While James Cameron’s film Titanic celebrated its 25th anniversary on January 7, the director had the final scene of the raft replayed by professionals in order to put an end to an age-old debate: could Jack have survived with Rose? he was on the makeshift raft? It is in an extract from the documentary Titanic: 25 years later with James Cameron, which will be broadcast on National Geographic on February 5, that we can see the mythical scene replayed under the supervision of the Canadian director. Immersed in a pool of icy water, two extras embody the main characters in a parallel universe where Jack would have climbed on the door serving as a raft with Rose. The director specifies that he reproduced “exactly what they did in the film, except that we doubled the time at each stage because the water was not as cold“. The images then show the person who plays Jack hoisting himself out of the water by getting on the improvised raft. Under the weight of the two protagonists, the door goes partly under water and their lower body is submerged, unlike the original scene where Rose remains almost dry. also a quivering Jack, who it is difficult to imagine being able to survive for hours before the rescue. James Cameron still wanted to bring in an expert to explain how the survival of the characters was made more than complex: “Being in water at 28 degrees Fahrenheit [-2° Celsius], it makes you gasp, the cold speeds up your heart rate, blood pressure rises immediately and blood vessels constrict.” With all of this, it seems hard to imagine that Jack and Rose could have survived together, it would have even probably signed both of their death warrants. Finally, we will be satisfied with the end where Rose is alive! Titanic will be released in theaters on February 8, 2023.
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