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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Did the Titanic fascinate people this much before the movie came out? Like, I know it was always a cultural reference…but was it more of a trivial factoid?
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Yes. I spent my entire childhood learning everything I could about Titanic. There was a t.v special dedicated to it, I got Ballard's books on it, family tried to plan a trip to woods hole but Alvin was always away when they tried.
My mom took me to see Titanic when it came put in the theaters. I balled my eyes out as she left Port. Couldn't have cared less about the plot. Then I awed and gasped during the sinking sequence.
Yeah, Titanic was a big deal before the movie came out.