The mysterious smiling kid
An entire scene can occasionally be ruined by one extra. It has occurred in far too many films, including Titanic. Passengers in third class try to flee to the upper deck as the ship slowly sinks and the decks fill with water. The crew tries to keep them below, but they encounter locked gates. Everybody is going crazy, but one child is actually smiling? Any child would be upset just by looking at all these grownups yelling and sobbing, even if they were unaware of what was going on.
The Mysterious Smiling Kid
That Freud reference
During a scene in which Rose is addressing Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the Titanic, she skillfully makes a dig at his masculinity. She suggests that he read up on Freud’s research on men’s obsession with size, pointing out that the purpose of constructing a ship of such size is obviously to compensate for one’s lack of physical attractiveness. Although humorous, this is somewhat impolite, and the timing seems a little strange. These concepts were first presented by Sigmund Freud in “The Pleasure Principle” in 1920. Did she have a close friendship with Freud?
That Freud Reference
