Film Theory: Titanic is about Time Travel... No REALLY!

Summary by Krater

This video explores a pop culture theory that Jack from Titanic is a time traveler whose mission was to make sure the ship sank so that historical events would unfold as intended. It concludes that Jack's actions altered the timeline to prevent worse historical outcomes.

From the video

Answers: Is Jack from Titanic a time traveler?

• Titanic movie analysis
• Time travel theories in film
• Historical event butterfly effects
• World War I historical analysis
• Film character motivations

What it concludes

• Jack Dawson is a time traveler whose presence on the Titanic was a calculated mission to ensure the ship sank.
• Jack's knowledge of future events, such as ice fishing in Lake Wissota before it existed, proves he is from a different time.
• Jack's backpack is a Swedish military rucksack from 1939, an item that did not exist during the Titanic's voyage.
• If the Titanic had not sunk, history would have been altered to cause a much higher death toll in World War I.