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Originally Posted by shuah
My theory on that is that The Dark Knight didn't overtake Titanic's success because of "karma". Not a karma that has anything to do with Christopher Nolan, mind you, but one that has to do with James Cameron.
If you bring up the 1997 Titanic in front of my mother, she'll complain and complain about how she thinks the director should be sued. She says that she saw some movie from the 1970's or 1980's about the Titanic that had the exact same plot. Stowaway rascal woos rich woman with giant diamond & dies. Team goes looking for diamond & that's how we come to know the story.
I can't find the movie on IMDB, because all I've got to go off of is that it's about the Titanic (and there's a million movies about the Titanic) but I have a hard time believing my mother is going crazy and her dementia's first manifestation is in her frustration over James Cameron's having ripped-off the Titanic.
So, my theory is that - because James Cameron ripped off his highest grossing movie - the next movie to overtake it has to be completely unsuspectable. Something like a "Flash of Genius" or "October Sky" type movie. Maybe even something where Duane Johnson plays the dad. Some itty-bitty family movie with a $30 million budget.
I know its a shaky theory, but that's my theory.
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Funny...with all of the publicity around "Titanic" - and the various backlashes against the film over the years - you would think that someone would have discovered this alleged plagiarism long ago. I'm guessing dementia then.
Also, of all the films that have been the #1 box office champ over the years ("Gone With The Wind", "The Sound of Music", "The Godfather", "Jaws", "Star Wars", "ET"), which one was an "itty-bitty family movie"? Shaky...indeed.
Adjusted for inflation, "Titanic" is #6 of all time and "The Dark Knight" is all the way down at #27. "Mary Poppins" even beats it!