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50 years after Jaws, the water’s not safe... for sharks
Overfishing and pollution are taking a bite out of their numbers.
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Jaws fans in shark outfits dancing during the Jaws 50th anniversary celebration in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on June 21.
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Lara Williams
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Fifty years on from the release of Jaws, it’s still not safe in the water… if you’re a shark.
Steven Spielberg’s legendary movie about a man-eating great white shark is a masterpiece. The iconic score, the camera work, the dramatic tension that comes from withholding the villain and a great script all make it a Hollywood classic. But its success disturbed both Spielberg and Peter Benchley, the author of the book the film is based on.
