Back in 1997, when Cameron was struggling to complete Titanic, disasterseemed right around the corner.

回望1997，卡梅隆为泰坦尼克号殚精极虑，而灾难似乎就在眼前。

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Titanic (1997) —We’re still bummed that Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) didn’t survive, but at least he froze to death with a smile on his face.

《泰坦尼克号》（1997）——到现在我们都在为（莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥扮演的）杰克死在冰水里而叹息，不过至少他也是含笑而逝的。

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Rememberwhen Titanic came out in 1997 and it went on to win every major awardand everyone talked about how wonderful it was?

记得97年《泰坦尼克号》出来，然后把所有大奖都揽了，然后每个人都在讲这部电影有多好多好吗？

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Following that he wrote, produced and directed Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), True Lies (1994), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009).

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Fueling the hype is the fact that "Avatar" is Cameron's first film since "Titanic" in 1997 -- the most successful film of modern times -- and a return to sci-fi for the "Aliens" and "Terminator" series director.

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He also played the priest who goes down with the ship in "Titanic" (1997), praying with terrified passengers as the vessel slips beneath the waves.

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