After 25 years,James Cameronis offering a rare mea culpa, of sorts.
Ahead of his filmTitanic’sFeb.
The first test is a “baseline” meant to mirror what happens in the film.

‘Titanic: 25 Years Later With James Cameron’.Spencer Stoner/National Geographic
“Final verdict: Jack might’ve lived, but there’s a lot of variables.
He couldn’t have anticipated what we know today about hypothermia.
He didn’t get to run a bunch of different experiments to see what worked the best.”

James Cameron recreated ‘Titanic’ floating door scene to see if Jack fit with Rose.Spencer Stoner/National Geographic
The director further defends his ending by pointing out that it was a character choice.
ET on National Geographic, and streams the next day on Hulu.

‘Titanic’.