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-->'''Mayor Vaughn''': ''(tears in his eyes)'' Martin...Martin...''my'' kids were on that beach, too.

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-->'''Mayor Vaughn''': ''(tears in his eyes)'' Martin...Martin...''my'' kids were on that beach, too.too.
** In the book, the Mayor was in debt to the mob and was trying to save his own skin. Here, he's trying to keep Amity's economy afloat, since the town depends heavily on summer revenue. After the 4th of July incident, though, [[AllForNothing any hope of recovering that year is lost]].
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* While at first Mayor Vaughn appears to be trying to find some way to keep the beaches open after the third attack his last line reveals what is really happening:
-->'''Mayor Vaughn''': (tears in his eyes) Martin. Martin. MY kids were on that beach, too.

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* While at first Mayor Vaughn appears to be trying to find some way to keep the beaches open after the third attack attack, his last line reveals what is really happening:
going through his mind.
-->'''Mayor Vaughn''': (tears ''(tears in his eyes) Martin. Martin. MY eyes)'' Martin...Martin...''my'' kids were on that beach, too.
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--->'''Mayor Vaughn:''' I'm sorry, Martin. She's wrong.

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--->'''Mayor Vaughn:''' [[PetTheDog I'm sorry, Martin. She's wrong.]]
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** The fact that Mrs. Kintner also could have prevented the tragedy. She wanted Alex to come out of the water due to him already having been in there for a long time, but he was able to convince her to let him go out for ten more minutes. She probably replayed that conversation every day for the rest of her life

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** The fact that Mrs. Kintner also could have prevented the tragedy. She wanted Alex to come out of the water due to him already having been in there for a long time, but he was able to convince her to let him go out for ten more minutes. She probably replayed that conversation every day for the rest of her lifelife.
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** The fact that Mrs. Kintner also prevented the tragedy. She wanted Alex to come out of the water but he was able to convince her to let him go out one more time. She probably replayed that conversation every day for the rest of her life

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** The fact that Mrs. Kintner also could have prevented the tragedy. She wanted Alex to come out of the water due to him already having been in there for a long time, but he was able to convince her to let him go out one for ten more time.minutes. She probably replayed that conversation every day for the rest of her life
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* After the Sheriff and Mrs. Brody say their goodbyes and he gets on the ''Orca'', she staggers back inland, understandably worried she's never going to see him again.

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* After the Sheriff and Mrs. Brody say their goodbyes and he gets on the ''Orca'', she staggers back inland, understandably worried she's never going to see him again.again.
* While at first Mayor Vaughn appears to be trying to find some way to keep the beaches open after the third attack his last line reveals what is really happening:
-->'''Mayor Vaughn''': (tears in his eyes) Martin. Martin. MY kids were on that beach, too.
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** The fact that Mrs. Kintner also prevented the tragedy. She wanted Alex to come out of the water but he was able to convince her to let him go out one more time. She probably replayed that conversation every day for the rest of her life
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** On that note, Alex Kintner's death. If the image of the poor child screaming in a torrent of his own blood doesn't do it, the sight of his bloodied, shredded raft pitifully washing to shore will.

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** On that note, [[DeathOfAChild Alex Kintner's death. death.]] If the image of the poor child screaming in a torrent of his own blood doesn't do it, the sight of his bloodied, shredded raft pitifully washing to shore will.
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** Brody's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction]] to Mrs. Kintner's words. It's clear he's utterly wracked with guilt for not closing the beaches after the first attack:

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** Brody's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction]] to Mrs. Kintner's words. It's clear he's [[MyGreatestFailure utterly wracked with guilt for not closing the beaches after the first attack:attack]]:
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* Sean bawling his eyes out in fright when Michael's in danger at the beach. Shows how much he loves his older brother (and could also be viewed as eerie {{Foreshadowing}} of the events of ''Film/JawsTheRevenge'').

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* Sean bawling his eyes out in fright when Michael's in danger at the beach. Shows how much he loves his older brother (and could also be viewed as eerie {{Foreshadowing}} of the events of ''Film/JawsTheRevenge'').''Film/JawsTheRevenge'').
* After the Sheriff and Mrs. Brody say their goodbyes and he gets on the ''Orca'', she staggers back inland, understandably worried she's never going to see him again.
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** After her remains are found, Tom, the guy she nearly went skinny-dipping with, is seen sitting at the police station with a ThousandYardStare, clearly traumatised and racked with guilt.

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** After her remains are found, Tom, the guy she nearly went skinny-dipping with, is seen sitting at the police station with a ThousandYardStare, clearly traumatised and racked wracked with guilt.
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* The moment where Hooper surfaces and asks "[Where's] Quint?" to Brody who just says "No", followed by the sad look on both of their faces. It's similar to the look of two war veterans mourning a fellow soldier who died in action.

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* The moment where Hooper surfaces and asks "[Where's] Quint?" to Brody who just slowly shakes his head and says "No", followed by the sad look on both of their faces. It's similar to the look of two war veterans mourning a fellow soldier who died in action.
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** The utter TERROR Quint has in that moment. Throughout the movie he is funny, arrogant, cocky, angry... but this is the moment when all of that goes away and we see him in full fright. The Shark is his greatest nightmare and all he can do is scream, hyperventalent and flail uselessly as he slowly slides towards its waiting jaws.

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** The utter TERROR Quint has in that moment. Throughout the movie he is funny, arrogant, cocky, angry... but this is the moment when all of that goes away and we see him in full fright. The Shark is his greatest nightmare and all he can do is scream, hyperventalent hyperventalate and flail uselessly as he slowly slides towards its waiting jaws.
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** The utter TERROR Quint has in that moment. Throughout the movie he is funny, arrogant, cocky, angry... but this is the moment when all of that goes away and we see him in full fright. The Shark is his greatest nightmare and all he can do is scream and flail uselessly as he slowly slides towards its waiting jaws.

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** The utter TERROR Quint has in that moment. Throughout the movie he is funny, arrogant, cocky, angry... but this is the moment when all of that goes away and we see him in full fright. The Shark is his greatest nightmare and all he can do is scream scream, hyperventalent and flail uselessly as he slowly slides towards its waiting jaws.


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** The visceral crunching sound as the shark finally bites down on his legs. Quint's scream of terror and pain as his worst nightmare occurs is the stuff of literal nightmares for many of the film's watchers to this day, especially as it bites him deeper into its mouth, with him puking blood and stabbing at it with his machete even when he's chest deep in its jaws.

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