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So, why do people compare this to Titanic?


Is it just because it's a love story on some kind of a ship? That's really stretching it.

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Because of the Titanic reference in the trailer maybe?

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Paranorman has 2 references to Halloween and it's nothing like that movie.

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I simply answered your question by giving you a plausible reason. Stop being you for just one second please

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It's not a plausible reason though. A movie having a reference to another work does not make it like that other work.

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On several occasions you have displayed a complete lack of ability to pick up movie references and spot if something looks like another thing, so I was answering the question based on the assumption that you never picked this one up either.

And yes, it is indeed a plausible reason as to why people are making comparisons. No offense, but may I ask where you are from because you also seem to miss the finer details of what is actually being said?

Just trying to help

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You didn't explain anything, you're just being a condesending prick.

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You're taking this the wrong way Svali, and you have a weird tendency to "shut down" or invent new questions when you realize that people don't see things like you do or when the facts don't support your pov. It's a discussion board, you can't expect people to buy into everything you say and you can't be right all the time. It's the same for everyone.

I'm not being condescending, simply referring to previous discussions with you. Also I would like to point out that you start this thread with the intention of telling people that they are wrong based on what you've already read here - expect people to respond accordingly.

And since you didn't find my explanation good enough, let me try again:

In both movies you have two lovers on a "ship" that's about to go down and in one the line is "you jump, I jump.." in the other it's "you die, I die" plus "do you trust me"

This is the reason why people are comparing. It does not make one movie like the other - I fully agree with you on that, but that was not what you asked and no one ever said that besides you.

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In both movies you have two lovers on a "ship" that's about to go down and in one the line is "you jump, I jump.." in the other it's "you die, I die" plus "do you trust me"


Yes, this is something I looked for, details. I still think some people are reaching, but thanks for reply, I can understand it better now.

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Because of its potential to be an epic romance tale that grabs people's attention.

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After all, tomorrow is another day ~ Gone with the Wind

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Yeah, but Titanic is hardly the first and last of its kind.

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But it was the biggest...

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