In the past few years 3D movies have been growing very popular. This craze has gotten to the point where filmmakers are converting their old movies into 3D. This year, it was “Titanic’s” turn to become a 3D phenomenon. “Titanic 3D” was released April 4 and will be in theaters for a limited time only. This coincides with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the actual Titanic on April 14, 1912.
Going into the movie, I was not expecting much since I had seen “Titanic” many times before and had not been too impressed with 3D thus far. The film’s translation to 3D was not as bad as I thought it would be. However, it was not completely necessary to take a perfectly good movie (for a hopeless romantic) and convert it to 3D 15 years later either.
Most of the changes in the film are very subtle, with only a few things here and there that actually jump out at you. While the picture was sharper and clearer with the waves coming right at you, they probably could have done without spending $18 million to make the movie into 3D. 
Even though the 3D conversion was not too noticeable, filmmakers did re-release “Titanic” at a good time because there is a new generation of people who are not familiar with the movie. The new generation might appreciate seeing the movie in theaters as they probably did not get the chance to do so the first time around. 
The first release of “Titanic” was so popular that it won 11 Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, a Grammy and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Based on the popularity, it depends on your first thoughts of the movie in order to determine what you would think of the 3D version. If you didn’t like the movie the first time it came out, you most likely wouldn’t like the 3D version since it is the same story and same characters. “Titanic 3D” made $25.7 million in the first five days. Overall, if you are a huge “Titanic” buff, seeing it in 3D would be worth it because it is better quality even if the 3D isn’t all there.