Could Jack have survived in Titanic?

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.
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Could Jack from Titanic survive?

No! The survival instinct is way stronger than that in everybody, especially in that character. He's a survivor..." commented deGrasse Tyson to the HuffPost. In short, Titanic's Jack Dawson has one of the most avoidable deaths in film history.
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Could Jack have fit on the door in the Titanic?

Could Jack have fit on the door? Cameron is correct in his claim about the raft's buoyancy; the raft, as it was shown in the movie, couldn't have taken the combined weight of both Jack and Rose. Still, that doesn't mean that nothing could have been done to prevent Jack's unfortunate demise.
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Could Rose have saved Jack?

Leonardo DiCaprio's Jack, desperate to save Rose, decides to roll off the door they're using as a raft, leaving her solely on top of it. But now three Australian schoolgirls have proven there was definitely room for Jack on the door - and that both he and Rose could have survived.
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Was Jack dead when Rose let go?

Ultimately, Jack had to die.

Even filmmaker James Cameron agrees. In an interview with Vanity Fair (opens in new tab), Cameron was asked why Rose didn't make room for Jack. His response was straightforward: "Because it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies."
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Were there any bones found on the Titanic?

People have been diving down to the Titanic's wreckage for around 35 years. But so far, no one has found human remains, the company that owns rights to the wreckage says.
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Was there room for Jack on the raft?

The raft could have been made buoyant enough

For years, Titanic director James Cameron rebuffed fans who insisted that there was enough space for Jack by telling them that the issue wasn't space, but rather buoyancy. However, a 2012 episode of Mythbusters recreated this famous scene in slightly warmer surroundings.
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How much of the Titanic is true?

No. Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater, portrayed in the movie by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, are almost entirely fictional characters (James Cameron modeled the character of Rose after American artist Beatrice Wood, who had no connection to Titanic history). The movie's love story is also fiction.
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Why Jack couldn't have fit on the door?

"The answer is very simple because it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies," he told Vanity Fair. He continued: "Obviously it was an artistic choice, the thing was just big enough to hold her, and not big enough to hold him. "Had he lived, the ending of the film would have been meaningless.
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Why didn't Jack and Rose take turns on the door?

“The answer is very simple because it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies,” the director said. “Very simple.” Cameron went on to express dismay at being still asked about the artistic choice: “I think it's all kind of silly, really, that we're having this discussion 20 years later.
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Was the heart of the ocean real?

The Heart of the Ocean in the Titanic film is not a real piece of jewellery, but is hugely popular nonetheless. The jewellery is, however, based on a real diamond, the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond. The Hope Diamond is one of the world's most valuable diamonds; its worth is estimated at around 350 million dollars.
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Did Rose and Jack exist?

It's Jack and Rose's movie, but a lot of the people they meet had their own incredible stories. You probably already knew that Jack and Rose, the main characters in the 1997 movie Titanic, weren't real. Like all films “based on a true story,” the movie added its own fictional elements to historical events.
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Did Cal sleep with Rose?

Throughout the movie, it is repeatedly shown that Rose does not love Cal and feels trapped in the marriage. She befriends Jack, and the two later begin an affair. After they sleep together, Rose decides that when the ship docks in New York City she will leave Cal and her family behind for Jack.
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Could Jack and Rose share the door?

In a 2012 episode of Mythbusters, the team determined that both Rose and Jack could have fit on the door and survived. The Avatar director even made an appearance in the episode, but has since changed his tune and doubled down on the the fact that, for the story, Jack had to go.
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Was Rose on a door or headboard?

Rose was actually on a door FRAME.
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Did any Titanic survivors see the movie?

To all, The only two known survivors who saw the Cameron movie were Eleanor Johnson Shuman and Michel Navratil. At the time of the film's release in December, 1997, six survivors were still alive. Louise Laroche died one month after the film's release and her failing health prevented her from seeing the movie.
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Was Titanic filmed in a pool?

Settler's Cabin Wave Pool Transformed For Filming Of Titanic Movie. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Settler's Cabin Wave Pool has been turned into a movie set for the shooting of a new film about the Titanic.
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How much did a first class ticket on the Titanic?

Even the cheapest cabin on the Titanic was higher than one on any other ship. So you can very well imagine how expensive a first-class ticket would be! Believed to be THE most expensive ticket on this ship, it cost a whopping $61,000 in today's time. In 1912 it cost $2,560.
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How many times did Jack say Rose in Titanic?

"I'll tell you a fun game when you have nothing to do: watch 'Titanic' and count how many times he says 'Rose. ' It must be five thousand. [...]
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Why did Rose throw the necklace in the ocean?

Rose then throws the necklace off the Keldysh, just above the Titanic. By throwing the necklace into the Atlantic ocean, Rose finally lets go, because she is ready to make peace with Jack and the other Titanic victims; she is finally ready to move on.
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How old was Jack in Titanic?

New York, U.S.A. Jack Dawson (born 1892-1912) is the deuteragonist in Titanic and the love interest of Rose DeWitt Bukater. He dies at the end of the film from hypothermia, protecting Rose by having her float on a doorframe while he stays in the water; he was only twenty years old.
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Will Titanic ever be raised?

It turns out that raising the Titanic would be about as futile as rearranging the deck chairs on the doomed vessel. Sometimes, resurrecting relics from the tragic chapters of history is about as fanciful as getting pigs to fly.
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Would the Titanic have sunk if it hit the iceberg head on?

Answer: That's wrong – it would probably have survived. When a ship hits an iceberg head on, all the force would be transferred back to the ship, so it wouldn't have ripped open, but crumpled round, so only 2-3 compartments would have been breached. It was built to survive with 4 compartments breached.
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