Titanic Themes

From the outset, we know for sure that things aren't going to work out so well for the vast majority of Titanic passengers. So it's kind of (darkly) ironic that perseverance is a big theme in the m...

The Titanic's basically a floating melting pot of people from different countries, classes, and social backgrounds. This creates the opportunity for the very well-heeled Rose to meet a poor artist...

Obviously, love is a key theme in Titanic. It's Titanic, for Valentine's Day's sake. This movie is a complete romance-fest…but love is both powerful and destructive in the film. Destructive? Well...

Rose begins the movie by telling us that boarding Titanic felt like boarding a slave ship to her. Now, while comparing Rose's feelings of family obligation to the experiences and history of slavery...