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Originally Posted by testpie
I'm not disputing anybody's right to make the film, i'm disputing the use of the incident to generate money. If they are going to donate a lion's share of the profits to the survivors, or a charity in the survivors names, then fair enough; but if (as i suspect) they are simply going to retain all the profits, then i see that as exploitation.
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Tragedy sells, simple as that. Titanic is the best example of that; a story 'based' on a true event where many people lost their lives, a movie that went on to gross the most money of any movie worldwide (not adjusted for inflation). Human beings, as sick and twisted as they are, love tragedy and support it constantly by watching stupid soap operas, going to see boring movies, etc. It's our nature to want tragedy, we NEED to feel depressed. And that my friends is why cheesecake isn?t cake.
