{"id":2004396,"date":"2025-09-07T18:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2004396"},"modified":"2025-09-07T18:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:18:54","slug":"id-never-seen-jaws-before-watching-it-in-theaters-and-now-i-think-i-understand-how-people-who-saw-it-in-1975-felt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/id-never-seen-jaws-before-watching-it-in-theaters-and-now-i-think-i-understand-how-people-who-saw-it-in-1975-felt\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;d Never Seen Jaws Before Watching It In Theaters, And Now I Think I Understand How People Who Saw It In 1975 Felt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Typically, I go to the theater to see the latest releases on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-movies-2025-movie-release-130453990.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 movie schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">2025 movie schedule<\/a>. However, when <em>Jaws <\/em>returned to the theater for its 50th anniversary, I decided to step back in time on my latest trip to the cinema so I could see one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/best-70s-movies-watch-them-130400032.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:best movies of the \u201870s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">best movies of the \u201870s<\/a> for the first time ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I have to say it was an incredible experience too, because I got to see <em>Jaws <\/em>for the first time ever in theaters while knowing pretty much nothing about the plot. And it made me feel like I was back in 1975.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Brody with a cigerette in his mouth in Jaws. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/x8LQjqlI.S6ILoCyrJ_CQw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/5505d3e8978f21de3a74ddfff64af935\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Not Knowing What Was Coming Made It Actually Super Scary<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Early this year, my colleague, Dirk Libbey, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/confess-id-never-seen-jaws-130200668.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:watched Jaws for the first time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">watched <em>Jaws <\/em>for the first time<\/a> and knew exactly what he was getting into. I, on the other hand, quite literally, only knew they were gonna need a bigger boat. Therefore, I think it\u2019s safe to say I went into this <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/best-shark-movies-watch-them-200414725.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:great shark movie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">great shark movie<\/a> blind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Let me tell you that made it really scary. I had no clue when anyone was going to die, so that first kill at the start made me jump. It also meant that during the beach scene, I didn\u2019t know which of the swimmers would be taken out, and I was aghast when it was that little kid and that poor dog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I also had no clue, like absolutely no clue, how Brody, Quint and Hooper were going to get off a boat that was sinking and being attacked by a shark. So, I\u2019m sure you can imagine how stressed I was trying to figure out how these guys would survive. And if you saw the movie when it came out in the \u201870s, I\u2019m sure you experienced a similar kind of stress that was fueled by cluelessness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jaws invading boat.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xSvkFtCJUPEWZBcY86jBLw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/cc7c166a90d031fd09832e74dab4caaa\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Seeing It On A Big Screen Highlighted Just How Magnificent The Practical Effects Are<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m not kidding, the second they got on that boat, I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about how impressive this film is from a practical standpoint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The shark, obviously, was so cool to see as it came up to attack, and the whole entire final climactic moment of the boat sinking absolutely blew my mind. Watching that boat actually go down while Brody tried to kill the shark had me on the edge of my seat, and I felt like I was in that boat with him. I can\u2019t say that about a lot of movies these days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also, as it\u2019s explained in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/5-cool-jaws-facts-learned-100200275.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jaws 50th anniversary documentary;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>Jaws <\/em>50th anniversary documentary<\/a> \u2013 which can be streamed with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/best-disney-9-tips-most-172112198.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Disney+ subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Disney+ subscription<\/a> \u2013 the production was a major challenge for a lot of reasons, and being out at sea as well as that fake shark played into it. The amount of work that went into pulling this film off is staggering; however, the payoff is absolutely miraculous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Think about it, this movie that\u2019s 50 years old holds up to this day and still is terrifying because of how incredible these practical effects are.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Roy Scheider staring in disbelief in the ship cabin in Jaws.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cujmnT9153MQK3cQt8Arbg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/f6b2ae929d89de6479df969f2dbcb106\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Being Able To Watch The Movie With A Reactive Crowd Enhanced The Experience So Much<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Technically, both revelations above could have been had by watching this movie from my couch. However, watching <em>Jaws <\/em>in an IMAX theater with a full audience added an energy to the experience that can\u2019t be had at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I was seated with a giant crowd of fans and first-time watchers, and we all were reacting in big ways to the big moments that were happening on a very big screen. Hearing everyone laugh at Brody making faces with his kid and saying that iconic boat line was so fun. Then, being scared with everyone when John Williams\u2019 score kicked in and the shark came, and feeling the tension in the room truly left me with an adrenaline rush.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watching <em>Jaws <\/em>for the first time ever in theaters really was a remarkable experience, and I have to say, I get it. I get why this film blew everyone away 50 years ago, and why it\u2019s still rightfully considered one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/50-best-horror-movies-time-230003021.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:best horror movies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">best horror movies<\/a> and blockbusters to this day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Jaws <\/em>is incredible, it\u2019s scary, and it\u2019s meant to be seen on a big screen!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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