Thursday, September 23, 2010
Titanic
I was in Elemantary School the first time I saw the trailer for "Titanic," although I never watched the entire movie until this past spring. I was encouraged to watch the movie by my friends because of the incredible love story between Jack and Rose, the two main characters. Honestly, I was enticed to watch this movie because of the emphasis on the love story rather than the disaster of the Titanic. Personally, I think this kind of disaster is more interesting because the viewer has the opportunity to learn about the lives and form connections with the characters before the disaster strikes. However, I was interested in using this trailer today because of an article I read yesterday about the real reason for the Titanic's crash and fatal ending. In summary, the article states that the tragedy could have been avoided if the captain had steered the wheel the opposite way. The article is very interesting, and you can find it at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100922/lf_nm_life/us_britain_titanic_book.
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One of the significant parts of the movie trailer has been defined here: the fact that the love story overshadows the disaster, makes it more memorable. How has the director achieved this? Why do you suppose he has chosen to put the disaster in the background and chosen to foreground the love story instead? Why choose to represent disaster in this way? And more importantly, HOW has he successfully structured the film/trailer such that the disaster becomes the background to the love story in the foreground?
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