The famous Hollywood movie "Titanic" was seen by many, but most concentrated solely on the romantic story of Jack and Rose. Not everyone thought about what the real historical facts are. However, it should be noted that many things in the film are shown correctly. However, there are also mistakes.
Here are twenty of the most glaring blunders made by filmmakers. In fact, on a tragic night in 1912, things were different.
Lanterns didn't exist yet
In the film, officers in lifeboats search for survivors of the crash using flashlights. The problem is that such items did not exist in 1912. However, you should know that this is not a mistake, but a deliberate change. Director James Cameron knew that this was not the case historically, but he needed to film the scene. Without lighting, it would have turned out completely different.
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Jack has modern handcuffs
Remember the scene when Jack is handcuffed to a pipe on the lower deck? This is a very dramatic moment! However, if you look closely, you will notice that the handcuffs have a modern design. In those days, there were simply no such things, so the scene would have looked a little different.
Ocean water is too clear
When Jack and Rose try to escape the sinking ship, they find a key in the water. In real life, this simply would not have happened. The ocean water is not so blue and clear, it would be very difficult to find anything in the muddy waves.
Incorrect banknotes
Cal gives Officer Murdoch a twenty-dollar bill, but there was no such thing at the time. This denomination appeared only in 1914, two years after the sinking of the ship.
There was no discrimination when boarding lifeboats
If you thought it was extremely cruel to lock third-class passengers on a sinking ship and provide space for first-class passengers in lifeboats, you may be comforted by the fact that things were different in real life. Yes, there were doors between the decks, but not to keep people separate. As soon as the boarding of the lifeboats was announced, all doors were opened, and there was no discrimination as to who could board them. Representatives of any class were saved, there were simply not enough places for everyone.
Will Murdoch was a hero in real life
In the film, this person is shown not from the best side. Suffice it to recall how he shoots a passenger trying to board a crowded boat, and then decides to commit suicide. In real life, he was a real hero. Will helped fill ten lifeboats and saved many lives. Some witnesses noted that there was indeed shooting on the deck, but no one connected what was happening with the officer's name. Cameron noted that he understood that he was using not a fictional character, but a real person for such a plot twist, nevertheless, the screenwriter woke up in him, he wanted to create an impressive dramatic scene. He didn’t think about the fact that history mattered, and ignored the fact that it might be extremely unpleasant for relatives, descendants of the officer, that Will is shown in the film like that. By the way,they were indeed offended by this image.
There were no small ships around when shipping
The film shows that when the Titanic departs from the pier, it is surrounded by many small ships, from the decks of which people wave their hands and shout to the happy passengers of the huge ship. In real life, there was nothing like this. The ship was so huge that it would be very dangerous to be on a small ship next to it - strong waves could simply sink everyone who approached the Titanic.
Passengers died faster
One of the saddest parts of the film was the depiction of how people died trying to survive in icy water, and among them Jack. According to historians, water was not the only cause of death - many people died on deck trying to evacuate. This means that not so many people died in the water, where they could no longer leave the ship at all.
The rose would die
It was extremely cold that day, so Rose would also have died if she had been lying on the door in the water in a thin dress and coat. The director understood that showing the joint death of Jack and Rose would be too sad, and decided to make the plot much more dramatic. Therefore, Rose still survived, although in reality it would be almost impossible.
Margaret Brown was never called Molly
Many viewers liked the witty and funny Margaret Brown. This heroine of the film is often referred to as Molly, but this nickname did not exist then. The secular lioness who managed to survive the wreck of the Titanic, only after her death began to be called the unsinkable Molly Brown.
Jack's cigarettes were ahead of their time
In the film, Jack is smoking a cigarette on deck when he meets Rose planning to jump overboard. It may seem that this moment is not unusual, nevertheless he smokes a filter cigarette. There was simply no such thing in mass production in 1912, so the scene is wrong.
Rose quoted a theory that has not yet been published
In the film, Rose talks about Freud and his psychological ideas. The problem is that Sigmund Freud's theories have not yet been published. Rose just couldn't talk about it.
The shipwreck was more dramatic in the film
No one will forget the scene in which the Titanic breaks in two halves. Despite the fact that historically it was, half of the ship did not sink into the water at an angle of ninety degrees - it was invented for entertainment. The ship may have risen above the water, but definitely not as dramatic and strong as in the movies.
Nobody claimed that the ship was unsinkable
The film emphasizes that the Titanic is an unsinkable ship. In real life, no one has ever made such statements. People did not think so, this is nothing more than a myth that adds drama to the plot.
The last song on the ship was different
Perhaps you remember the scene in which the musicians continue to play while the ship is sinking. The last song they perform in the film was called "Closer, my Lord, to you." In fact, passengers were unable to comment on what music was being played on the ship at the last moment. Probably, this composition was chosen simply for special poetry.
Jack couldn't go to dinner with Rose
One of the best scenes is the dinner on the Titanic. In reality, this would be impossible - third-class passengers would never get into the first, and vice versa.
Rose and Jack escape too easily
In the film, Rose and Jack spend a fair amount of time running through a sinking ship and escape from it. In reality, people died within fifteen minutes due to the fact that the water was too cold. They had no way to escape.
Will signs the painting incorrectly
In the painting with Rose, the note is "April 1914". This is wrong, because the ship sank in 1912.
In a scene with "flying" it would not be so comfortable
One of the most recognizable scenes in the film - where Jack holds Rose at the bow of the ship - would never have happened in real life. The weather was too cold, and standing on the bow would be quite uncomfortable, steam must be coming out of Jack and Rose's mouths.
Joseph Bruce Ismay didn't dress like a woman
In the film, Ismay escapes by dressing like a woman to get on a lifeboat. In real life, he also survived, but did not change into anyone. He just had enough room on the boat.
Marina Ilyushenko