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The man pushing Rose down in the water

posted 7 years ago by Bloom6000
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After the ship sinks and Rose is separated from Jack, she swims through other helpless passengers. The man who held onto Rose before being punched off by Jack - was he the priest who, moments earlier, was helping passengers find some peace with their oncoming demise?

If yes, it is quite shocking - that a man whose occupation requires him to put others before him would cling to a 17 year old girl for life.

[–] johnnypolo 7 years ago

No it's not the priest. Just some random guy.

[–] Deenglow 7 years ago

I always thought it was - and thought it was a bit inappropriate to have Jack punch Father Byles (a real person). The similarity is striking. I found out more recently that it's actually a completely different actor grabbing at Rose from the one who played Byles, though, and that this similar-looking character was actually named in the script (can't recall the name).