soaked in tragedy, but what you may not remember is that the back half is as harrowing an action-survival movie as you’re likely to find anywhere. Cameron drew inspiration from classic disaster films.The Poseidon Adventure: The Towering InfernoEven the Titanic film from earlier is included. A Night to RememberThe movie is a perfect blend of genres that we don’t often see combined in the same film. It’s a perfect match of genres we don’t often see packed into the same movie.

As much as has been made about the ridiculous — but effective — lengths Cameron went to in filming Avatar: The Way of Water, Titanic is hardly outdone by the director’s more recent underwater epic. The tank is huge. Titanic The boat was recreated in a miniature version, and has now become an iconic part of cinema history. It is a spectacle few movies have been able to match.

Talking of Avatar: The Way of Water. That movie Titanic Double features can be a great way to enjoy a set piece. You can start out with Cameron’s first giant-boat-sinking finale and move to his more recent one to see all the ways the director has changed, and how much bigger (and bluer) his subjects are now.

You can rewatch a film for any reason. Titanic is always a good idea, and now that it’s back on Netflix, doing so is easier than ever.