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yes, jaws taps into a very real fear that people have. the fear of being butchered by some psycho is not particularly grounded, but there are people killed by sharks every year.
let me take this opportunity to say peter benchly sucks dirty asshole. He is a marine biologist, he should be educating people, not profiting from their fears. Asshole.
I dont blame speilberg, he is an entertainer. it's not his job to present the truth.
And, of course, Benchly has no imagination. He supposedly based Jaws on a real event, then went and based 2 more screenplays on the exact same premise (the beast and creature).
AND HE COULDNT EVEN GET HIS FACTS STRAIGHT FOR THE BEAST!!!!!
i have done a ton of readinon giant squids, and he didnt get a godamn thing right about them. That "ammonia smell" thing was complete bullshit.
anywho, jaws was accessible. it was also original at the time, and was made by speilberg at the beginning of his heyday. Also, take into consideration the googoplex theaters didnt exist yet. if every theater in town was playing jaws, then that's all there was.
also: Great white would eat the polar bear
rat would kill the tarantula
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