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...poor dialogue stems directly from poor character development; Cameron's most amazing feat in making Titanic was that he could not find the time to create any three-dimensional characters in such a long film. None of the characters break through their stereotypes. Leonardo DiCaprio is the street-savvy pauper who attracts Kate Winslet with his wit, good looks and carefree lifestyle. Winslet is the helpless rich girl who feels trapped by the rigid conformity of her class that seem to govern her entire life. Their love is a for-bidden one since she has already been betrothed...
Winslet's mother is a greedy social climber who revels in the obnoxious snobbery of Winslet's finance and his friends. The old-wealth aristocrats look down upon Kathy Bates, the crass, straight-shooting caricature of the nouveau riche. Of course, Cameron also makes bland references to the injustice of class oppression. Several back-to-back shots reveal that the ship's wealthy patrons are only able to enjoy its luxuries because of the sweat of the poor workers laboring below deck...
...Cameron used cliched plot devices for good reason. He spent $200 million on scenery, so he needed to market the film for a mass audience-originality is a risk he could not afford to take. By writing a simple lobe story with a beautiful backdrop, he knew he could turn Titanic into a money machine...
...Cameron has reaped fiscal rewards for his decision, and he need not be further rewarded. The other films nominated for best picture-- L.A. Confidential, Full Monty, Good Will Hunting and As Good as It Gets-- all contain creative plots, three- dimensional characters and witty dialogue. Fresh characters with fresh personalities drive their films...
Other winners in the poll included Helen Hunt as best lead female actor and Jack Nicholson as best lead male actor in As Good As It Gets; James Cameron as best actor for Titanic, and Matt Damon as most promising performer...