2007-01-03 17:38:13 · 18 answers · asked by *claire* 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Hey Susie! I totally think Titanic would be a total flop without him.... i mean Kate Winslet was so lucky... anyway he was so hot back then.. chexy... cute hot and sexy..... now hes not that great but back then he wuz super hot..... i think the movie would so not be as good as it is with him
2007-01-03 17:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. You have to understand that in 1996, DiCaprio was not a household name the way he is today. He had an Oscar nod under his belt for the modest film What's Eating Gilbert Grape, but his highest-grossing film was Romeo + Juliet, which topped off around 60 or 70 million dollars in domestic box office. That's a hit, for sure, but far from a blockbuster. So, coming into Titanic, James Cameron was essentially casting two unknowns, DiCaprio and Winslet (she coming off a recent Oscar nomination for Sense and Sensibility). What made Titanic work was the epic scale, the sweeping romance and the resounding tragedy of the story. The music, the action, the whole thing brought together in a seamless, near-perfect whole. Like West Side Story two generations before it, teenage girls saw in the lead characters a female they wanted to emulate and a male they wanted to sweep them off their feet the way Rose was, forever changed in their lives the way she was.
DiCaprio didn't make Titanic. Titanic made him.
2007-01-03 17:45:15 · answer #2 · answered by cinemetal 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Titanic was a total flop long before Leonardo.
It bears the unadmirable distinction of having flopped twice.
2007-01-03 17:41:45 · answer #3 · answered by meandlisa 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my opinion, Leonardo was definitely the best person for the role. He played it perfectly.
2007-01-03 17:47:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They could have found a better actor than him.
Someone a bit more passionate and talented.
Katie on the other hand was just perfect for the role.
2007-01-03 17:46:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leonardo who? ...kidding!!
He was okay in the movie, but I think they could have done better. He didn't have the right chemistry with Kate. I know that's not what you want to hear, but you asked. ;-)
2007-01-04 08:02:28 · answer #6 · answered by crash 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do. He played the role of the charming and witty Jack Dawson perfectly. Its highly unlikely that they could have found a better Jack.
2007-01-03 18:01:24 · answer #7 · answered by Eternal Sunshine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a total flop because of leonardo, I dont like him or his acting to be perfectly honest
2007-01-03 17:40:27 · answer #8 · answered by Evan J 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I do. And so would have been Pirates of the Caribbean without Johnny Depp.
2007-01-03 17:47:10 · answer #9 · answered by Hardrock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its a great movie but Leonardo makes it the best.(Like a topping in top of an ice cream sunday.)
2007-01-03 17:41:46 · answer #10 · answered by smart won 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋