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April tenth, nineteen twelve. Industrial technology has brought continuous miracles to people for nearly twenty years. People began to take this endless progress for granted. What better represents human's conquest of nature than Titanic, the largest and most luxurious movable object ever built by human beings? However, after four and a half days, the whole world has changed. The maiden voyage of this dream ship ended in an unreasonable nightmare. The unique inferiority of human beings: arrogance, complacency and greed, destroyed the belief that human beings will always have invincible power.

The purpose of filming this film is not only to show the dramatic destruction of this infamous ship, but also to show her short and brilliant life, capture the beauty, vitality, hope and confidence of Titanic and its passengers and crew, and celebrate the infinite potential of human spirit in the process of revealing the dark side of mankind. Titanic is not only a warning story-a myth, fable and metaphor about human misfortune, but also a story about faith, courage, sacrifice and love.

James Cameron

The passage of time will not only leave traces on people's hair tips and faces, but also change our voices and handwriting and the way we tell stories. But when we look back from it, we will find that we are old, because the "past" is only the source of imagination, which we constantly create on the rough back of reality. The perspective of reminiscence not only fails to narrow the distance between the past and today, but also marks the boundary between imagination and reality as a landmark, telling us that the rich land belongs to the "myth kingdom" suspended over our world. Therefore, those whispers of recalling the past are not so much echoes of the distant past as the sound of the collision between dreams and reality in the present era, which inevitably points to the dark and anemic heart of our time.

It is precisely because of the retrospective perspective that Titanic is difficult to be classified into the sequence of popular disaster films. It is not only a parody of the historical event that Titanic sank 86 years ago by using the visual miracle of Hollywood, but also a rewriting of the current context. The key to this rewriting is that the main narrative line shifts to an unprecedented love story. The dialogue triggered by this classic double-line structure makes love and history permeate each other and * * * appears in the eyes of the narrator. This also made both of them a little sad, singing an elegy for the hero's unforgettable love and that particular historical moment.

There is an unforgettable scene in the film, starting from the rusty hull sleeping at the bottom of the sea, the camera slowly swings and gradually connects to the magnificent ship proudly strutting on the sea pier. The wonder brought by this ingenious splicing is constantly echoed and strengthened in the narrative process, which seems to awaken everyone's memories of the lost passionate years. In this sense, the film's reappearance of Titanic's majestic posture has also become a small commemorative ceremony. This huge ship carrying thousands of passengers also carries heavier memories. It not only floats on the vast Atlantic Ocean, but also floats outside the linear process of history. In fact, the Titanic incident that happened in 19 12 has become a "shocking experience" and "traumatic memory" in the depths of westerners' consciousness. Its implication has already broken the shell of a historical event, and it has proliferated in the process of major historical events and turning points again and again in the 20th century.

It used to be a brilliant miracle-an unsinkable "dream boat", sailing in the sea representing the mysterious and unknown power of nature, which undoubtedly became the embodiment of its era. Man is full of pride and self-confidence. With his wisdom and strength, he has conquered nature with his huge body and infinite strength, even space and time. The destination of this voyage, the New World, is undoubtedly the embodiment of a country full of dreams, freedom, democracy and a series of myths in the eyes of Europeans. Several sets of shots in the film show the operation of huge mechanical gears in the ship and the burning flames in the boiler, which is a wonderful footnote of this "modern narrative". The hero stood at the bow, opened his arms to the vast sea and shouted, "I am the king of the world!" " Undoubtedly, this narrative theme has been pushed to the extreme,

Belief in the power of science and technology is the same as people's confidence in their own rationality, so any kind of doubt also points to both. The film constantly depicts the process of people stepping into tragedy in the gap of love stories. The sword of Damocles creates a great tension between the optimism on the semantic surface and the crisis at the bottom, thus laying the groundwork for the fear and despair in the final disaster scene. This arrangement more reflects modern people's expectation of history, as well as their inner fear of their own doubts and unknowable forces in their destiny. But as a commercial film, Titanic shows not only the fear and self-doubt that pervades the world, but also the love story as the main line, emphasizing the self-rescue of modern people in difficulties. This is precisely the characteristic of this era of mass production of myths. Although the historicity contained in it inevitably presents the true feelings of contemporary people, its aesthetic position makes it necessary to adopt certain rhetorical strategies to bridge the widening gap between reality and imagination. No matter how much we exaggerate the power of love, all she can save is the individual in history. This made me fall into greater fear when I was moved. In fact, pure love itself contains rhetorical strategies. The heroine of Love is a girl from a declining aristocratic family, tired of the hypocritical life of the upper class, and full of fire-like passion. Since she met a hero, a bohemian artist, this flame has been lit. It was this passion that overcame the temptation and alienation of money and status, which made her return to the innocence and vitality at the beginning of her life and restored her courage to survive until the shipwreck saved her life. This kind of salvation itself is an individualistic myth, and this theme appears more in the stage when a society begins to embark on the road of modernization; Freedom triumphed over shackles, and individuality triumphed over secularism, ordinary people (and, of course, emerging nouveau riche) and aristocrats-this is a cliche of enlightenment and romanticism for western readers, but this second enlightenment seems to be exactly what film writers care about.

Since the 1990s, mainstream American movies have paid more and more attention to those values that were once exciting, but are now ignored or gradually forgotten: from quasi-hero films such as Forrest Gump and Apollo 13 to a series of family ethics films, until the epic Titanic. This kind of effort seems understandable, but to what extent can people really save us without trying to re-establish the values that people once believed in at the beginning of the century in the 20th century? Even without considering the influence of commercialism, its spiritual core is far less concerned about the real bottom-up situation of human beings by masters such as antonioni and Kye Shlov, and even Schindler's List fails to face up to the complex human nature. Admittedly, this is a disturbing film, but in my opinion, a passionate era with the sinking of the Titanic, as well as fanatical love and lonely heroes. Perhaps this is no longer a mythical era, and we should find a way out from the gap between doubt and belief. Maybe those two vagrants waiting for Godot are our real projection. Therefore, I still regard this film as a sad elegy, which is dedicated to the era when the myth disappeared but was mass-produced.

2. If the British upper class in the 1920s was full of flattery and ignorance, Ross's otherness undoubtedly injected a fresh vitality into it; If the underworld at that time was full of hardships and dark turmoil, then Jack's brilliance undoubtedly became a star in the night sky; If the movie uses all kinds of stunts to create a thrilling silence of the ship, which gives people great audio-visual impact, then the love swan song between Rose and Jack brings people the deepest shock.

Dozens of disaster films recorded the sinking of the great ship Titanic. The specific situation of this shipwreck has been recorded in detail in the movie "A Shipwreck in an Ice Sea" by 1958, and Titanic, with love as the main theme, shows people this shipwreck from another side, which not only makes people feel shocked, but also makes people cry! Let people understand the cruelty of this shipwreck more deeply, and let people remember this serious historical moment more deeply!

For ten years, the pure and sincere love story between Ross and Jack has been talked about by people. When I grew up, I began to think about why they fell in love. If you are only attracted by the handsome appearance of the other party, then such love can not be cared for by the heroine for a lifetime, nor can it touch countless audiences for ten years. The love between them can go through a hundred years of time and space and become a swan song because such love exists outside the body and is attached to the spirit; Such love transcends status and status, and is divorced from material and money; No matter how things change and how time passes, this kind of love will never fade in the great changes of the sea!

In every scene where Jack and Rose are together, their relationship is progressive: when they meet at the stern, Jack saves Rose's life, and they are still strangers. A few walks and chats on the deck are all exchanges of their hearts. Ross confided in Jack, expressing his struggle and helplessness. At the first-class dinner, the phrase "hurry up" made them deeply moved. The dance in the lower class further enhanced the feelings in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere. The next day, in the empty room, Jack's bold confession was rejected by Ross. In such contradictions and conflicts, both Ross and Jack are suffering. This conflict scene is very important for the development of the plot and characterization. It reminds the audience of the disparity between the identities of Rose and Jack, shows people that such a love is not easy, and tells the audience how much courage it takes to get together. At the same time, it also indicates Ross's complicated ideological struggle and Ross's decision.

The scene of the two men at the bow is classic, with few lines, but everything is silent. Rose opened her arms and eyes at the bow and shouted, "I'm going to fly!" " "Jack hugged her gently behind him. At this time, the camera slowly shook and pulled back, switching from close-up of their faces to panoramic view, blending with the beautiful sea and sunset glow, and the theme song-"My heart is eternal" cut in, and the whole picture was beautiful. There is almost no dialogue in this scene, only a flying action. It is a classic because countless others remember it deeply and because it has far-reaching significance. The gesture of flying, the sentence "I am flying" expresses ROSE's yearning for freedom and pursuit of beauty, as if she flew away from the circle she despised at the moment she opened her arms. I think this is also the essential reason why she and Jack fall in love. Because they yearn for freedom, love life and have the same pursuit, how can they not come together? Even if they are separated by yin and yang, even if the whole process of their getting along is only two days and one night, their hearts will always be connected. As the old rose said, "He saved my life, he saved my soul. I don't even have a picture of him, but he will live in my heart forever." "

The most touching scene is where they will go in the sea. Silent night sky, boundless sea, floating bodies everywhere ... presents a dying silence with dim colors, which makes people shudder. Ross is lying on the deck, clutching Jack's hand. Jack told her never to give up. It was Jack who gave her hope and courage to live! "Never give up" I think it is this sentence that has become the motto of ROSE's life and will accompany her all her life. This is the power of love, and this kind of love is destined to be as immortal as in the heart of the sea and shine forever in the long river of time!

At the end of the film, in Na Pianhai where the Titanic sank, the old rose stared at the sea and threw the sea in her heart into the sea. This tells the audience that for ROSE, the heart of the sea lies not in its priceless material significance, but in the eternity and preciousness of this rare treasure, just like the love between her and JACK.

In addition, this ship is a microcosm of the whole society. All kinds of people on board, people from all walks of life on board, have rich metaphors about society, including a lot of comparisons and montages. In the film, the working and living scenes of the lower class workers, especially the dances of the lower class, are photographed many times, which are simple but full of true feelings, in sharp contrast with the first-class party, and the irony is obvious!

Obviously this is a fictional love story, but it is so sincere and touching. I think it's so real because of people's hidden yearning for beautiful love, and also because the film handles the details and the relationship between characters properly. Let such a beautiful and almost illusory story be touching. If I were to use one word to describe Titanic and its related things, maybe I would think of using "spectacular", "grand" and "gorgeous" ... But if I want to describe the love between Ross and Jack, using "romance" is too superficial, only "moving" but powerless, and I think it really deserves this unforgettable love story.

3. Titanic is difficult to be classified into the sequence of popular disaster films because of its nostalgic perspective. It is not only a parody of the historical event that Titanic sank 86 years ago by using the visual miracle of Hollywood, but also a rewriting of the current context. The key to this rewriting is that the main narrative line shifts to an unprecedented love story. The dialogue triggered by this classic double-line structure makes love and history permeate each other and * * * appears in the eyes of the narrator. This also made both of them a little sad, singing an elegy for the hero's unforgettable love and that particular historical moment.

It used to be a brilliant miracle-"unsinkable" and "dream boat", sailing in the sea representing the mysterious and unknown power of nature, which undoubtedly became the embodiment of its time. Man is full of pride and self-confidence. With his wisdom and strength, he has conquered nature with his huge body and infinite strength, even space and time. The destination of this voyage, the New World, is undoubtedly the embodiment of a country full of dreams, freedom, democracy and a series of myths in the eyes of Europeans. Several sets of shots in the film show the operation of huge mechanical gears in the ship and the burning flames in the boiler, which is a wonderful footnote of this "modern narrative". The hero stood at the bow, opened his arms to the vast sea and shouted, "I am the king of the world!" " "There is no doubt that this narrative theme has been pushed to the extreme.

As a commercial film, Titanic shows not only the fear and self-doubt that pervades the world, but also the love story as the main line, emphasizing the self-rescue of modern people in difficulties. This is precisely the characteristic of this era of mass production of myths. Although the historicity contained in it inevitably presents the true feelings of contemporary people, its aesthetic position makes it necessary to adopt certain rhetorical strategies to bridge the widening gap between reality and imagination. No matter how much we exaggerate the power of love, all she can save is the individual in history. This made me fall into greater fear when I was moved. In fact, pure love itself contains rhetorical strategies. The heroine of Love is a girl from a declining aristocratic family, tired of the hypocritical life of the upper class, and full of fire-like passion. Since she met a hero, a bohemian artist, this flame has been lit. It was this passion that overcame the temptation and alienation of money and status, which made her return to the innocence and vitality at the beginning of her life and restored her courage to survive until the shipwreck saved her life.

In my opinion, an era of passion, along with the sinking of the Titanic, is accompanied by fanatical love and lonely heroes.