If you want to compare that to what money is worth today, James Cameron received a budget of $200 million to make the legendary film. According to, the ship cost $7.5 to make. 1, 1985 that oceanographer Robert Ballard discovered the wreckage of the Titanic, which was found at 12,000 feet2.3 miles below sea level. It may not be as big as the cruise ships now, but back in those days, it was a monster. They are haunting, chilling and speak a thousand words. Sadly, it won’t be there for much longer as the ocean claims it for its own.Īll we are left with are photographs of the mighty ship sitting on the bottom of the ocean floor. It has been there since it struck that iceberg over a hundred years ago. What is left of the Titanic is sitting on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. While the movie depictions are horrible, the real-life must have been a million times worse. The most famous and well-known probably being the James Cameron movie starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. There have been countless movies, tv shows, and books written about what happened on the Titanic. It was a moment that claimed hundreds of lives, and it is not a situation that a lot of people can imagine being in.
It was a tragedy that happened over 100 years ago, but it is still as relevant today as if it happened yesterday.
