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1	!!FridgeBrilliance
2	* The whale's eerie howls in the night? It's warning its podmates that there's a dangerous predator in the area.
3	* Why did the shark attack and eat Alex, when there were plenty of other easily available humans? Because Alex, on his float with his arms and legs sticking out, probably looked from below like a seal or a turtle. This is one of the major causes of shark attacks in real life, where sharks attack surfers when they mistake them for their natural prey.
4	* The shark ignores Michael in favor of going for the boater. It's because Michael went DeerInTheHeadlights, meaning he wasn't thrashing or swimming fast. Sharks only go after moving targets. Fear saved his life!
5	* Quint's heavy drinking in the last act of the film probably contributed to all his bad decisions in the climax. The PTSD and obvious mental illness plaguing his mind didn't help either. Before that night, Quint is the professional, skilled shark hunter, who had the shark on the ropes, at one point. After the night of drinking and reliving his old nightmares he's no longer on top of his game. He's obviously not in his right mind during the climax even before his stubbornness takes over.
6	* "Fast fish" isn't just a reference to Bruce's speed- it's a whaling term indicating a target has harpoons in it, meaning it's been claimed, as detailed in ''Literature/MobyDick''.
7	* Quint's hatred of sharks may be less to do with the fact that so many people were eaten alive, which as Quint would know was a comparatively rare thing, than with the fact that the sharks ate those who had died from exposure or wounds. Notice that he doesn't say whether his friend Herbie was alive or not when he was bitten in two. What he remembers is that eight hundred men vanished beneath the waves, [[TearJerker and nothing was left to bring home.]]
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9	!!FridgeHorror
10	* When Pippet the dog does not come back before the shark kills Alex, the toy in the water firmly indicates that Bruce had killed it while out at sea.
11	* When the shark charges towards Brody in the final encounter, scraps of flesh are shown around its teeth. This may have been the last we have seen of poor Quint.
12	* In the beginning of the film, Michael Brody casually goes swimming with a ''fresh cut'' in shark infested waters. Obviously, nothing happens to him, but in hindsight...
13	* The scene where Hooper dives into the water seems not-so-scary until the reveal of Ben Gardner's head, since he knew that the shark was not in the area due to his boat's radar. Until you realize that Brody doesn't know how to operate any of the gear and couldn't warn him if the shark ''did'' start to return.

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