A collector with a passion for the film Titanic has just bought the famous door from the film, said to have saved Rose… Its acquisition cost? An extravagant $718,750 for a simple movie set!
Since the release of the film Titanic in 1997, the role of this wooden door has never ceased to arouse passions. For in the film, it is precisely this seemingly insignificant element that will play a dramatic role in the future of the couple played by Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio.
Here’s a quick reminder of the action. In the script, it’s in the minutes following the sinking of the liner that Rose and Jack are forced to swim in the cold waters of the Atlantic.
Faced with the risk of hypothermia, they will find this wooden door half torn off, and try to cling to it to avoid death.
The only problem is that the door is relatively buoyant and unable to accommodate them both. At every attempt, the door swings back into the water as the couple try to move in together.
Jack is forced to face the obvious. Ready to do anything for his beloved, he gives up his place and helps save Rose from death… to his own detriment!
It was a choice that left a lasting impression on a whole generation of spectators, who mourned the sacrifice of this brave Irishman!
And that’s where the debate begins! For many, this wooden panel was certainly large enough to accommodate them both… which could have drastically changed the scenario and the outcome for the loving couple!
It’s a laughable debate, but one that has long bedeviled the film’s director. Despite having justified himself on numerous occasions, James Cameron claims that he continues to receive regular letters from fans of the film, protesting the inadequacies of this door…(even 27 years after the film’s release!).
In any case, the door was auctioned off by Planet Hollywood. If its new owner decided to spend so much money on it, it was above all for its great cinematic value, its controversy, but also for its great artistic finesse.
For this door is far from being a simple movie set.
This solid oak panel is in fact a carbon copy of a door that James Cameron observed on the site of the Titanic wreck during his underwater explorations.
Everything would have been designed down to the last detail: from the wood, to the carvings, to the damaged part… James Cameron would have played the authenticity card, recreating this door as faithfully as possible, even though the original still lies at a depth of over 3,800 meters.
Legend even has it that this door was located at the very spot where the liner broke in two, making it an integral part of the Titanic tragedy.
Proof that this door is far more interesting than you might think!
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