Winslet anticipated that the interviewer would bring up the door question—a topic that’s become a pop-culture staple since the film’s release in 1997. “I absolutely knew it,” she laughed, adding, “What’s interesting is people keep calling it a door. It actually wasn’t even a door.”
This debate over Jack and Rose’s survival has intrigued audiences for years, even leading director James Cameron to conduct a scientific experiment with stunt performers to test the plausibility. After running different scenarios, Cameron concluded that Jack likely wouldn’t have risked Rose’s safety by trying unconventional positions on the floating debris.
Winslet continued, explaining that the piece was actually part of a banister or stairway that had broken off. “Who knows if [DiCaprio] could've fit on there or not. Honestly, I don’t have any insights here that anyone else hasn’t already tried to figure out,” she joked.
In a lighthearted moment earlier this year, Winslet remarked that DiCaprio is likely “over” the door debate, hinting that he might even feel a sort of “PTSD” from the endless questions about the scene. Sharing some behind-the-scenes tidbits, she recalled shooting the scene in a tank with waist-high water. Between takes, Winslet could walk to the tank’s edge, climb back on the banister piece, and get back into character.
While Winslet’s comments may not resolve the “door” mystery, her insight brings new depth to the scene and continues to fuel fan discussions more than 25 years after Titanic hit theaters.
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