James Cameron's Titanic: Scene by Scene

James Cameron's Titanic: Scene by Scene

Ever wonder what makes James Cameron's 1997 Hollywood epic "Titanic" one of the most commercially and critically successful films of all time? Titanic superfan Brittany Butler and movie buff Ethan Brehm are here to take a deeper look into what makes this movie work so well by analyzing it... Scene by scene. Are you a fan of the movie? Awesome! This podcast is for you. Not a fan? Consider listening to hopefully gain a new perspective!

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April 11, 2025 24 mins

Episode republished with music removed due to a copyright notice. Originally published April 2019.

Brock and his team don't find the diamond necklace they're looking for, but they do find the next best thing: A drawing of a woman wearing it! Listen as we talk about the eerie beauty of possessing something that once belonged to someone else, some fun facts from the book "Titanic: James Cameron's Illustrated Screenpl...

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Well, here it is. The last official episode of the podcast! We took this opportunity to discuss the iconic My Heart Will Go On, share a few more emails and voice messages from listeners, air the initial thoughts of a friend who saw the movie for the first time this year, predict the future of Titanic's legacy, and more!

Thank you all SOOOOOO much for your love, support and patience over the last FIVE YEARS. We did it!!!

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Well, here we are. After 5 years, 44 episodes and thousands of minutes spent talking about this movie... We've reached the final scene of James Cameron's TITANIC.

What a journey it's been. In this "finale" episode, we discuss the epically beautiful theatrical curtain call (plus the wacky alternate ending) and feature a collection of emails and voicemails from some of our lovely listeners!

Thank you all so mu...

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April 10, 2024 55 mins

Part one of our "two-part finale" is here! Can you believe it?! WE CAN'T!

In this episode we talk all about the extended Carpathia sequence, lots of deleted dialogue, final payoffs, and peel back the layers of a couple key moments.

We also feature four voicemails from listeners and want to say a huge thank you to them for sending them in! If you'd like your voice to be heard, you still have time to submit a voice...

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We reunite with Titanic cast member, first class woman Alexandra Boyd, to discuss such an imperative scene in the movie as Rose begins to live out her promise to Jack.

Alexandra shares some behind the scenes tidbits with us, as well as some unique perspectives on the scene as a filmmaker herself! Big thanks to her for guesting again!

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While waiting for help to arrive, Rose makes a promise to Jack that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Later, Officer Lowe returns in lifeboat 14 to a very grim sight.

For this scene we brought back our pal Liz Osban to discuss yet another massively important one!

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We've reached the scene that birthed possibly the most notorious "debate" in cinematic history. In our opinion, of course, there's not much of a debate here. Listen as we address (and squash) multiple arguments people have made over the last 26 years!

We also read a listener email, go over a few historical beats and discuss some deleted scenes!

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Here we go.

We've brought on another special guest to discuss what many consider to be the main event here. Fellow Titanic obsessive Pablo O'Hana joins us for a breakdown of "Death of Titanic - Part 2." We had a great time chatting about such an impactful scene. In fact, this scene was the entry point of Pablo's Titanic origin story! He tells us all about that and provides such great commentary!

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The first episode of the new year is here! Happy 2024! We hope you all had a lovely holiday season! And now... We begin the final stretch of new episodes.

For this scene, we chat with Adam Stolfo. A fellow Titanic fan, lover of film, and podcaster among many other things. We discuss one of his favorite scenes, the first part of the death of Titanic. Some talking points include: interesting musical cues and sound design, character ...

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November 15, 2023 54 mins

This is our last scene before the official "Death of Titanic." We're truly closing in on the end now as Jack and Rose make it to the stern of the ship, where they'll spend their final moments together on Titanic.

In this episode we read two listener emails, share nostalgic love for the movie, highlight some musical cues, analyze a couple of lines of dialogue (including another deleted one!), and more of course!

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October 31, 2023 48 mins

Some technical difficulties, a few scheduling conflicts and two sicknesses later... We bring you Scene 33!

In this episode we discuss the scene that truly kicks off the last 5 minutes (in-universe time) of Titanic's tragic sinking. We cover: Captain Smith's final scene, Fabrizo's death (and deleted/alternate death!!!), the flooding of the grand staircase, promotion of Titanic in the 90s, a dumb internet joke... and mor...

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In this episode we break down the incredible sequence that is the "Nearer My God To Thee" montage -- with special guest Raf Avila, a.k.a. The Titanic Guy! It was so great speaking with Raf about this emotional, stand-out moment. He also shares his Titanic origin story with us and provides great facts throughout, as per usual! Hope you enjoy our discussion!


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August 22, 2023 35 mins

In this episode we cover Cal's slimy but successful attempt at getting on a lifeboat, and Mr. Andrews' & Captain Smith's final moments... among other things!

Note: The "Approach To the New World" painting by Norman Wilkinson was actually in the first class smoking room on the Olympic! It was featured in A Night To Remember because there was no available print of "Plymouth Harbour" at the time. A...

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July 28, 2023 46 mins

Warning that this episode heavily discusses Officer Murdoch's death by suicide and the controversy, background and possible character motivations related to it. We've marked the episode as explicit to be safe according to our podcast distributor's guidelines regarding sensitive topics. We also take some time to comment on the OceanGate Titan tragedy at the top of the episode before reading some listener emails and discu...

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In today's episode, we chat with James Cameron fan Eddie Green about his favorite scene in the movie! Jack and Rose are trapped below decks again, attempt to save a child, run from a massive wave and make it through a locked gate in the nick of time!

We discuss a lengthy deleted scene, Eddie's love of The Terminator, awkward CGI face replacements, crazy stunts in frigid water, some slight changes from screenplay to screen,...

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Today's episode features another very special guest, LA Beadles of Unsinkable: The Titanic Podcast! Join us and LA as we discuss the super memorable "lifeboat" scene, where Rose jumps back on Titanic to stay with Jack. We break down some nuanced performances here and peel back many, many layers of the Cal/Rose/Jack love triangle. This is a super-sized episode with a TON of stuff to unpack! We hope you enjoy our length...

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May 23, 2023 57 mins

In this episode we discuss the Cal-Murdoch 'bribe' situation in greater detail, Cal's motives, Lovejoy's odd hatred for Jack, the character of Bruce Ismay and his controversial decision, plus a deleted scene or two!


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In today's episode, join us and our special guest - fellow Titanic fan Lauren Cohen - as we discuss the "Gate Scene"! Lauren shares her Titanic origin story and indulges in her love of Leonardo DiCaprio as we break it all down.

We also talk about: the importance of background characters, even MORE deleted scenes, Titanic’s crazy alternate ending, Billy Zane’s Billy Zaneness, Titanic’s band, the controversy surrounding...

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April 25, 2023 44 mins

In this episode we read a very sweet listener letter, discuss various historical facts and tidbits, more deleted scenes, Jack and Rose's friendship, James Cameron sprinkling in comedy during serious moments, plus some CRAZY set-ups and payoffs that (thankfully) didn't make the cut!!


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April 11, 2023 73 mins

The Titanic is sinking, Jack is handcuffed to a pipe and Rose becomes a classic James Cameron female action hero! In this episode we discuss some technical goofs, share a hilarious scene-relevant meme, address the "JACK!" and "ROSE!" of it all, and discover a poetic revelation or two. We also pick apart and laugh hysterically over some absolutely bonkers deleted lines of dialogue. This movie is a masterpiece, bu...

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