A Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (24 June 2002)

There has never been a film that speaks to so many different age groups as Titanic. A few bad lines of dialogue do not ruin this work of art. The film can be viewed on three different levels. There is the the (commercial) love story and the (formula) epic disaster. Most viewers tend to deal with Cameron's masterwork from these perspectives. But, there is a third, deeper level that is actually responsible for the film's wide appeal (it is a cynical myth that Titanic communicates only to teenage girls). Titanic is, at bottom, a metaphorical telling of the workings of human emotional experience trapped in space yet set free through time. I've written three detailed cyber essays on this wonderful film. Please contact me if you're interested in reading more of my analysis.