Titanic Film Theory: Jack Is A Time Traveller!?

3. How Do We Know Jack Is A Time Traveller?

First things first, we need to examine the evidence that Jack is indeed a time traveler. At first glance, he appears nothing more than a happy-go-lucky resident of the early twentieth century. Upon closer inspection however, cracks in this carefully nurtured image begin to shine through, suggesting there’s a lot more to Mr. Dawson than meets the eye.

Firstly, Jack has access to information he shouldn’t have. At one point he mentions fishing in Lake Wissota, a man-made lake created in 1917, five years after the sinking of the Titanic. He also promises to take Rose on a roller-coaster on the Santa Monica Pier, which wouldn’t be built for another four years! How could possibly Jack have been to these places, or even known about them, unless he has access to information from the future?

On top of this, Jack very much has the appearance of a man out of time. His haircut, devastatingly handsome as it may be, is radically out place in twentieth century Britain. Furthermore, the rucksack wasn’t in common usage until the 1930s, yet Jack’s slinging one around like it’s totally normal.

But the question remains, if Jack truly was a time traveler, why did he go back?