James Cameron has noted how this skewed death toll with the rich surviving in a much higher proportion than the poor parallels the unequal impact of climate change. In the film as on board the real ship most of the passengers and steers don't make it. As for Jack and Rose after the Titanic finally goes under they manage to find a floating piece of wood left over from the wreckage. The film glosses over this agonizing detail in order to concentrate the drama on the doomed liner. And from a metaphorical point of view too the emission is apt because in the real warming world no outside help is possible.In the face of climate change we are all rose and track. All heroes and villains are
In a special episode, our Paris bureau chief witnesses the political divides that become apparent as she switches from France’s famed high-speed railways to forgotten lines. Our culture editor considers the improbably prophetic nature of the film “Titanic”. And, as the last 747 rolls off the line, our correspondent reflects on how the jet reshaped the airline industry.
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