The legendary "Titanic": mistakes that many people did not notice for 30 years

Despite the fact that it has been almost 30 years since the release of James Cameron's famous film "Titanic", some errors and shortcomings in it are now being discovered by fans. This picture, which won 11 Oscars in its time and was one of the highest-grossing films for a long time, is not without some inaccuracies, like any major project.

**Errors in the depiction of a complex ship**

It is known that director James Cameron approached the materials with great care. For the film, not only the interior equipment, but also the layout of the rooms were recreated based on accurate drawings of the legendary ship. Nevertheless, some shortcomings are noticeable.

For example, when the ship sets sail, the camera shows the synchronous rotation of the screws. In fact, the central screw, located directly behind the rudder, was used only on the open sea and was stationary in the port. In addition, the screws are depicted as whole and cast, although in 1912 the technology for welding such structures did not yet exist. Interestingly, this mistake was not repeated in the scenes where the Titanic is sinking, that is, when the screws rise out of the water - there the bolts that secure the propeller blades to the shaft are clearly visible.

Since it was very expensive to build a full-size model of the ship, the Titanic was filmed using computer graphics, which was becoming popular at that time. This is clearly visible in the wrong shadows of people in the panoramic scenes above the ship. There are also mistakes in close-up scenes: for example, the bow of the ship in Rose's famous "flight" scene is noticeably different from the bow of the ship where Jack watches the dolphins.

**Historical inaccuracies**

The biggest challenge for Cameron was the historical nature of the film. The Titanic sank in 1912, when the world was completely different. This is where many of the film's mistakes come from.

For example, when Jack tries to talk Rose out of jumping off the ship into the ocean, he remembers fishing under the ice on Lake Wissota. However, this reservoir in Wisconsin and its hydroelectric power plant were built in 1917. Jack also promises his girlfriend to fly over the American Hills in Santa Monica, which was built four years after the Titanic sank.

After Rose is rescued, her boatman, Spicer (David Warner), tries to settle the matter with Jack once and for all and offers him money for his heroism. The arrangement of the numbers in the corner of the twenty-dollar bill in his hand indicates that the bill is dated 1914 or 1918.

But the America the characters are sailing to seems to have moved even faster into the future. When Rose finally arrives in New York, she sees the Statue of Liberty, green with a bright torch. In fact, in 1912, the statue was still in its original brown color, and the internal lights of the torch were only installed in 1986.

Another historical error that is difficult to notice is the song that the first-class passengers sang during the church service. The work itself was known when the ship set sail, but the couplet performed during the collective prayer only appeared in the 1930s.

**Inaccuracies in the image of Rose**

Kate Winslet's character shows in every way that she is tired of being a representative of high society. For example, she smokes tobacco during breakfast. This was considered extremely uncivilized at that time.

However, sometimes the viewer has doubts: "Is this girl a free woman from the early 20th century or a guest from the future?" In the above-mentioned scene in the church, Rose is the only woman sitting without a hat. If smoking tobacco can be considered a rebellion against society, then it would have been unthinkable to sit in church without a hat before the 1960s. She also applies bright red lipstick to her lips - in the 1910s, only frivolous women could afford it.

Another hint that Rose traveled through time is her remark in a conversation about the dimensions of the ship. She asks Bruce Ismay if he has heard of Dr. Freud. Ismay could not have heard of him, since Sigmund Freud did not publish his famous scientific work until 1920.

As is common in large projects, the film is also full of technical errors caused by countless stunt doubles. This primarily concerns the characters' clothing and hairstyles. For example, in the shot where Jack is chopping through the shackles with an axe, the "buttonhole" on his shirt suddenly disappears. Nevertheless, such small details cannot spoil the impression that you get from this wonderful work shot by the talented James Cameron.