Titanic

Running Head : The Method of Movie Analysis

Titanic

Introduction

This attempts to successfully argue that what determines the quality of a particular movie lies not only on its celebrated commercial success - which , all things considered , is generally measured by how `massive ' its reputable income ends up after worldwide showings - but also on its overall aesthetical value which weaves in together the aggregate aspects of effective acting , cinematography , music , plot storyline , special and visual effects , among many notable others . In a world where the art of film or moviemaking has already

been transformed into a gigantic industry , it is not without good reasons to say that most people equate the worth of a film or movie with its commercial success . Put in other words , there seems to be growing trend to evaluate the worth of movies relative to their marketability and profitability This is not to gainsay the importance of commercial success . In fact , it is an aspect which in many ways reveals how well-crafted a film is made Commercial success is indeed indicative of the inherent value of the film . Besides , if a film is poorly crafted , people would not have gone onto the movie-houses to watch it . But the crux of the matter , which this endeavors to argue , lies in the fact that evaluating a film necessitates looking at the material within the context not only of commercial success but also - in fact , but more so - of inherent aesthetics i .e , by evaluating the effectiveness of certain salient elements found within the movie itself

This uses the film Titanic (1997 ) as a way to argue the case in point . This is not a movie-review of the film Titanic per se , as an analysis of the methods pertinent to movie evaluation . The use of Titanic as a particular case is for the purpose of ultimately showing how movie review process can in fact reveal certain criteria for film evaluation . The tone of this would be generally argumentative as a number of contentions are to be raised relative to the assessment of the movie

A Briefer on Some Titanic Facts

The movie Titanic recounts the sinking of British ship of the same name on the night of 14 April 1912 . It needs to be mentioned that the movie capitalized on what appeared to be the greatest irony of all time - i .e , the once dubbed an enormous unsinkable ship ' sank during its first trip from England to New York City , after it struck an iceberg along the ocean of Atlantic (The World Book Encyclopedia , 1995 ,

. 264 It was written and directed by James Cameron , and was co-starred by Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet . It was distributed by Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment officially on 19 December 1997 firstly on the United States , and later on many parts of the globe . In many ways , the movie seems to chiefly exemplify the weight of commercial profitability as an indicator of success . This is hardly surprising because...