Random Small But Poignant Details From 'Titanic' That Make Us Never Want To Let Go (20 items)

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  (#1) Rose's Photos Show She Did Everything She Was Going To Do With Jack

  From Redditor u/sjmccorm:

  Rose’s bedside photos are everything she was going to do with Jack. She ice fishes, learns to fly a plane, alluding to the “Come Josephine My Flying Machine” song, rides a horse like a man, and rides roller coasters until she throws up. There’s a roller coaster in the background w/horse.
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  (#2) The Couple In Bed Together Were Based On A Real Couple Who Were The Co-Owners Of Macy's

  From Redditor u/Longduckdon22:

  The couple shown in bed together having accepted their fate is Isador and Ida Straus. They were the co owners of Macy’s. Ida refused to leave his side when he refused a life boat spot b/c there were still women and children on board. They were last seen walking arm and arm together.
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  (#3) The Mother Soothes Her Children With Irish Mythology

   

  From Redditor u/serg27:

  As the ship sinks this woman is heard telling her children about "Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth and beauty." In Irish mythology, Tír na nÓg can be reached by going under water or across the sea.
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  (#4) The Film's Running Time Is The Exact Time It Took For The Ship To Sink

  From Redditor u/bloughead09:

  If you exclude all of the present-day scenes, leaving only those taking place in 1912, the film would run for 2 hours and 40 minutes – the exact time it took for the Titanic to sink. Needless to say, James Cameron is a perfectionist.
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  (#5) The Chef Is Based On Charles Joughin, The Chief Baker

  
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  (#6) The Scene Where Jack Passes By Two Men Watching A Boy Play On The Deck Is A Recreation Of An Actual Photograph

  From Redditor u/CaptainJZH:

  Jack passes by two men watching a boy play on deck. This is actually a recreation of a real photograph...even including the coat he steals!
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  (#7) In The Final Scene, The Clock Is Set To 2:20, Which Is When The Titanic Began To Sink

  From Redditor u/remybader:

  Towards the end of the movie you can see a Grandfather clock telling the time 2:20, which is the same time the Titanic began to sink in real life.
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  (#8) Rose Wears The Same Dress In Two Different Colors

  From Redditor u/ibrittanybutler:

  The dress Rose wears to meet Jack at the grand staircase clock earlier in the movie, is the same one she wears (in white) when she meets him there again at the end of the movie.
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  (#9) James Cameron Corrected The Stars In The Night Sky After Neil deGrasse Tyson Pointed Out That Their Placement Was Inaccurate

  From Redditor u/hani_yassine:

  Neil deGrasse Tyson criticized the scene where Rose looks at the night sky after the ship sank, saying the placement of the stars was inaccurate. After speaking with Tyson, Cameron corrected the scene in the 3D version, it was the only scene to be completely redone for the re-release.
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  (#10) Rose's Hair And Wardrobe Get Less Constrictive As The Movie Goes On

  From Redditor u/SwissMercyMain:

  At the start of the movie Rose's hair and dresses are rather formal and restrictive. Her very first dress even resembles the clothes of a prisoner due to the black and white stripes. The more she falls in love with Jack, the more loose and free her hair and dresses become.
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  (#11) The Priest Is Based On A Real Person, Fr. Thomas Byles

  From Redditor u/sangbum60090:

  The priest Jack and Rose see when the ship is nearing her end was a real person named Fr. Thomas Byles. He stayed on the ship to help passengers escape and gave absolution and prayed with more than a hundred people.
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  (#12) Rose Was Floating On The Door Frame And Not The Door Itself

  From Redditor u/luckysisi:

  Rose wasn’t on the door, but on the door frame of Titanic. That’s why Jack couldn’t fit on it with her.
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  (#13) Those Are James Cameron's Hands Drawing The Portrait Of Rose

  From Redditor u/Tokyono:

  The nude sketch of Rose was created by director James Cameron. He is a skilled artist and even did some concept art for a few of his movies (The Terminator and Aliens).
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  (#14) The Engineer Warms His Soup On The Pipes

  From Redditor u/harveydent89:

  Chief Engineer Joseph Bell was shown warming soup over one of the pipes as the order comes in to set the engine full astern. On the real Titanic, engineers would sometimes warm soup or other food on the pipes and boilers.
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  (#15) Fabrizio Uses The Knife He Wins In The Card Game

  From Redditor u/HellotoHorse:

  Jack and Fabrizio win a pocket knife in the beginning of the film while playing cards. Fabrizio later uses the knife to cut the ropes of the life boats.
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  (#16) Mr. Andrews Set The Clock To 2:12, Estimating When The Ship Would Be Fully Submerged

  From Redditor u/caraboo930:

  Mr. Andrews changes the clock on the mantle to read about 2:12, estimating when the ship will be fully submerged. The Titanic officially sank entirely at 2:20 a.m.
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  (#17) The Fourth Smoke Stack Doesn't Emit Any Smoke Because It's Just There For Visual Purposes

  From Redditor u/One_pop_each:

  The 4th smoke stack isn’t emitting any thick smoke. That’s because the real Titanic’s 4th stack was a dummy, only used to look more proportionate.
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  (#18) The Cast Ate Real Beluga Caviar During The Dinner Scene

  From Redditor u/Tokyono:

  The actors ate real Beluga caviar while filming the first class dining scene.
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  (#19) The Master At Arms That Arrests Jack Is Next To Him When The Ship Breaks In Half

  From Redditor u/masiakasaurus:

  The Master at Arms that arrests Jack (played by Ron Donachie) is next to them when the ship breaks in half.
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  (#20) Only The Port Side Of The Ship Was Built So All Signage And Costumes Were Flipped For The Southampton Scene

  From Redditor u/vivu_kun:

  Only the port side of the exterior set was built but in 1912, the ocean liner was docked on its starboard side. To resolve this issue, the costumes and signage were reversed and the image was later flipped in post-production.

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