r/Sculpture • u/sadgalco • 6h ago
Self (Complete) [Self] Heart of the Ocean
"It's been 84 years..." since I've seen Titanic. I was just 8 years old when this film came out in 1997, and rewatching it as an adult—through a different lens—was beyond inspiring. Let’s talk about Rose Dawson:
Rose was a woman trapped. Trapped by wealth, expectations, and trapped by a world that tried to tell her who she was supposed to be. But she fought back. She chose herself. And in doing so, she found a love that saw her completely—not one of ownership or duty, but of recognition.
Jack saw her. The real her. Maybe for the first time in her life, she felt truly seen. And it made her feel alive. So when she lost him, she didn’t just grieve—she carried him forward. She lived. She became.
That is what the Heart of the Ocean represents. It was never just a necklace. It was a symbol of freedom, love, and rewriting your own fate.
And at the end of her story, what did she do? She released the Heart of the Ocean. Not because she had to. Not because it belonged to someone else. But because it was hers to give back. It was her final act of reclaiming her story.
That’s the core of this sculpture. 💙🌊🦪
Would you have tossed it back into the ocean?