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《泰坦尼克号》的观后感,中篇,带翻译的
Hollywood lost at sea, or the Titanic sinks again
I didn't want to write this article. I resisted, but now that "Titanic" has become the top grossing film of all time - in the U.S. and the world, I feel compelled. Surpassing "Star Wars," "Titanic" has taken in some $1 billion internationally and $465 million domestically. Besides its dollar achievements, "Titanic" has received 15 Academy Award nominations and, from what I can tell, nearly universal acclaim - but not in our household.
This is not only a bad movie, it's a fundamentally immoral one - deceptive, manipulative, offensive. A monument to the moral destitution of our society. Last night I watched a reporter interview a psychologist as to the meaning of the movie's success. I learned "Titanic" has achieved its extraordinary popularity because the American people are looking for stories about the meaning of life. Well, America, if you found "Titanic" satisfies this quest, our country is in a great deal of trouble. The psychologist closed saying that "movies are a reflection of what's going on in our culture." I agree. Boy, do I agree. One only has to study the American people's response to the scandals and crimes of the current administration for confirmation of this fact.
For those of you who have already seen the movie - and loved it, read on. Ask yourself if the stunning superficial beauty of this film obscured its underlying ugliness. For those of you who haven't seen it, ask yourself if a movie which upholds the values "Titanic" does, can be a great movie despite its moral bankruptcy. The film's success, a hundred years ago, would have elicited a nationwide uproar concerning the relationship of art to morality. (Can any artistic achievement which glorifies immorality be "great?") Not in today's America.
So what's wrong with "Titanic"? Gee, where do I begin? For starters, the "heroine" of "Titanic," Rose, is a self-absorbed, spoiled aristocrat. She takes the fateful journey with her mother and wealthy fiancee, Cal, who presents her with a priceless diamond necklace during the voyage. She is having second thoughts about her engagement. You see, she doesn't love the arrogant, pretentious Cal - she is marrying him for his money (at her mother's urging). Rose's misgivings predictably have nothing to do with a guilty conscience at her deception.
Let me pause to reflect on the general theme of the characterizations the screenwriters developed. There is a simple formula: All wealthy people are boorish, overbearing, dishonest, selfish, pretentious, and greedy -- some are evil. All people of limited means are genuine, loving, selfless, honorable and generous. This simplistic and shallow (not to mention untrue) way of portraying the movie's characters is truly sophomoric. But apparently the general public cannot see the injustice and inaccuracy of this propaganda. Can it be that the dumbing down of America, and the left's tactic of fomenting class envy has been so successful that they actually agree with the manipulators who produced this movie? I shudder.
Back to our "heroine." She's unfulfilled by her life. Her intended doesn't appreciate her Picassos. She doesn't like cocktail party chitchat. She's misunderstood. So, she does what anyone in her situation would do. She makes a half-hearted attempt to kill herself by jumping overboard. During the botched suicide try, she meets the "hero," a young struggling artist who won his third-class ticket on the Titanic in a poker game. How does he make his living? Selling his third-rate sketches for ten cents each. As you can guess, using the formula outlined above, Jack is genuine, loving, selfless and honorable. (Just ignore his seduction of another man's future wife.) He pursues Rose during the next few days finally convincing her to go below decks - where the poor (good) people are. Rose has a wonderful time at a raucous party.
Stop the tape.
I didn't want to write this article. I resisted, but now that "Titanic" has become the top grossing film of all time - in the U.S. and the world, I feel compelled. Surpassing "Star Wars," "Titanic" has taken in some $1 billion internationally and $465 million domestically. Besides its dollar achievements, "Titanic" has received 15 Academy Award nominations and, from what I can tell, nearly universal acclaim - but not in our household.
This is not only a bad movie, it's a fundamentally immoral one - deceptive, manipulative, offensive. A monument to the moral destitution of our society. Last night I watched a reporter interview a psychologist as to the meaning of the movie's success. I learned "Titanic" has achieved its extraordinary popularity because the American people are looking for stories about the meaning of life. Well, America, if you found "Titanic" satisfies this quest, our country is in a great deal of trouble. The psychologist closed saying that "movies are a reflection of what's going on in our culture." I agree. Boy, do I agree. One only has to study the American people's response to the scandals and crimes of the current administration for confirmation of this fact.
For those of you who have already seen the movie - and loved it, read on. Ask yourself if the stunning superficial beauty of this film obscured its underlying ugliness. For those of you who haven't seen it, ask yourself if a movie which upholds the values "Titanic" does, can be a great movie despite its moral bankruptcy. The film's success, a hundred years ago, would have elicited a nationwide uproar concerning the relationship of art to morality. (Can any artistic achievement which glorifies immorality be "great?") Not in today's America.
So what's wrong with "Titanic"? Gee, where do I begin? For starters, the "heroine" of "Titanic," Rose, is a self-absorbed, spoiled aristocrat. She takes the fateful journey with her mother and wealthy fiancee, Cal, who presents her with a priceless diamond necklace during the voyage. She is having second thoughts about her engagement. You see, she doesn't love the arrogant, pretentious Cal - she is marrying him for his money (at her mother's urging). Rose's misgivings predictably have nothing to do with a guilty conscience at her deception.
Let me pause to reflect on the general theme of the characterizations the screenwriters developed. There is a simple formula: All wealthy people are boorish, overbearing, dishonest, selfish, pretentious, and greedy -- some are evil. All people of limited means are genuine, loving, selfless, honorable and generous. This simplistic and shallow (not to mention untrue) way of portraying the movie's characters is truly sophomoric. But apparently the general public cannot see the injustice and inaccuracy of this propaganda. Can it be that the dumbing down of America, and the left's tactic of fomenting class envy has been so successful that they actually agree with the manipulators who produced this movie? I shudder.
Back to our "heroine." She's unfulfilled by her life. Her intended doesn't appreciate her Picassos. She doesn't like cocktail party chitchat. She's misunderstood. So, she does what anyone in her situation would do. She makes a half-hearted attempt to kill herself by jumping overboard. During the botched suicide try, she meets the "hero," a young struggling artist who won his third-class ticket on the Titanic in a poker game. How does he make his living? Selling his third-rate sketches for ten cents each. As you can guess, using the formula outlined above, Jack is genuine, loving, selfless and honorable. (Just ignore his seduction of another man's future wife.) He pursues Rose during the next few days finally convincing her to go below decks - where the poor (good) people are. Rose has a wonderful time at a raucous party.
Stop the tape.