Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron (Full Episode) | SPECIAL

James Cameron explores the enduring myths and mysteries of the shipwreck and mounts tests to see whether Jack could have fit on that raft and survived.

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Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron (Full Episode) | SPECIAL

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[kristhebard]

Don't see many mentioning this...but I always appreciated how the movie showed the crew having to go through the labor of sorting passengers, loading lifeboats, readying equipment, dealing with doors that have warped or been broken. The actual time cost of labor and the emotional state of the crew as they have people yelling at them and screaming for their lives is rarely factored into the conversation.

[miguelstanley]

What I really love is that James wrote Jack to be a lovable guy so the audience also falls in with him and when he dies we as the audience feel that loss and that's how the survivors who loss someone felt. So losing Jack was a representation of all the victims that were lost.

[wolfman]

The one guy I give very high praise to is that stunt guy for enduring all that. Seeing him shake so bad got me worried. Yeah the stunt woman was also affected but not as bad. This was a very well made reenactment and the movie was really great too. James is a great director and producer and I admire his tenacity to get things a correct as possible.

[kcx]

Cameron is correct. Based on Jack’s character, he would’ve definitely sacrificed his life to make sure Rose lived. In that moment, his priority was Rose. He also represents all the passengers who sacrificed their lives to help their loved ones get on the boat and have a chance to live. That’s the point of his character. He’s always meant to die. He represents all the people that were lost in that tragedy.

[TheEmjane]

There is something about watching people brainstorm together. Truly magical.

[tjhall]

Coming from a career engineer…this special should be shown in middle and high school science and engineering classes. This is how you experiment, test, etc. - the scientific method is in full display here. A LOT of prep, model, test, revise, re-test, etc. and then you STILL have variables to account for. Sometimes what you get is still a best guess but it’s MUCH better than just blindly guessing!!!

[travisvanalst]

The Carpathia needs its own movie. She navigated the fields that sunk the Titanic and saved the 700+ people. The crew had tables, chairs and life boats all ready to go. And the crew worked in the darkness and so quietly they didn’t wake the rest of the passengers on board.

[LadyC]

A round of applause for these stunt actors who actually gave it their all and didn’t just “do the motions” they ACTED the characters and they did a great job! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[SomethingBeautifulHandcrafts]

I just loved that fact that he actually cared if his representation was as accurate as it gets.

[vigal]

The fact that people are still interested 25 years later is amazing. And that people still want to see Jack surviving. I’m grateful that I got to go see this movie when it came out in theaters in the late 90s. Just absolutely fascinating that people are still interested. And, like other comments have said, this really did happen to real people.

[amyc]

I love how James Cameron spent so much time proving that he was right about how he portrayed the ship sinking in the movie... I can appreciate that level of commitment.

[sinatra]

One thing the Jack and Rose experiments did not take into account is the fact that it was pitch dark out side, unlike the well-lit room where the experiment was conducted. The darkness would have made it much more difficult for them to coordinate on any kind of strategy to keep both of them afloat on the door.

[annham]

The movie created a human story that we could all respond to that put the tragedy of the Titanic into a true perspective. The desire to save Jack is reflecting the powerful desire we all have to save them all.

[chadwyckoff]

After watching this I am amazed that they were able to save the number of people they did. The real-life situation must have been terrifying for everyone.

[trainstorm]

I’ll always have a massive respect for Cameron with this film. I could care less about Jack and Rose’s story, but how accurately he portrayed Titanic and the fact that he went back to see what he got wrong made my respect for him grow even more. Not a lot of film makers do that.

[timmadone]

Got to hand it to James Cameron for his dedication to his craft, but more importantly, the lengths he has been willing to go over the years to try & get everything right when it comes to Titanic. Yes he wanted to make an entertaining movie & he certainly accomplished that, but this goes way beyond just making a great film, it's a passion project for James that started way before one frame of film was shot, & continues all these years later. Awesome!

[jakem]

I like that he considers their characters in this experiment. It can’t be ignored. The entire movie is based around their relationship. Jack attempted once to get on the door and it failed. He loves Rose enough that he’s willing to sacrifice his life to keep it stable for her. Could he have survived? Yes, but it’s not as simple as a lot of people who had an issue with this scene make it seem as this experiment shows. The door being big enough was more of an oversight than jack’s death being a contrivance for the plot. Jack’s death makes sense in story and statistically.

[TheRibottoStudios]

I have so much respect for James. He isn't just a filmmaker, that's honestly his hobby at this point. His real passion is science and exploration. And he uses his love of nature and science to enhance his filmmaking, and he uses his filmmaking to further his passion. It's a gorgeous relationship really when you think about it.

And _Titanic_ is a film that holds up as well as it does, because of the sheer amount of passion put into it, not just on a story telling level, but a technological level as well. The film holds up, because you can believe the ship is there. Unlike with CGI where your mind is constantly aware that what you are looking at isn't really there.

[mausvr]

I've become re-obsessed with my love of Titanic history after the OceanGate submersible tragedy. Rewatched Titanic (my favorite movie) and realized for the first time that the creation of the movie truly was making history, as there was no other depiction of what likely happened. And never realizing exactly how much Cameron put into discovering this history, virtually screenwriting history in the making through a love of physics and science. Cameron is a Masterpiece--making mastermind on all levels.

[ericstuglik]

People don't take into account the fact that there were people who got completely out of the water that night but because they were already soaked in freezing cold water and they couldn't change clothes or dry off or warm up, they still succumbed to hypothermia. Even if Jack had gotten completely out of the water it wouldn't have guaranteed his survival, it would have increased his chances of survival to maybe 50%.