North Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - Rose DeWitt Bukate, a prostitute who sadly escaped death on the Titanic, was played by Kate Winslet over ten years ago. It is unknown why so many still regard her character as "sweet" or "innocent".
"We picked Kate Winslet as being great enough to portray this role well.", said James Cameron, "We already had her in mind for 'Revolutionary Road' in which her character would whore herself out to Shep and 'The Reader' in which her character would whore herself out for being read to."
James Cameron has been surprised at her character's appeal in the movie "Titanic". He made her character as despicable as possible, he related in an interview. He did everything in his power to show that she was a cheap and shallow bitch all about herself. But oddly, the American viewing audience didn't take it that way.
"She's on the boat - the highest priced luxury liner on Earth - soley because her impoverished and penniless mother whored her out to some rich guy", said Cameron, "and she went along with it. She's technically 17, but portrayed as an adult in the movie, and fully capable of making her own decisions."
Cameron points out that if she didn't want to be with a rich man for his money, the time to say so would have been before getting engaged to him, before accepting a priceless "Star of the Ocean" diamond pendant from him, and before agreeing for him to pay her and her pimp mother's passage to America to live as fat cats for the rest of their lives.
But she did all that. And the rich guy had done nothing bad whatsoever to deserve such treatment. Even when she cheated on him in her heart, and made him look like a cuckold, all he did was overturn a table. "Hell, most guys would have beat her. I would have.", said Cameron.
Even after that, the rich guy did nothing more than try to preserve their relationship and protect her from some poor and opportunistic schmuck. But Kate Winslet, one of the better Hollywood actresses, played it well, and she proved that in "Titanic". Her character was able to continually reject the advances of the man that she had pledged her life to, and who was providing for her and her mom's safety and security.
Kate Winslet has also played other female leads of an unsavory nature, such as in "Revolutionary Road" in which she cheats with some guy in his car because her hubby wants to accept a promotion rather than travel to Europe with her, when he realizes that she's pregnant.
She also played a murdering prostitute in "The Reader" who gave sex to some young teen in exchange for him reading to her.
It's believed by many insiders that her playing the role of the poor girl who trades sex for money in the movie "Titanic", is what gave her the ability to play other similar roles.
Still unknown is why the American public viewed the character of Rose on the Titanic as in any way a good person.
