Rose was a young girl trapped in a society that she didn’t want to be in. Caught in an engagement she didn’t want and being forced to be around superficial and shallow people her life screamed in agony in a voice that only she could hear. Having boarded the Titanic all alone in the world she finds Jack, a young man who gave her the inspiration to be herself and embrace life. As they looked out onto the sea, their dreams rolling with the gentle waves that covered the infinite expanse. An echo came back to them. Just maybe the world wasn’t quite as bad as it seemed and there was in fact some reason to be happy in this life.
This movie tells the romance between Rose and Jack. Two people from very different backgrounds. Rose coming from money and Jack having very little of it. Their relationship together grew into something beautiful. The passion they shared. Jack showing Rose what love can be. A foreign concept that almost seemed out of her comprehension. But we all know how the story ends, as heartbreaking as it may be. But there is a question. Was Jack even real at all or was he a figment of Rose’s imagination. A way to cope with life’s trouble in an attempt to once actually sport a smile and live with a measure of happiness.
Back in 2017 a theory proposed just that. That Jack in fact was just a figment of Rose’s imagination. But there is more to that than just that. The idea that Jack was a “Guardian Angel” for Rose, who felt lost and unfulfilled. Jack first appeared to Rose at a time of great turmoil. She was on the edge looking down in the the depths below. Just inches away from jumping when Jack talked her out of it. That Jack’s “sole purpose is to help Rose find the confidence to live fully on her own terms."
It is an interesting thought. One that could change how people see the movie. Turning this film from a love story to a personal journey for Rose’s character to survive the sinking of the Titanic and find it in herself to live for her own sake. To live the life she wanted to. To be her own self.
Jack saved Rose in more ways than just the sinking of the ship. He helped her achieve what she wanted in life. And whether or not Jack was real he helped her achieve it.
When Brock told Rose that there was no trace of Jack in the records the elderly Rose said: "No, there wouldn't be, would there? He exists now only in my memory."
The love between the two was strong. It was a love that only a few get to experience and whether or not Jack was real Rose wouldn’t have become the person she was to be. In some way Jack was always with her. Just a memory of a love. A hand to hold onto as she became the woman she wanted.
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