In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, James Cameron addressed the question that's been bugging us all for decades: WHY DID ROSE LET JACK DIE??? WHY DIDN'T SHE MAKE ROOM FOR HIM ON THE DOOR? Brace yourself for Cameron's response....
"And the answer is very simple because it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies," James said. "Very simple. . . . Obviously it was an artistic choice, the thing was just big enough to hold her, and not big enough to hold him."
WHAT. THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY???? He also chimed in saying he thinks it's "silly" that fans are still discussing the physics behind the scene 20 years later. Silly isn't the word I would use James Cameron, the word I would use here is DEVASTATING. We are all still SO devastated over Jack's death, 20 years later, that we're still desperately looking for answers. We had no other choice but to turn to the physics!!! Mythbusters even dedicated an entire episode to testing this theory and found that both Rose AND Jack could've fit on that door...and we all know Mythbusters doesn't lie.