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"It’s been 50 years since Steven Spielberg’s movie
Jaws first cast a
terrifying shadow across our screens.
At a low point during production, Spielberg worried he’d only ever be known for
“a big fish story”. The film, however, did not tank.
Jaws broke box office records and became the highest-grossing movie at the
time, only surpassed by the first
Star Wars released two years later in 1977.
A combination of mass advertising, familiar “hero” tropes and old-school
showmanship launched
Jaws as the first modern blockbuster.
Hollywood, and our relationship to oceans and the sharks within them, would
never be the same."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
