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On April 15, 1912, the unsinkable ship, the "RMS Titanic", sank in the Atlantic. 85 years later, director James Cameron brought the legend back and on the big screen. Nonetheless, there are still some facts and myths even the biggest and most passionate fans of the films are not aware of. But we will disclose some of those secrets to you. Let's go!
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Let’s start with the leading characters. Although, according to Cameron, "Rose DeWitt Bukater" and "Jack Dawson" are fictitious characters, but there really was a passenger called J. Dawson on the Titanic. His first name was not Jack though, but Joseph, and he was a part of the ship’s crew. Nonetheless, there are still fans out there who still lay down flowers on the grave of the wrong Mr. Dawson...
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As it turns out, the ship builder was really aboard the original "RMS Titanic" and his name was Thomas Andrews (he was played by Victor Garber). It's not officially proven that he really started fixing the clocks while the ship was sinking, but it is said that he was running selflessly through the ship in order to save as many passengers as possible.
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Boy, did we enjoy the timeless love story between "Jack" and "Rose", and still do to this day. In reality, however, such a romance would have never been possible, because of the strict rules on the ship. Out of fear that passengers from the third class could spread diseases upstairs, they were not allowed to even come close to the upper classes. Even if they would have saved the life of a beautiful red-haired girl...
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Let’s continue with another interesting fact; Throughout the entire movie, you cannot spot a single dark-skinned passenger. However, in reality, there was actually one! The Haitian Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche has was the only dark-skinned passenger on the Titanic. And he was even travelling in the second class!
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All lovers of beautiful jewelry, listen closely! Whoever has always been jealous of "Rose" because of her diamond-necklace 'Heart of the Ocean': There's no reason to feel that way. The piece of jewelry, as it was shown in the movie, never existed! However, the design of the necklace was based on the 'Hope Diamond' of the French king Louis XIV, which is on exhibition in Washington D.C. by the way.
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Another inconsistency of the movie are the paintings of Monet and Picasso, which "Rose" brought aboard of the "Titanic". Both Monet's "Water Lilies" and Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" are still on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and were in fact never aboard the "Titanic".
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Hold on! James Cameron is not just a stunning director and movie maker, but also an artist? Indeed he is. As it turns out, the sexually explicit painting of Kate Winslet ("Rose") was actually painted by James Cameron himself.
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The upcoming fact might suggest that the main characters in the movie are actually clairvoyant. “Jack” wants to take “Rose” to the Santa Monica Pier to ride the roller coaster with her. The interesting aspect here is, that said roller coaster was opened in 1916, four years after the sinking of the Titanic. Also, “Rose” quotes works by Siegmund Freud, which were published years after the tragedy of the Titanic.
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Many of us still get angry seeing the scenes, in which almost empty rescue boats float away from the sinking "Titanic", while so many passengers are still fighting for their lives aboard the ship. Was that really the case? Unfortunately, yes! Many of the rescue boats were only half full. Only two of all the 16 rescue boats turned around to save more people's lives.
On April 15th, 1912, the famous "RMS Titanic" sank after a collision with an iceberg. Over 85 years later, director James Cameron returned the historic event to the big screen.
With the release of the movie, there were several different facts and myths that it was able to bring to light. Well, we think a fact check is way overdue... Check out the gallery to find out more!