It’s been 10 years since the first Twilight movie came out. 6 years since The Hunger Games was released. 21 years since the Titanic was premiered. One about a vampire and a human that fall in love with each other, the other about 24 teens fighting to the death, and a sad, sad, very sad dumb door.
The only thing these sellout movies have in common, other than hot guys, is that they caused an uproar with controversies.
Let’s start with Twilight. The most serious question everybody wanted to know when Twilight was popular was if you were Team Edward or Team Jacob. In the books, and in the movies, Team Edward won in the end, as he is the one who married Bella. However, people still are not very happy over this decision, especially hard core Team Jacob fans. There have been brawls and their have been full on debates over this. Personally, I don’t know why people are mad about this when she obviously is so much better with Edward–afterall–he is the one she ends up with.
When I asked how people felt about the controversy, one fan commented that they were on Team Edward, but they wanted to remain anonymous. They even gave me a list of all the reasons why, “1. He’s a vampire 2. Jacob is more of a friend to Bella 3. Jacob imprints on her daughter (Renesmee) 4. Edward sparkles in sunlight, and finally, 5. Edward and Bella were just meant to be.”
Team Jacob also has some fans, as Freshman Carlie Floyd commented, “Team Jacob, because look at how pale Edward is compared to how tan Jacob is! Then look at Jacob’s body. Then look at Edward’s body. Then look at his hair!”
It seems as though Twilight fans still have not reached a consensus on which guy is right for Bella in the end.
Like Twilight, The Hunger Games tried to get fans excited over teams, but not everyone was absolutely crazed and sold with Team Gale and Team Peeta, mostly because only one of them really ever had a chance. The hardcore Hunger Games fans are still not happy about this, and some are still mad. Some say that Katniss should have ended up with Gale cause they grew up with each other and they had feelings for awhile.
Tye Williams, a Freshman, commented, “Gale. Because he’s really attractive and cares for her.” However, other fans would argue that Peeta has been through a lot more harsh, near death experiences with Katniss.
Kiki Walker commented, “Team Peeta. I always was. He always put Katniss’s life before his own. He is selfless and determined. Also, Peeta is far more loving and considerate towards Katniss. And he’s always there for her, plus he can bake!” They also developed strong feelings for each other throughout the course of the series, and at the end they end up married with 2 kids, so Peeta was the one that took home the bread. (that’s a baking joke)
The next scene that still sparks outrage from fans is the door scene in Titanic. In the movie, Rose lays on a floating door that saves her from hypothermia, and Jack ends up freezing to death because he has to float in the water. However, some fans claim that there was actually enough room for the both Rose and Jack on the floating door.
Was Rose selfish, or was Jack just too stubborn to admit he was cold in the freezing water? You could argue that Rose’s rich background made her narcissistic, as evident when she told Jack to draw her nude. She probably just thought that since he was her secret lover, he might as well die so no one finds out about their fling, but who’s to say? People argue that there was room on the door, and some say there wasn’t, others just don’t care. I say there was room on the door. Rose was just being selfish.
But in the grand scheme of things, do these controversies really matter? Yes, they do matter to the real fans, which is why they are still talked about, even though it has been many years since these movies were first released.