The Sea Reminds Me of This Movie. No, Not The Titanic. in Misfits

Note: I wrote this this post as a part of the second os.me writing workshop. Medha Shri gave the participants the following visual prompt. We were to write an article based on this prompt.

When you sea a picture of the sea, you’ll likely think of The Titanic.

For good reason. James Cameron, Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet have immortalised the sea with this picture.

Image Credit: By Titanic, a production of Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment

And there was a good chance most people will remember this. I can safely say this picture is etched in my mind.

I watched The Titanic in 1997 when I was in school. My friends went to the theatre and watched this classic. I was content to watch it at home. The visuals were breathtaking. The storyline was gripping. The love story was thrilling. At least to a tenth-grader. And we can’t forget the sinking ship, can we?

However, the image of the sea in the visual prompt reminds me of another movie.

An Affair to Remember.

I Love Old Movies

I love old movies. In all languages. Especially English. It is a depiction of an era I have not grown up in. The men are gentlemen, the women are ladylike. The scenes are classy. The dialogues are tasteful.

Old movies are like aged cheese.

They taste better with time.

An Affair to Remember is a Classic

The sea picture in the visual prompt reminded me of Cary Grant’s An Affair to Remember.

Image Credit: Fanpop.com

The entire movie is set on a ship. Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr meet on a ship. Each is in a relationship with another person. Proximity together in a closed setting can bring out sparks. Unsurprisingly, Grand and Kerr develop a liking for each other. After their ship journey ends, they make a pact: In six months time, if they end their respective relationships, they will meet on top of the Empire State Building.

Do the lovebirds end up with each other? Or is it heartbreak time?

The sea offers plenty of beauty. Any movie in a sea setting is a delight for the eye. An Affair to Remember is no different, and does not disappoint.

It warms the heart. And delights the senses.

Cary Grant: A Gentleman’s Gentleman

Cary Grant is known as a gentleman’s gentleman.

Women wanted him. Men want to be him. He exudes confidence, charisma, all at once. In 2009, I lived in Germantown, Maryland. I watched a lot of Cary Grant Movies, borrowing DVDs from my local library.

I started with Arsenic and Old Lace, a breezy comedy. I then watched An Affair to Remember. Before I knew it, I had watched His Girl Friday (a comedy in a newspaper setting), Charade (containing Audrey Hepburn as well as Grant. If you want a movie with 50 plot twists, this is your movie).