The blockbuster film Titanic has brought millions of dollars and thousands of people to the theaters and continues to touch people today in their homes. Why is this film so successful? It is a bination of many different things. Among these are many different elements. Looking at some of these elements will show how the director and others involved were able to create an emotionally charged movie that appealed to millions.
The film uses one thematic(主题的) element called - The Truth of Human Nature. The two main characters seem to represent noble people. Most of the other characters in the film are shown as non-tolerant, rude and cold-hearted people. The element of focusing on the two main characters' love and emotion seems symbolic of an ideal state.
There are also social problems addressed. This is done in a few different ways. The most noticeable way is that the lower class people remain locked in the basement as the ship goes down. Throughout Titanic, the lighting is very important. The poor, lower class people are always shown in very warm-coloured light that gives them a sense of life and happiness. On the other hand, the rich, upper class are always shown in a flat light portraying the feeling of hardness and coldness. By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation(种族隔离), and they create stereotypes. The main characters are able to break free of these stereotypes and be together. This is the solution to the segregation problem.
As you can see, Titanic took a lot of thinking and preparation to film in a manner that would create emotion and bring to the surface the issues and story of the great ship.
【小题1】The underlined word “blockbuster” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”．A．something very successfulB．a highly explosive bombC．something worth a lot of moneyD．a touching story【小题2】In Titanic, the scene of the lower class people remaining locked in the basement as the ship goes down is used to .A．criticize non-tolerant and cold-hearted rich peopleB．enlarge the scene of the filmC．make the film more attractiveD．emphasize the condition of the poor at that time【小题3】Why were different colours of light used in the film Titanic? A．They were used to show the difference between the rich and the poor.B．The director was determined to achieve good visual effect.C．The social status was represented by the color of light in the past.D．The use of light was the main technique the director made use of.【小题4】What can we infer from the passage? A．The segregation problem in the society can be solved by using the light.B．Though love is the main theme of Titanic, it also reflects some social problems.C．Because of the director's talents, the film Titanic achieved great success.D．In the film Titanic there are two characters altogether.【小题5】The writer mainly talks about in this passage.A．the process of shooting TitanicB．the leading actor and actress in TitanicC．the reasons why Titanic became a blockbuster filmD．the outline of TitanicA
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(答案→)A
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【小题1】根据film Titanic has brought millions of dollars and thousands of people to the theaters and continues to touch people today in their homes. Why is this film so successful? 故选A。
【小题2】根据There are also social problems addressed. This is done in a few different ways. The most noticeable way is that the lower class people remain locked in the basement as the ship goes down，故选D。
【小题3】根据Throughout Titanic, the lighting is very important. The poor, lower class people are always shown in very warm-coloured light that gives them a sense of life and happiness. On the other hand, the rich, upper class are always shown in a flat light portraying the feeling of hardness and coldness. By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation(种族隔离), and they create stereotypes.所以答案为A。
【小题4】根据The element of focusing on the two main characters' love and emotion seems symbolic of an ideal state.以及There are also social problems addressed.因此选B。
【小题5】根据Why is this film so successful? It is a bination of many different things. Among these are many different elements. Looking at some of these elements will show how the director and others involved were able to create an emotionally charged movie that appealed to millions.因此选C。