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This paper reviews and critiques James Cameron's 1997 film, "Titanic." According to the paper, the film became a huge box office hit because of its dramatic plot, compelling and bittersweet love story, and big budget special effects. These, combined to make Titanic an unforgettable film for the millions of people who saw it.

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" 'Titanic' was directed by James Cameron and was released in 1997 by Paramount Pictures. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Gloria Stewart, and Billy Zane, the film became a huge box office hit because of its dramatic plot, compelling and bittersweet love story, and big budget special effects, which combined to make Titanic an unforgettable film for the millions of people who saw it. Despite the audience appeal of the amazing special effects, Titanic's..."

Tags:titanic, film, review

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This paper explains that the Titanic was a symbol of the wealth of the world and emphasized the divergence between the wealthy and the poor. In particular, the paper examines the article "Solas Comparative from 1912 (RMS Titanic Disaster) to 2004" that presents the mistakes of the shipbuilders, and the horrific exposure to the elements the passengers had to endure. The paper then discusses the article's treatment of Solas, the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, and how it would heighten passenger awareness of possible dangers and would regulate lifeboat safety. The paper also deals with the reaction of the black public after the sinking of the Titanic.


The Titanic
Black American Perception of Titanic

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"On April 15, 1912, the colossal ship the Titanic hit an iceberg and within 160 minutes over 1500 people succumbed to drowning, or hypothermia. The ship was built as a luxury liner, toting passengers across the Atlantic. The people on board were exposed to the worst possible conditions, and the maintenance and preparedness of a possible sinking was evidenced nowhere on board. The lifeboats present on the ship were not numerous enough to harbor everyone accounted for on the ship's roster. In essence, the dangers of the ocean were unbidden with the construction of the ship (Bonner, 2004). The article expressly presents the mistakes of the shipbuilders, and the horrific exposure to the elements the passengers had to endure. The article delves into how the luxury liner was not built to code, and thus, lives were lost to sea. Though the article begins objectively, stating the facts of the Titanic sinking, it ends rather subjectively, venturing a viewpoint of disgust as to how this ocean liner could be built with such poor thought."

Tags:ships, lifeboat, safety, wealthy, poor, blacks

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This paper takes a look at the block-busting move "Titanic" by James Cameron. It acknowledges that the movie was predominantly a love story, but it also had very strong socio-economic under currents. The paper provides an analysis of these dynamics.

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"In 1997, Titanic set sail again, this time into movie theaters under the command of writer and director James Cameron. With the exception of a few small poetic licenses, Cameron accurately depicts the historical events leading up to the sinking of Titanic. The main plot of his movie, though, is not about the sinking of the ship per se. Rather, it is about the doomed love affair between two fictional characters, first-class passenger Rose DeWitt Bukater and steerage passenger Jack Dawson. Complicating the story is Rose?s jealous fiance?, millionaire Caledon (?Cal?) Hockley, and Rose?s genteelly impoverished mother, Ruth. Aside from any dramatic appeal, Cameron?s Titanic is interesting from a number of sociological perspectives. It illustrates social classes, status inconsistencies, and social structures. It presents a vivid ?conflict?-based view of the way the different classes relate to one another. And finally, it offers a look at bureaucracy and at the dangers of groupthink."

Tags:social, structure, upper, class, steerage, deck, power, prestige, passengers, privelage, lifeboats, ship, disaster

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This essay will discuss the issue of class onboard the Titanic and how the experience of a first class person was very different from those of other classes. This will be done by a brief analysis of the cultural assumptions about the Titanic passed on through pop culture and then by an analysis of actual class differences aboard the ill-fated Titanic, class differences that show a shocking discrepancy that benefited first class passengers over everyone else.

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This paper discusses the crew members of the Titanic. The types of crew that served on board the Titanic are explored, and biographies of some of the officers are included. Individual stories of heroism from the Titanic's crew round out the paper.

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This paper provides a creative narrative based upon a review of the 1997 movie "Titanic." The author recounts his experiences with the movie, and shares personal observations and analysis. The paper focuses on various scenes and quotations that had particular meaning for the author. For example, he shares that the most bittersweet scene for him was when the elder Rose passes on in her sleep, and returns to the Titanic, into the awaiting arms of her Jack, on the Grand Staircase of the ill-fated ocean liner, as we are swept back in time to April of 1914. The paper concludes that the author's time and money were well-spent.

From the Paper
"The movie was able to bring to me visually what my mind could only imagine; what it might have been like on that cold, fateful night. I could never have possessed an authentic comprehension of the true horror and irony of the disaster until I saw the movie. Being far removed from the tragedy, I initially found it interesting and fascinating to watch. I soon realized what those poor souls actually went through on that terrible night. Eighty-four years later, I felt like, I wish there was something I could do."

Tags:Winslet, DiCaprio, sinking, ship

Abstract
Complete historical accuracy is often difficult to achieve. That is why most works of literature and movies about historical occurrences take some degree of fiction for granted and try to work and provide the best and most historically agreed-upon viewpoint possible. This search for historical accuracy in movies and works of literature about events in history is also shown in Cameron's 1997 movie, "Titanic," which uses the fiction of a love story between the film's lead characters, Jack and Rose, and sets this fictional love story during an historical occurrence, the sinking of the Titanic ocean-liner, the supposedly unsinkable ship. This report examines the movie in reference to historical material to gauge its accuracy and also looks at what might be considered to be the movie's overriding purpose. The viewpoint of the movie is also analyzed before the report concludes.

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"One can see by looking at this movie in terms of actual history, therefore, that the movie has its own fictional plot that is transported or grafted onto an historical event. The director plays up historical accuracy and detail in reference to the event, but not to the main characters. Although some of the people in first class with whom Jack and Rose interact are based on real historical characters who were on board, these people are not the focus of the movie's plot direction. In terms of plot as well as character, the movie shows a mix of history and fiction, but the director does their best to stay true to the actual events of the sinking chronologically."

Tags:Molly, Brown, 1912, historian

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This paper offers a detailed account of the sinking of the Titanic. It includes details on its construction, its captain and the passengers on board. It explores the disaster and the reforms and regulations its sinking inspired.

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"This is evident by the enormous number of books, films, documentaries, TV movies and other events dedicated to the Titanic nearly a century after its sinking. Zani reveals that The Onion newspaper's faux headline for the sinking of the Titanic is "World's Largest Metaphor Hits Iceberg'". The irony of an unsinkable' ship sinking on its maiden voyage is an ..."

Tags:hubris, Captain Edward Smith, Britain, maritime, icebergs, lifeboats, wireless transmissions, Lord Mersey's Report, White Star Line, passenger liner

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The paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the lighting in the film "Titanic," directed by James Cameron. Specifically, it discusses the director of photography, Russell Carpenter and analyzes how his lighting helps represent the story and characters throughout the movie.

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"Russell Carpenter won an Academy Award for his work on "Titanic," as well as Best Cinematography awards from the American Society of Cinematographers and the Chicago Film Critics. He has also worked on the films "True Lies," "Terminator 2 3-D," "The Lawnmower Man," "Hard Target," "The Indian in the Cupboard," and "Money Talks," which he worked on with Robert Primes, ASC."

Tags:film, ship, russel, carpenter, photography, light

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A look at the ramifications of the sinking of the Titanic. This paper discusses the various consequences following this disaster, such as improved nautical safety requirements, commissions investigating the disaster, and the lawsuits that followed. The effect on society is also discussed: how the first-class 'untouchables' were suddenly seen to be as vulnerable as the lower classes.

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"The Titanic disaster had many consequences regarding the British economy and British law concerning shipping. As a result of the disaster, the entire society underwent some drastic changes. Firstly, the Titanic disaster marked the end of the Edwardian era. Along with that, it marked the end of a general feeling of confidence among citizens. The British had felt confident for many years that they had found the answer to a steady, orderly, civilized life."

Tags:british, society, shipping, sinking, ship