According to this report by Al-Jomhouriya, the character of Rose in the Titanic was inspired from a Lebanese woman called Zahia who refused to let go of her husband and ended up drowning with him. Added to that, the article claims James Cameron might have changed the story for political reasons (Because he’s Jewish).
Read this story and others [Here].
I honestly don’t know why those stories are emerging now, even though the Titanic was released back in 1997, but they are quite interesting.
Thanks Paulette
Because it has nothing to do with the movie. The 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is coming up in 3 days which is why Titanic is in the news again.
In everything that happens or happened in this world, we end up by mentioning Lebanon or Lebanese people. I recall the WWII in which they claim a German plane landed in Lebanon and the soldiers had tea near Damour.
Now, was Neil Armstrong’s grand mother Lebanese? 🙂
it’s preferrable to hold on to the idea that Rose looked like Kate Winslet 😛
+1 lol
Some people didn’t even know the movie Titanic was based on a true story
http://also.kottke.org/misc/images/titanic-real.jpg
+1 to you too… LOL
How hypocrite of you Mark to mention the “freedom of speechâ€! And if anyone is wondering why I’m not directly commenting on Mark’s posting is because he decided to ban me as I have “freely†expressed my opinion on him; but it seems that when it comes to bashing Nagib, the restaurants and everyone else with an opinion different than his, it is widely allowed.
Yalla Schuss!
I was wondering…Riddle solved. 😛
I’ve had these stories since 1997 in books and newspaper articles. They’re surfacing now because it is the 100th anniversary for Titanic sinking. The rest of the stories from Hardin are interesting as well.