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Dumb things in Jaws everyone ignored


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When Steven Spielberg's Jaws was released in 1975, the thriller became the first real summer blockbuster in the history of American cinema. Based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name, the film finds a great white shark with a taste for carefree beachgoers terrorizing the idyllic New England resort town on Amity Island, leaving stoic police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), curious oceanographer Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), and grizzled shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw) to find and kill the fish for themselves. Audiences found themselves simultaneously frightened of and fascinated by sharks, and the simple, two-note theme song is still widely recognizable today. Jaws made such a lasting cultural impact that it in 2001, the Library of Congress specifically selected the film for preservation.

Despite the genius of a film like Jaws — a straightforward plot with an unthinking, unfeeling villain that plays on our most primal fears — there are quite a few mistakes in the movie. References to historical events don't always check out, there are several obvious on-screen gaffs, and some of the characters' claims about sharks would leave a marine biologist shaking their head. The next time you watch Jaws, keep an eye out for these silly screw-ups that everyone just ignored. 

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I read the article and the points made are valid. However, we’re talking Hollywood and entertainment here, not science class. I saw JAWS in 1975 (at the age of 10), and I can tell you there wasn’t one person in the theater arguing Hooper’s rogue theory, wondering about Chrissie’s background, or screaming foul because a severed leg suddenly had a shoe on it. People were terrified and mesmerized. Suspension of disbelief? JAWS has it in spades.

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Ha I just watched the row boat scene on YouTube and clearly that guy had no shoes on. I believe the shoe was added in post production when doing the leg effect due to the difficulty/time/laziness in making fake toes

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