At its heart, Jaws is a film about a killer shark
Concerning
Hmmm, @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social may have something to say about this.
This week I will be teaching my students that Harry Potter is a Jaws ripoff.
Jaws 4 is about some Brit who missed winning an Oscar just to buy a house.
Few realize this
AND a shark killer. Makes you think…
Incredibly it was going to be about a woman swimming at night, but then a shark ate her and Spielberg liked it so much they kept it in.
The shark is a metaphor for a completely different shark.
Actual Letterman interview with Charlie Sheen right after Platoon came out (Sheen was like, 22 and about 16 emotionally). Letterman: Do you have a favourite movie? Sheen: Jaws. Letterman: What do you like about it? Sheen: The shark.
Jaws 2 is a movie showing that all elections count. The mayor was reelected after the first one