Class warfare in films

It is said that:"Economic basis determine superstructure". According to Max Weber that class is based on economic inequalities, other status and power differentials. In film, a for of visual art which reflects realistic world, sometimes, it highlights class contradictions in dramatic conflict; sometimes, to attract all the audience, it has peaceful ending that two classes relationship become compromised from opposed; sometimes, it conceals the class theme as metaphor under an ordinary story, but leads viewers to seep think after leaving theater.

The classic Hollywood film It happened one night is a good example to defuse conflict between upper class and middle class. From hero Peter (Clark Gable) who is an out-of-work newspaper reporter and heroine Ellie (Claudette Colbert) who is spoiled by her extremely wealthy father hate each other at beginning to Ellie runs off her wedding ceremony to find Peter instead, the status difference, economic gap and class conflicts all transfer to romantic comedy,happu ending.It seems like only "love" can build a bridge to cross the deep channel.

Class controdiction is an everlasting thing that people care about, not only socioligists and politicans consider, but artists expose their thinking process by art works. So that, in film world, class relationship is also a popular thing. The topic I desire to focus is about how directors treat realistic class warfare in the artistic form--film, to defuse it, to exaggerate it or hide it until audience notice it by themselves. Base on my major knowledge, I'd like to analysis different genre and different cultural background films toget an answer. And I believe this research will help me to capature inspiration for future script creation.