IJMC George vs. Jack

                     IJMC - George vs. Jack

They forgot one thing...George has a much better yell than Jack did. 
Although I guess Jack made more money, but since when did that matter? 
This is the last post of the night...I'll probably finish catching up 
tomorrow night...enjoy all!                                      -dave






A comparison of the plots of "George of the Jungle" and "Titanic"

GEORGE:	 High society Ursula is engaged to the pompous, arrogant Lyle
	 Vandergroot but ends up in love with third class George.
TITANIC: High society Rose is engaged to the pompous, arrogant Cal
	 Huckley but ends up falling for third class Jack.

GEORGE:	 Ursula first meets George after he saves her life.
TITANIC: Rose first meets Jack when he saves her life.

GOEGRE:	 Ursula goes to thank George and ends up spending the rest of
	 the day with him.
TITANIC: Rose goes to thank Jack and ends up spending the rest of
	 the day with him.

GEORGE:	 Ursula sees George's sensitive side when he cheers up a monkey.
TITANIC: Rose sees Jack's sensitive side when he cheers up a little girl.

GEORGE:	 Ursula starts falling for George when they first dance together.
TITANIC: Rose starts falling for Jack when they first dance together.

GEORGE:	 George is invited to a high society party.
TITANIC: Jack is invited to a high society party.

GEORGE:	 Ursulas mother forbids the love of Ursula/George
TITANIC: Rose's mother forbids the love of Jack/Rose

GEORGE:	 Lyle disposes of George by locking him in a cage.
TITANIC: Cal disposes of Jack by locking him in a room.

GEORGE:	 Ursula gives up everything to be with George.
TITANIC: Rose gives up everything to be with Jack.

GEORGE:	 George sacrifices his body in order to save Ursula.
TITANIC: Jack sacrifices his life in order to save Rose.

GEORGE:	 George is the self-proclaimed "King of the Jungle."
TITANIC: Jack is the self-proclaimed "King of the World"

GEORGE:	 Ursula wears a special necklace which reminds her of George.
TITANIC: Rose saves a special necklace which reminds her of Jack.

GEORGE:  Rich snooty fiance mocks the natives for their knowledge of
	 photography and the ape for his choice of reading material, but
	 they turn out to know more than he does.
TITANIC: Rich snooty fiance mocks his girlfriend for her knowledge of
	 art and her choice of reading material, but she turns out to
	 know more than he does.

GEORGE:	 George likes the feel of the wind on his face when he rides in
	 the limo.
TITANIC: Jack likes the feel of the wind on his face when he stands at
	 the bow of the ship.

GEORGE:	 "George just lucky I guess".
TITANIC: Jack says how lucky he is to have won the card game.

GEORGE:	 George doesn't have appropriate clothing for society events.
TITANIC: Jack doesn't have appropriate clothing for society events.

GEORGE:	 A benevolent ape helps George overcome his social inadequacies.
TITANIC: A benevolent passenger helps Jack overcome his social inadequacies.

GEORGE:	 George returns to a dangerous situation to rescue ape, who is
	 locked up and treated like an animal.
TITANIC: Jack returns to a dangerous situation to rescue a boy, who
	 had been locked up and treated like an animal.

GEORGE:	 Ursula is delighted to see unfamiliar forest creatures enjoying
	 their native songs.
TITANIC: Rose is delighted to see unfamiliar third-class creatures enjoying
	 their native songs.

GEORGE:	 George is left parentless due to a tragic mass-transportation
accident
.
TITANIC: Jack is left lifeless due to a tragic mass-transportation accident.

GEORGE:	 George dangles from a bridge to help a suicidal stranger.
TITANIC: Jack dangles from the bridge of a ship to help a suicidal stranger.

GEORGE:	 George is a cartoon character brought to life through the magic
	 of movies.
TITANIC: Cal is a live person turned into a cartoon character through the
	 magic of movies.


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