Netflix has decided to bring Titanic back to their service at a time when the infamous ship is a hot topic, and some people aren't impressed. Titanic is one of the most iconic movies of all time, as James Cameron takes us on the journey of Jack and Rose who enchant the audience with their love story. The setting of the movie is as the name suggests, so if you haven't seen the famous 1997 movie yet, you can use history to figure out what happens. Titanic won 11 Oscars, making it the joint-highest winner at the award ceremony alongside Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King and Ben Hur. Rewatch the trailer for Titanic below: [[jwplayerwidget||https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/ZsxmaWxX-Q0L14jDU.mp4||ZsxmaWxX]] Given the newsflow in the last week has been heavily dominated by the submersible that <a href="https://vt.co/news/world/oceangates-full-statement-as-coastguard-confirms-catastrophic-implosion-of-titan-sub">tragically imploded</a> while journeying to see the wreckage of the Titanic, it's presumed that the demand for the movie is high. Netflix has come under fire for announcing that Titanic will be put back onto its streaming service just a matter of days after the submersible disaster killed five people. The movie will be available to watch on July 1, and it has left many people angry at the ill-timed announcement. One person tweeted: "So Netflix was like lets capitalize on this sub thing real quick...gone head and put TITANIC back in the rotation [sic]." A second added: "Netflix hosting Titanic a week after the Oceangate incident is actually disgusting. They never disappoint to show everyone how greedy they are." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/MrJayWashington/status/1673514300835770369]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/GimkNFT/status/1672718173789978624]] Though it seems as if the backlash is misplaced as Titanic reappearing on the streaming site could be down to poor timing. As reported by <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/netflix-titanic-streaming-sub-tragedy-coincidence-1235654916/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a>, Netflix has confirmed that the licensing deal around the movie has been in place long before the submersible disaster, and it was always due to return on July 1. James Cameron, the director, has been vocal about his thoughts on the submersible, known as Titan. He <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/james-cameron-slams-officials-for-creating-false-hope-and-not-announcing-implosion-of-missing-sub-sooner">slammed rescue operations</a> last week, calling them "futile" and accused officials of giving the families of those onboard Titan "false hope". Cameron revealed in an interview on <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/23/us/james-cameron-titan-submersible-ac360-interview/index.html">CNN</a> that he had "received confirmation" that the US Navy had heard a noise "consistent with an implosion" around the time that the sub went missing. <img class="size-full wp-image-1263218055" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/06/GettyImages-150336312.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" />[[imagecaption|| James Cameron directed the 1997 movie. Credit: Christie Goodwin / Getty]] "That seemed to me enough confirmation that I let all of my inner circle of people know that we had lost our comrades, and I encouraged all of them to raise a glass in their honor on Monday," he said. "I watched over the ensuing days this frantic search, knowing full well that it was futile," said Cameron. "Hoping against hope I was wrong, but knowing in my bones that I wasn't. I feel terrible for the families that had to go through all these false hopes that kept getting dangled as it played out." Will you be rewatching Titanic when it drops on Netflix? <h6>Featured image credit: Dave Hogan / Getty</h6>

Netflix under fire for bringing back 'Titanic' just days after sub tragedy

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