Deep Thoughts about Jaws

Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Podcast

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Join the Guy Girls this week as Emily geeks out about the most tightly-written and well-crafted summer blockbuster ever made: Jaws. This film taught us the importance of keeping the monster hidden until the third act (which only happened because the mechanical shark broke down), features the most chilling four-minute monologue (telling the true story of the U.S.S. Indianapolis), and gave Emily a framework for understanding why officials might focus on profits over safety (which she needed during Covid). While there is no such thing as a perfect film–Jaws barely passes the Bechdel test and relies on the sexualized-young-woman-in-peril trope–this masterpiece comes pretty darn close.

Put on your headphones…but don’t go in the water!

CW: Discussion of violent/fatal shark attacks and child death.

Analysis of the film:

https://lithub.com/on-the-endless-symbolism-of-the-best-summer-movie-ever-made-jaws

https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/the-real-meaning-of-jaws-bjkgf9ry

Our theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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1. Deep Thoughts About Jaws (00:00:00)

2. The Shark Attack Investigation and Response (00:09:53)

3. Shark Threat on Crowded Beaches (00:17:20)

4. Final Showdown With the Great White (00:29:47)

5. Happy Accidents in Filmmaking (00:46:22)

6. Legacy and Impact of Jaws (01:00:06)

7. Analysis of Female Characters in Jaws (01:10:42)

8. Impact of Jaws (01:15:59)