I’ve posted this many times in the past. It’s frequently greeted by Titanic fans with stony indifference - as though I was defecating into the Holy Grail.
Many people view Titanic as a documentary with fictional subplots - and not just a documentary, but a comprehensive documentary. In fact, these people view most “fact-based” movies the same way.
I love historical fiction movies & this is one. I really liked Titanic.. and liked in the same way Pearl Harbor and many other movies.
The human side of possibilities added to historical facts.
If we wanted just true facts we can watch the news or read history books.