Titanic: -1997-

Then, in her stateroom, she lies down. Photographs surround her: of her as an actress, a pilot, a wife, a mother. She lived. She did everything she promised.

Cal seethes. Rose’s mother, Ruth, whispers: “Your father left us nothing but a good name. This marriage to Cal is our survival.” Titanic -1997-

As the Titanic steams away from the pier, Rose stares down at the churning water from the stern railing, overwhelmed. Jack, leaning on a lower deck, spots her. There is something in her eyes he recognizes: the look of a bird in a cage about to break its own neck. That night, at the first-class dinner, Rose is paraded like a trophy. Cal gives her a priceless diamond necklace – the “Heart of the Ocean” – as a cold promise of ownership. Later, unable to breathe, Rose flees to the stern. She climbs over the railing, ready to jump. Then, in her stateroom, she lies down

She runs through rising water, finds Jack, and fights to free him. With an axe, she chops the chain. Together, they race upward as the Titanic groans. The ship tilts steeper. Chaos. Cal and Jack fight over Rose. Cal finally puts Rose into a lifeboat – but he lies, telling her he has arranged a spot for Jack. As the boat lowers, Rose sees Jack still trapped below. She climbs back out. Cal, enraged, grabs a pistol and chases them through the flooding first-class dining room. She did everything she promised

Later, Jack takes Rose to a real party – the third-class Irish dance below deck. They sweat, stomp, drink cheap beer, and laugh like children. For the first time, Rose feels alive. Cal demands Rose stop seeing Jack. She pretends to agree – but instead, she finds Jack on the deserted forward deck at sunset. “When this ship docks, I’m getting off with you,” she says.