Titanic Reflection

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One of my favorite movies throughout my entire lifetime that I have always enjoyed watching is the movie Titanic. This is due to the fact that this movie resonates within me a positive sense of emotion and romance. When given the opportunity to review a feature film such as this one, naturally, this was my number one option and it is a great opportunity for me to review some brief aspects of this film. In the movie Titanic, director James Cameron’s themes revolved around a number of ideas. Two of the many themes that were implemented are, first, to always be prepared for the unexpected and the second revolves around social class. The idea behind the first theme and how it relates to Titanic is that it was said that the ship was unsinkable in fact in the first ten minutes of the movie Cal, Rose’s fiancé says “god himself could not sink the ship” (Cameron). That being said the architect had thought he structured and built it so well that is was impossible to sink, with this mindset the owner of the ship neglected to have enough life jackets and life boats. For the second theme, social class, considering that the Titanic was basically a floating melting pot, made of people from all over the world, of different social status and social classes. Given the goals I identified above director Cameron used a number of acting and scenery elements to enhance his goals. The story of how the Titanic sank was the purpose of the movie, it was a lesson to all that no matter the

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