{"id":2004990,"date":"2025-09-08T00:41:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T00:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2004990"},"modified":"2025-09-08T00:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T00:41:30","slug":"badlands-director-is-wrong-about-jaws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/badlands-director-is-wrong-about-jaws\/","title":{"rendered":"Badlands Director Is Wrong About Jaws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dan Trachtenberg has made a lot of stuff I\u2019ve liked. I thought his <em>Black Mirror<\/em> episode \u201cPlaytest\u201d was a standout for its season, I thoroughly enjoyed <em>10 Cloverfield Lane<\/em> up to a point, and <em>Prey<\/em> was a welcome return to form for the Predator franchise. Trachtenberg is spinning up for the press tour of <em>Predator: Badlands<\/em>, the next installment in the revitalized franchise, and so he\u2019s getting asked plenty of questions about what folks can expect from the new movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Which led Trachtenberg to referencing <em>Jaws<\/em> as one of his favorite movies. Well, <em>Jaws<\/em> just happens to be the greatest film ever made according to the subjective reality my consciousness is trapped inside. So, I was looking forward to what Dan had to say about the pinnacle of the cinematic art form.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But, alas, he immediately went into a description that had me going full Picard facepalm. Trachtenberg said that he doesn\u2019t view <em>Jaws<\/em> as a horror film. So, it\u2019s time for me to load my movie critic harpoon and aim it at his brain.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong><em>Jaws<\/em><\/strong><strong> Is A Horror Movie<\/strong><\/h3>\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>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To be fair, Dan Trachtenberg\u2019s whole spiel about <em>Jaws<\/em> is that it\u2019s incredibly effective at whatever goals it sets for itself. When it wants to be funny, <em>Jaws<\/em> is very funny. When it wants to be character-focused, it delivers dramatic performances unlike anything else. When it wants to be a political satire, it bites with teeth as sharp as the great white shark. When it wants to sweep you up into the adventure of the story, it\u2019s as rousing as actually being out on the high seas. And look, Dan is right on the money when he says <em>Jaws<\/em> perfectly executes all its creative goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But, Dan Trachtenberg also separates the horror of <em>Jaws<\/em> as one of these segmented factors. This is where he\u2019s wrong. The horror of <em>Jaws<\/em> is the primary driving force of its story. This is a tale about a monster destroying a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/Community\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:community;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">community<\/a> and all the fears that ripple out from its siege upon Amity Island. Like the twisted tales from the Brothers Grimm, <em>Jaws<\/em> is a cautionary tale designed to scare you into understanding the importance of safety through community.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Seriously, <\/strong><strong><em>Jaws<\/em><\/strong><strong> Is A Friggin\u2019 Horror Movie<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oU.aMKZPO4DsRUN73C0bXw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/4f8ab540efbf9be3fc64bc597ae50b7e\"\/><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>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Horror is a disrespected genre no matter how much it proves its popularity with culture. To be called a \u201chorror movie\u201d is to be seen by a certain sect of viewers (read: ignoramuses) as \u201clesser.\u201d That\u2019s clamspit to anyone who actually appreciates and celebrates fictional storytelling, especially in the realm of the motion picture. Horror is the best genre as it encapsulates a much wider range of storytelling than most folks give it credit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s why I have to suffer such dull and dim opinions as \u201c<em>Jaws<\/em> isn\u2019t a horror movie.\u201d Of course it is. It\u2019s the horror movie that proves the infinite versatility of the genre. Horror can be funny with emotionally driven and well-crafted characters that take you on a journey of political intrigue and swashbuckling adventure. It is not limited by the confines so many people want to put on it. I love horror because it can be so many different things. One of those happens to be the genre of the best movie ever made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sorry, Dan. <em>Jaws<\/em> is a horror movie and better for it.<\/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>Dan Trachtenberg has made a lot of stuff I\u2019ve liked. I thought his Black Mirror episode \u201cPlaytest\u201d was a standout for its season, I thoroughly enjoyed 10 Cloverfield Lane up to a point, and Prey was a welcome return to form for the Predator franchise. Trachtenberg is spinning up for the press tour of Predator: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2004991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[365483,329323,349878],"class_list":["post-2004990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-dan-trachtenberg","tag-horror-film","tag-jaws"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Badlands-Director-Is-Wrong-About-Jaws.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}