James Cameron and ‘MythBusters’ Will Prove Rose Did Not Needlessly Let Jack Die in ‘Titanic’

Shortly after the April 2012 release of Titanic 3D, a small Internet movement arose questioning why Kate Winslet’s Rose did not allow Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack to share the plank she used as a life raft — fating him to a sure death in the frigid arctic waters where ship met iceberg.

A widely circulated photograph even illustrated just how much spare room was on the plank — enough for two people to engage in a game of Go Fish, for example.

Director James Cameron is aware of the debate, as he reveals in a recent interview with IGN. He’s ready to clear Rose’s good name, and will team up with the mighty debunkers of Discovery’s MythBusters to do it.

“It’s interesting,” Cameron says, “cause I think MythBusters is gonna tackle this problem, and I’m gonna help them do it, actually. We’re gonna put it to rest.”

Cameron then explains something that many of the pro-Rosers have been arguing all along: that the size of the plank had nothing to do with it.

“Actually, it’s not a question of room, it’s a question of buoyancy,” Cameron explains. “When Jack puts Rose on the raft, then he tries to get on the raft. He’s not an idiot, he doesn’t want to die. And the raft sinks and kind of flips. So it’s clear that there’s only enough buoyancy available for one person. So he makes a decision to let her be that person instead of taking them both down.”

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Stephen Colbert Loves the Catholic Church, Warts and All

NEW YORK — In a rare public moment out of character, actor Stephen Colbert told students at the Jesuit Fordham University on Friday that he loves the Roman Catholic Church no matter its human flaws.

The host of “The Colbert Report” talked about his faith in a discussion on humor and spirituality with New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the Rev. James Martin, author of “Between Heaven and Mirth” and the official chaplain of Colbert’s show.

Colbert, who has taught Sunday school classes to school-age children, said people in comedy often don’t understand how he could remain Catholic. But he said he views the church as teaching joy, which he called the “infallible sign of the presence of God.”

“I love my church – warts and all,” he said, before an audience of about 3,000 cheering students, who posted his quotes on Twitter using the organizers’ (hash)dolancolbert hashtag.

Colbert said people in comedy often make jokes at the expense of religion, but he makes jokes about what he called people’s misuse of religion in politics and other arenas. Still, he said, “If Jesus doesn’t have a sense of humor, I am in huge trouble.”

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