(Web Desk) – The grandson of Titanic survivor Fang Lang has revealed that his grandfather’s real-life survival story inspired the iconic floating door scene in James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic._x000D_
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Steven Fong shared that his grandfather, Fang Lang, survived the 1912 Titanic disaster by clinging to a floating door after the ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean, a moment that later inspired the emotional climax featuring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in the Oscar-winning film._x000D_
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Recalling his grandfather’s survival story, Fong said, “With my grandfather’s story, he actually went down with the ship. To everyone’s amazement, he found his way onto a door.”_x000D_
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The scene bears resemblance to the famous ending in Titanic where Rose, played by Kate Winslet, floats on a wooden panel while Jack, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, sacrifices himself in the freezing Atlantic waters._x000D_
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Fong revealed that filmmaker James Cameron had acknowledged Fang Lang’s influence on the scene._x000D_
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“James Cameron does reveal that my grandfather was the inspiration for the Jack and Rose end scene,” he said._x000D_
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Calling the connection deeply emotional, Fong added, “It’s such a surreal feeling being part of this legacy, this big story that everybody knows about. We’re just so humbled by the opportunity to kind of add that to the story.”_x000D_
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According to Fong, his grandfather never spoke much about surviving the Titanic tragedy or about being one of the six immigrants who escaped the shipwreck._x000D_
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Their story was later explored in the 2020 documentary The Six.
