There is an alternate ending to the Titanic movie. And it’s bad.
REALLY bad.
You actually won’t be able to believe how bad it is. Like, if this ending had been used in the film, there is no chance in hell Titanic would have won 11 Oscars. Kate and Leo probably would have ended up doing Target commercials to make ends meet.
Let’s break this down, shall we? And then decide whether or not James Cameron was drunk.
Things start the way we all remember. Old lady Rose heads to the back the ship in her nightgown, planning to selfishly throw the Heart of the Ocean into the ocean, even though the granddaughter who’s been taking care of her could clearly use the money:
Now, in the ending we’ve all seen, Old Lady Rose drops the necklace into the ocean, goes back to bed, and nobody is the wiser.
This alternate ending goes a different way.
She’s standing on the edge of the ship when – GASP! – Bill Paxton and her granddaughter see her, and think that she’s going to kill herself:
They run to her as fast as they can in an effort to save her life:
When they get to her, they’re all like “Don’t do it!” etc etc etc. And she’s all: “You idiots. I’m not going to jump. I’m here to….”