Marxism in Titanic
Critical Evaluation of Marxism in Titanic – Stephanie Kiewel – Critical Appraisal Film 5010 – Dec. 2013
Critical Evaluation of Marxism in the film Titanic
The film Titanic used to be the most successful film of all times. The romantic disaster movie was released in 1997. It deals with both the historical catastrophe where 1,517 passengers lost their lives (Rosenberg, 2013). It is also a perfect example of class struggles and capitalistic ideals, presented in a love story between the classes.
Although Titanic represents many examples of the Marxist paradigm, many viewers saw the film itself ironically as a prime example for capitalistic excess. When the film had been released, it was the most expensive movie ever made. Running months over schedule, many saw the film as the biggest failure in Hollywood history until it gained more than 1.1 billion dollars. Even now Titanic, together with Cameron’s Avatar is still one of the most successful Academic Award winning films ever made (Grossberg, 2012).
The ship itself works as a perfect example for the capitalistic excess. Marx himself states in his theory, “Every person speculates on creating a new need in
Critical Evaluation of Marxism in the film Titanic
The film Titanic used to be the most successful film of all times. The romantic disaster movie was released in 1997. It deals with both the historical catastrophe where 1,517 passengers lost their lives (Rosenberg, 2013). It is also a perfect example of class struggles and capitalistic ideals, presented in a love story between the classes.
Although Titanic represents many examples of the Marxist paradigm, many viewers saw the film itself ironically as a prime example for capitalistic excess. When the film had been released, it was the most expensive movie ever made. Running months over schedule, many saw the film as the biggest failure in Hollywood history until it gained more than 1.1 billion dollars. Even now Titanic, together with Cameron’s Avatar is still one of the most successful Academic Award winning films ever made (Grossberg, 2012).
The ship itself works as a perfect example for the capitalistic excess. Marx himself states in his theory, “Every person speculates on creating a new need in
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