Neil deGrasse Tyson Should Get an Editor's Credit on the Titanic Re-Release

Seeing a popular motion picture reappear in theaters years after its initial release is not a new thing. However, as technical advances continue to speed exponentially forward, a film’s re-issue gives a filmmaker the opportunity to make strategic changes to the content of the film – alter digital effects, add new scenes, swap out one object for another.

Typically, if a director makes a change, it's something that can be readily noticed and, hopefully, adds something new to the film.
Sometimes, though, you make a change just because a really cool astrophysicist asks you to do so – such as is the case with the re-release of James Cameron’s film Titanic. While Cameron went to notorious lengths to recreate the Titanic itself, he forgot to recreate everything else above it.

The Telegraph has revealed that while viewing the epic film, the brilliant Neil deGrasse Tyson (he of internet meme fame) was so bothered by the portrayal of the night sky on the evening of the Titanic’s sinking, he badgered Cameron to correct the mistake. Their site explains further:

Cameron, who recently returned from his voyage to the Mariana Trench, said: “Neil deGrasse Tyson sent me quite a snarky email saying that, at that time of year, in that position in the Atlantic in 1912, when Rose is lying on the piece of driftwood and staring up at the stars, that is not the star field she would have seen. … In response, Cameron challenged him to send the exact star map and has now included it in the relaunched 3D version of the blockbuster film.

So, if you head to the theater to check out Leo and Kate’s hearts going on, make sure you also check out the sky. I’m sure you’ll find it to be quite accurate.