I have never seen the movie Titanic
(insert the gasps and "OH MY GOD, WHAT?!"s here).
Lately, this has been coming up a lot for some reason. But I don't see what the big deal is.
A 3-hour long movie where I most likely will not cry, a big boat sinks, the driftwood was definitely big enough for both of them, Leo dies, and Celine Dion sings. What is the big deal, people?
Everyone talks about this film like it's a rite of passage. But you know what? The movies that I consider to be important steps for everyone's movie life progress are listed as follows:
- The Breakfast Club (friendship. misfits. what more do you want?)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (everyone needs to learn about freedom)
- 10 Things I Hate About You (Heath Ledger. done did.)
- Mean Girls (relevant to everything)
- Shawshank Redemption (Morgan Freeman and a badass escape)
- The Princess Bride (for miracle max if nothing else)
- The Goonies (they never say die!)
- Big (it's necessary. just watch it.)
- The Prestige (mind. blown.)
- El Orfanato (everyone needs to see at least one movie with subtitles)

And that's just the tip of the movie iceberg (see what I did there? ehh??) There are so many others, but 3-hour tearjerkers don't make the list. Who has time to sit down and watch a bunch of rich people drown while Celine's heart goes on?? There are more important things to do with your time. In 3 hours, you could volunteer at a shelter, do your laundry, eat, take a walk, drive to another city, give blood, have a party, etc. SO MANY THINGS. Yet people choose to watch an iceberg dominate a cruise ship. Epic for the iceberg. Not so much for me.