Rose Might Not Have Died At The End Of “Titanic” And Now I’m Questioning Everything

November 28, 2017 admin Celebrity Gossip 0

Does her heart… not go on?

Not long ago, I wrote a post about a historical Easter egg that appears at the very end of the timeless cinematic classic, Titanic.

Not long ago, I wrote a post about a historical Easter egg that appears at the very end of the timeless cinematic classic, Titanic.

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In the post, I casually claimed that Rose dies in her sleep at the end of the movie, with a brief disclaimer saying that it’s open to interpretation — although, I must admit, I took a strong stance.

In the post, I casually claimed that Rose dies in her sleep at the end of the movie, with a brief disclaimer saying that it's open to interpretation — although, I must admit, I took a strong stance.

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Well, once aboard, she enters a room full of people who died when the ship sank. There’s William Murdoch and Thomas Andrews — and, of course, Jack Dawson in the back.

Well, once aboard, she enters a room full of people who died when the ship sank. There's William Murdoch and Thomas Andrews — and, of course, Jack Dawson in the back.

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Did Rose even cross paths with William Murdoch? If they did meet, it must have been brief. Would she really be dreaming of him almost a century later?

Did Rose even cross paths with William Murdoch? If they did meet, it must have been brief. Would she really be dreaming of him almost a century later?

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And, of course, there’s this famous exchange in which a dying Jack assures Rose that she’ll “die an old lady, warm in her bed.”

And, of course, there's this famous exchange in which a dying Jack assures Rose that she'll "die an old lady, warm in her bed."

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Well, she’s old. And in bed. And she certainly looks warm!

Well, she's old. And in bed. And she certainly looks warm!

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But then I was scrolling through the comments and stumbled upon this observation from the highly astute Jaime Mouritsen:

But then I was scrolling through the comments and stumbled upon this observation from the highly astute Jaime Mouritsen:

For those of you who aren’t ~in the know~, “Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you, that is how I know you go on” are the opening words to Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” which was written exclusively for the Titanic soundtrack.

For those of you who aren't ~in the know~, "Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you, that is how I know you go on" are the opening words to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On," which was written exclusively for the Titanic soundtrack.

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If we can use the soundtrack to draw conclusions about the film, then it might very well be a dream at the end, a recurring dream that Rose has had every night for… 84 years.

If we can use the soundtrack to draw conclusions about the film, then it might very well be a dream at the end, a recurring dream that Rose has had every night for... 84 years.

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When asked about it, Director James Cameron said, “You don’t need to know!”

When asked about it, Director James Cameron said, "You don’t need to know!"

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