Originally Posted by notabook

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.