After 25 years of denial, quite a few fan debates, and some scientific reenactments, Titanic director James Cameron has lastly admitted that Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) might need been capable of survive the maritime catastrophe — although not essentially by climbing up alongside Rose (Kate Winslet) on the notorious door.

Cameron revisited the talk within the upcoming Nationwide Geographic documentary Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron. Working with a crew of scientists and two stunt performers, Cameron performed experiments recreating what star-crossed lovers Jack and Rose went by means of on the night time the Titanic sank, in addition to nicely as options they may have tried.

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Whereas we obtained our first take a look at these experiments(Opens in a brand new window) in a sneak peek from Nationwide Geographic two weeks in the past, new footage shared on Good Morning America exhibits Cameron’s conclusion. Plainly if the couple had each used the door to maintain simply their higher our bodies out of the water, and if Rose had given him her life jacket to assist hold him heat, Jack would have had a significantly better likelihood at survival.

“Jack might need lived, however there’s plenty of variables,” mentioned Cameron. “I feel his thought course of was, ‘I am not gonna do one factor that jeopardises her.’ And that is 100% in character.”

Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron will arrive Feb. 5 on Nationwide Geographic.