They were told "This is the Titanic, the unsinkable ship", but what were they saying when the ship broke in two and began to sink. Did everyone still believe that nothing could sink the magnificent Titanic? Or was the reality of the ship finally “sinking”? These are questions that people still ask themselves today. The sinking of the Titanic was a tragic accident that still affects culture today. The RMS Titanic (Royal Mail Steamer) was the second of three superliners built by the White Star Line to cross the Atlantic. The superliner measured 882 feet long, longer than the tallest skyscraper in New York at the time, and the rudder alone was heavier than Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria. The Titanic was built with 20 thousand tons of steel and iron. When the Titanic was built in 1912 it cost the White Star Line $7.5 million. Postal Courier, The (Brisbane). 04/03/2012, page. 38-38. 1. The Titanic was built to be unsinkable, with 16 watertight compartments to keep it afloat. Many people called the RMS Titanic "unsinkable", due to its size. For many the Titanic, being the largest ship, also meant it was the best. Publishers' Weekly; 03/19/2012, vol. 259 Number 12, p.30-32, 3p. The vessel was advertised as "as unsinkable as reasonably possible", due to its numerous safety features. These features included automatic watertight doors, bulkheads and watertight compartments throughout the ship, the most powerful marquees at sea, and the Titanic was so large that it was thought that anything large enough to damage it would be seen in time. They were wrong. Postal Courier, The (Brisbane). 04/03/2012, page. 38-38. 1.10 April 1912 the Titanic nearly collided with the ocean liner New York as it left the dock. This...... middle of paper......ier Mail, The (Brisbane). 04/03/2012, page. 38-38. 1.RMSTitanics touch many people in America and around the world. The story of the Titanic inspired James Cameron, who would soon become the writer, producer and director of the retelling of the Titanic tragedy, in the film The Titanic. It was billed as an epic, romantic disaster film, a fictionalized version of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. James Cameron wasn't the only person to try to recreate the tragic story of the Titanic. Here are 5 other films that attempted to capture the drama of the Titanic: Raise the Titanic (1890) Titanic (1996) No Greater Love (1996) A Night To Remember (1958) The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) All these films remind us of this the sinking of the RMS Titanic was a tragic accident that still impacts culture today and will continue to impact culture for many years to come.