It's hard to imagine the film being quite so successful had Spielberg stuck with the book's ending. I'm sure filmgoers would have left the cinema rather dissapointed that the 2 hours of anticipation ended with the shark just getting a bit weaker from a harpoon wound and then sinking into the depths to die.
Definitely! A strong visual payoff suits cinema. The addition of Brody's fear of water is another great choice. Quint's story about the sinking of his ship, where the sailors are bitten in half, is another addition as well as foreshadowing his own death - as if this was fate catching up with him.
I've watched the film several times, but never put together the clues ahead of time as you've highlighted here! Doh! I'll have to watch it again and see how different it feels to understand the foreshadowing. Thank you!
It's hard to imagine the film being quite so successful had Spielberg stuck with the book's ending. I'm sure filmgoers would have left the cinema rather dissapointed that the 2 hours of anticipation ended with the shark just getting a bit weaker from a harpoon wound and then sinking into the depths to die.
We want explosions! Boooooom!
Definitely! A strong visual payoff suits cinema. The addition of Brody's fear of water is another great choice. Quint's story about the sinking of his ship, where the sailors are bitten in half, is another addition as well as foreshadowing his own death - as if this was fate catching up with him.
I've watched the film several times, but never put together the clues ahead of time as you've highlighted here! Doh! I'll have to watch it again and see how different it feels to understand the foreshadowing. Thank you!
Watching specifically with this in mind was lots of fun! The foreshadowing of Quint's destiny is less frequent but also fun to look for.
I learned some things I didn't know/hadn't noticed about one of my favourite films. Thank you!
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