Titanic

After seeing the movie "The Bicycle Thieves" the other day we were able to see how Marxism played a role throughout the movie. So I tried to think of another movie that I have seen where Marxism had occurred. One movie that came to my mind immediately was Titanic. Titanic was a movie that brought many different Marxism techniques together, and showed the viewer how the upper class is different from the lower class.

Titanic is a romantic tragedy that treated the upper class very different than the lower class. It brought two people together from opposite ends of the spectrum. They end up falling in love with many obstacles standing in there way, but to have it end all wrong. Both classes were treated very differently from where they were allowed to go on the boat, from where they were allowed to eat, and even who they were allowed to socialize with. The lower class was restricted to sleeping in the basement of the boat, while the upper class was sleeping in luxurious suites were they were served like royalty. I see a great irony that occurs in the movie it condemns capitalistic excess and celebrates the heroism and humanism of the underclass. The film also contradicts the anti Marxist stance that there is no class structure in America. Titanic also shows a striking and meaningful critique of American capitalism throughout the movie. Another example of Marxism shown through out the movie is when the ship is going down how the crew is taking off the women and children first and keep the lower class locked in the basement like their lives don't matter.

While many see Titanic as a Romantic tragedy many also see it as a Marxism piece. Through his movie there are many different story lines that portray many examples of Marxist behavior primarily between the upper and lower class.