Much is explained: this iconic scene at the end of `Titanic` was cut at the last moment

Director James Cameron made viewers scratch their heads.

It has been over a quarter of a century since the premiere of James Cameron's iconic disaster film "Titanic." Yet, the secrets of this cult classic continue to be unveiled. The director himself gradually reveals previously unknown moments from the filming.

Initially, the running time of "Titanic" exceeded 5 hours, but the final version had to be shortened to just 3 hours and 14 minutes. Some significant episodes were mercilessly cut. Due to their absence, viewers felt a sense of incompleteness, offering their own theories on why the characters on screen behaved in a certain way.
A frame from the finale of 'Titanic': heroine Kate Winslet embraces the floating hero Leonardo DiCaprio on a wooden door
DiCaprio's Final Decision Had a Solid Justification
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For example, the notorious final scene where Jack is still alive but chooses not to save himself by climbing onto the wooden door with Rose. With already blue lips and a deathly pale face, he sinks to the bottom, leaving viewers puzzled—it was obvious there was enough room for 's character.

In fact, Cameron explained Jack's strange decision in another episode that didn't make it into the final cut. In the deleted scene, another passenger from the liner swims up to the couple and tries to climb onto the door instead of Jack. However, Jack pushes him away, declaring that the wooden piece simply wouldn't support the weight of two people.
In conclusion, Jack's action was not a strange way to end his life but a means to save his beloved. Otherwise, as we at zoomboola.com believe, a true gentleman from the slums simply couldn't have acted differently.