How Titanics Alternate Ending Would Have Ruined The Movie

How Titanic’s Alternate Ending Would Have Ruined The Movie

At the end of Titanic, an older Rose tips the Heart of the Ocean into the sea, but this iconic moment would’ve been ruined in the alternate version.

You Are Reading :[thien_display_title]

How Titanics Alternate Ending Would Have Ruined The Movie

Here’s why Titanic’s alternate ending would’ve risked ruining Rose’s arc, and by extension, the entire movie. Though Titanic is a love story between Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack and Kate Winslet’s Rose, it’s the latter who frames James Cameron’s story. First appearing as an old woman in the present day, Rose (played here by Gloria Stuart) joins deep sea explorer Brock Lovett on his mission to recover the Heart of the Ocean from the famous ship’s wreckage. During their time together, Rose regales the crew with her tale – a fateful first meeting with Jack, the sinking of the Titanic, and the history of the diamond.

When Rose is finally finished and the crew have lost all feeling in their legs after listening for what feels like 84 years, Rose makes her way to the edge of the boat and brandishes the Heart of the Ocean, which she had all along. Reminiscing about her time aboard the Titanic, Rose gently tips the diamond into the water below, giving a small gasp as she watches the jewel sink. However, this iconic scene was almost very different. In a cut alternate ending, Rose is spotted by Lovett and the others, and everyone on board realizes the Heart of the Ocean was in her possession all along. Revealing that her reason for joining the expedition was to send the diamond where it belonged, she allows Lovett to hold it one time before tossing the Heart of the Ocean over the edge.

See also  Sweet Magnolias 5 Likable Characters (& 5 Fans Cant Stand)

There are a number of reasons this ending doesn’t work. The tension created by Rose’s standoff feels out of place so late in the movie, the laughing Lovett borders on parody, and the infamous “that really sucks, lady!” line is all kinds of cringe. The unused sequence also calls back to another rubbish deleted scene, where Lovett tells Rose’s daughter “that’s the shape my hand’s gonna be when I hold it” while making an awkward claw around thin air. Titanic’s alternate ending might’ve created a plot hole to rival the infamous door debate too. If Lovett’s crew saw more or less where Rose dropped the Heart of the Ocean, they probably could’ve dived down and retrieved it, given that the expedition had been flying blind up until that point.

But the biggest problem with Titanic’s alternate ending isn’t poor dialogue or plot holes, it’s the damage that would’ve been done to Rose’s character arc. In the finished movie, dropping the diamond represents a private moment of reflection for Rose. The surprise reveal that she kept the diamond proves Rose’s earlier claim that a woman’s heart holds many secrets, and being alone allows her to send the jewel into the ocean depths while saying a final goodbye to both Jack Dawson, and the voyage that saved her life. As a closing chapter to Rose’s story, Titanic’s ending is poignant, emotional, and allows Rose to pass away at peace.

The cut version makes Brock Lovett and his treasure hunt the focal point. Titanic becomes his journey toward becoming less materialistic, all thanks to Rose’s story, and as much as everyone loves Bill Paxton, this wasn’t the ending Titanic needed. Rose is the heart of the entire movie, Titanic’s final moments needed to be hers, free from unnecessary distractions or treasure hunters laughing maniacally. Lovett is better utilized as the modern, cynical voice to Rose’s romanticism – someone who would never understand dropping a rare diamond into the ocean, let alone watch it happen.

See also  Star Trek The 10 Best Alien Starfleet Members Ever

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/titanic-movie-alternate-deleted-ending-bad-ruin-reason/

Movies -