25 Years After Its Release, 'Titanic' Director Ends Debate Over Jack's Death
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Fans have long argued that Rose, played by Kate Winslet, should have made room for Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) on the floating piece of lumber after Titanic's sinking in Cameron's epic disaster film.
There was no way both Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater could have survived on the floating door at the end of "Titanic", reiterated master filmmaker James Cameron, who went one step ahead and conducted a "scientific study" to put this long-running debate to rest.
Fans have long argued that Rose, played by Kate Winslet, should have made room for Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) on the floating piece of lumber after Titanic's sinking in Cameron's epic disaster film. Rose, who lay atop the door, survived in the end while Jack, who held on to the edge, froze to his death in the icy Atlantic waters.
Cameron, who in 2019 had called Jack's death an "artistic choice" that had nothing to do with the physics of two people fitting on the door, has now revealed the team did a thorough forensic analysis to justify the climax of the movie.
"We have done a scientific study to put this whole thing to rest and drive a stake through its heart once and for all.
