They then witness the collision of the Titanic with the iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic. After more eloping, Rose decides that when they reach New York that she will leave the ship with Jack. Retiring to Rose’s stateroom, she asks Dawson to sketch her wearing only the Heart of the Ocean, an engagement present from Hockley, and a smile.
Hockley finds out about their partying and forbids Rose to see Jack again, but she defies Hockley and meets Dawson on the rail where they share a passionate kiss. The relationship between Dawson and Bukater grows and thanks to music from Gaelic Storm and some ale, they spend an enchanting night in third class. Dawson is taken by her beauty and has the opportunity to mingle with the first class passengers for one night. Her attempted is quelled by an American by the name of Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio). Distraught over her situation and dissatisfaction with her engagement, Rose attempts suicide by jumping off the stern of the Titanic. The Dewitt-Bukater family, although projecting an upper class lifestyle has fallen under difficult financial times, and the marriage of Rose to the Cal, the heir to a steel fortune will eliminate all of their debts. Rose is revealed as Rose DeWitt Bukater, a woman believed to have died on the Titanic.īukater is a 17 year old upper-class woman engaged to the quintessential snob by the name of Caledon “Cal” Hockley (Billy Zane) when she boards the Titanic with her mother Ruth Bukater (Frances Fisher). Her and her granddaughter Elizabeth “Lizzy” Calvert contact Lovett’s team. 100-year-old Rose Dawsoon Calvertt learns of this drawing and identifies herself as the woman depicted. The sketch is dated April 14, 1912, the same date as the Titanic sinking. Upon opening, they find no sign of the diamond, but rather a nude sketch of a woman wearing a necklace fitted with the Heart of the Ocean. The diamond is thought to be located in the safe of Caledon Hockley’s safe which they easily locate.
Scene from 1997's Titanic movie Titanic Movie PlotĮxplorer Brock Lovett (Bill Paxton) and his team explore the Titanic wreck in search of a precious diamond called The Heart of the Ocean.