After 25 years, James Cameron has admitted that both Jack and Rose could both have survived the sinking of the Titanic in his 1997 cinematic masterpiece, though there were "a lot of variables" in play.
The raft did not sink, but it did sink a few centimetres, while it floats when Rose is on it alone. Despite this, it was proven that Jack could have stayed on the raft. “Yes, he could have held on until the lifeboat arrived. Jack could have survived, but there are so many variables.
If Rose, at this point, gave Jack her life jacket while they're both balancing on the raft, with only their lower legs underwater, they could have lasted a few hours and survived. “Final verdict: Jack might have lived,” confesses a smirking Cameron, “but there's a lot of variables.”
It's even prompted a dedicated episode of "Mythbusters" on the Discovery Channel, in which they found that if they had tied Rose's lifejacket to the bottom of the door, it could have supported both of them.
It seems that if the couple had both used the door to keep just their upper bodies out of the water, and if Rose had given him her life jacket to help keep him warm, Jack would have had a much better chance at survival.
A "Titanic" Myth: Would Jack Have Survived if Rose Had Shared the Door?
Would Jack's body have sunk?
That is also how pathologists can tell whether a person was drowned or was dead before hitting the water; if you drop a body post-mortem, it would definitely float. This means that if Jack was dead when Rose pushed him under water, then he would have immediately floated back to the surface.
The body of an adult male, whose personal identification revealed he was "J. Dawson," was found at sea after Titanic sank. Bodies were numbered in the order they were recovered. Dawson's body was number 227.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Cameron was asked directly, "Why doesn't Rose make room for Jack on the door?" To which he replied, "And the answer is very simple because it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies.
The film's alternate ending (which is also available to view on YouTube) is set up the same way. This takes place directly after Brock Lovett (Bill Paxton) and Lizzy Calvert (Suzy Amis), Rose's (Gloria Stuart) granddaughter, are talking on the research vessel once Rose has ended her recount of events.
Rose married a man named “Calvert” and moved to Cedar Rapids, and that's the only information there is about her husband. Mr. Calvert passed away before Rose met Lovett and company, but Titanic's ending completely screwed him over.
Rose DeWitt Bukater is a fictional character from the film Titanic (1997). She is not a representation of, nor is she based on any past or present living person. As such she could not have children as she never existed. In the context of the film - she has a grand-daughter who accompanies here to the salvage ship.
The movie clearly shows that Jack tries to get onto the door with Rose, and then stops as soon as he sees it begin to capsize. It's obvious that it's not buoyant enough to support the weight of both of them. The only options are for one of them to die, or for both of them to die.
Director James Cameron of Titanic has acknowledged that the character of Jack Dawson, essayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, might have been able to survive the shipwreck in the famous Oscar winning movie 'Titanic'. This comes after 25 years of denial, numerous fan debates and a few scientific re-enactments.
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Co-hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conducted their own experiment and concluded that both Jack and Rose could have shared the raft and survived, provided they propped their upper bodies upright and figured out how to attach Rose's life jacket underneath it to increase the buoyancy.
In 2013, pop-science show MythBusters attempted to nix it once and for all, concluding that, yes, Rose could have scooched over a bit, and Jack would have lived dishily ever after. But only if Rose had removed her lifejacket and given it to Jack to tie it beneath the portion of door he would then be occupying.
By the end of Titanic, Rose explained that Cal killed himself after losing his fortune in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and after the death of Jack, she had a fresh start under a different name. Rose did what Jack made her promise she would do and got married, had kids, and died many, many years later.
The story says the door isn't large enough, that Jack gives up his spot for Rose, and that he dies. Any speculation, measurement, or experiment you carry out is irrelevant, at least according to Cameron.
He died of hypothermia, and his body sank to the ocean floor, making him buried at sea. For unknown reasons, there was no record of Jack's existence though one could assume it was due to him never purchasing the tickets and not getting properly check up when boarding the Titanic.
The real Rose from Titanic, Beatrice Wood, led a fascinating life that features more than a few similarities to Rose. Like Rose, Beatrice was born into a privileged family which she rejected as a young adult, leaving her home and pursuing a more independent life.
In the time period, only women and children were allowed on the lifeboats first. Rose loved Jack too much to let him possibly die, so stating she wouldn't get on before Jack meant they crew would HAVE to let Jack on if they wanted Rose to live.
