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By Kate E. Stephenson

Well, I thought the song would never stop going on … and apparently, it won’t. “Titanic” remains one of the most popular films of all time. So much so that fifteen years after its 1997 debut, the melodrama swan dove into theaters again, this time in 3D. Arguably the movie of the 20^th century, “Titanic” racked up almost every movie award known to the Western world. With 11 Academy Award nominations, the film tied “Ben-Hur” for the most nods for a single film ever. (“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” later made it a three-way pile up.) And while much of that can be attributed to mega movie mogul, James Cameron, the real magic blossomed with a character named Rose.

Played by Kate Winslet, a then little-known actress out of England, Rose stole Jack’s heart and movie audiences everywhere swooned at the on-screen romance. Moved by the haunting scene of Rose promising to “never let go” as she releases Jack’s hand, we (yes, I paid my $7.50 three times) cried as the freezing waters engulfed his lifeless body after heroically saving Rose’s life. (If I spoiled the end of the movie for you—seriously! It’s about the Titanic.)

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