Rose is off the hook, guys.
Since 1997, fans of Titanic—and Leonardo DiCaprio—blamed Rose for Jack's death (sorry, spoiler) claiming she could have scooched a bit and shared the floating door/raft that saved her life while her devoted lover waded by her side in the frigid ocean.
But the 25-year running debate has finally been settled.
In order for Rose to live, unfortunately, Jack had to die.
Director James Cameron is even going to prove it in an upcoming documentary.
He told the Toronto Sun:
"We have done a scientific study to put this whole thing to rest and drive a stake through its heart once and for all."
"We have since done a thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert who reproduced the raft from the movie."
That's correct, like straight out of a Mythbusters episode, Cameron and his team recreated the ill-fated moment in order to settle the argument once and for all.
"We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived."
"Only one could survive."
Unfortunately for Cameron, it seems his scientific proof is not evidence enough.
Fans continued to argue over the possibility that Jack and Rose could have survived.
However, those who agreed with Cameron pointed out they did both try to get on their makeshift raft in the movie with no success.
They did try...
— Pineapple Edits 🍍 4.0 (@LasFrederico1) December 17, 2022
Why?? It clearly shows in the movie that the door would sink if they both got on it. Not hard to figure out.
— Zack Larsen (@zack_larsen) December 16, 2022
I dont mind, it clearly shows in the movie that together they're too heavy and so many people complain that the door was big enough for both wo paying attention that it was the weight not the size it bothers me too
— Cranjus McBasketball (@jild_o) December 17, 2022
It wasn’t about size. It was about buoyancy. They were too heavy to get on the boat without it sinking.
Jack realized this and decided to sacrifice himself for Rose. You can see it in his face.
This is obvious and it should not be a controversy. pic.twitter.com/SSyqIHbLaV
— Brittany G (@Fibby1123) December 17, 2022
There is a scene in the movie when they try and find out they can't! Why is anybody missing that?
— Marco P. (@MarcoPiazzo) December 17, 2022
Uh yes they did. If you see the film, Jack clearly is seen trying to get on but the door flips over. Then the camera zooms in on Jack’s face, realizing only Rose can get on and he has to die.
— izzy motley (@izzyymotleyy) December 16, 2022
But others thought that one way or another, the two could have lived happily ever after.
Rose could have stayed in the lifeboat...
— Jesse Yules | Director | Animation and Games (@JesseYules) December 17, 2022
maybe, but there’s a scene a little before that where rose is on a life boat then jumps back off to be with jack. if she wouldve just stayed on the life boat, jack wouldve had the whole thing to himself and they both wouldve lived. but no..
— The X-Packtor Podcast (@XPacktorPodcast) December 16, 2022
Maybe not on the same door but what about the hundreds of other crap that was floating around during that scene?
— Anthony (@CrowSalvation22) December 16, 2022
They could've just paddled around from flotsom to jetsom and fashioned a whole new boat to save themselves and the others. No sympathy for the drowners - they weren't go-getters.
— David Carlyon (@David__Carlyon) December 17, 2022
I woulda swam to a different door personally 😭😂
— Paris Shand (@ParisShand) December 17, 2022
They could of at least try to take turns
— Riella (@Riella84580806) December 19, 2022
Though he scientifically proved that Jack's death was unavoidable, Cameron also claimed the gesture connected with the overarching message of the film.
"It's like Romeo and Juliet."
"It's a movie about love and sacrifice and mortality."
"The love is measured by sacrifice."
Titanic will be re-released in theaters on Valentine's Day, and Cameron's science project will simultaneously air on National Geographic.
Cameron finished:
"Maybe after 25 years, I won't have to deal with this anymore."
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