CAPTAIN SINBAD
Contributor
Hello:
I am from the Jaws generation and was born a month after the release of the movie. I opened my eyes in a world where sharks were believed to be evil. Now people are beginning to realize that sharks are not as dangerous as we believe them to be. For those divers who were around before the movie, how were sharks perceived? Was the fear of sharks something that Spielberg and Benchley invented or was it something rooted in human psychology from much earlier that they capitalized on?
Would love to hear peoples personal stories / experiences.
Thanks.
I am from the Jaws generation and was born a month after the release of the movie. I opened my eyes in a world where sharks were believed to be evil. Now people are beginning to realize that sharks are not as dangerous as we believe them to be. For those divers who were around before the movie, how were sharks perceived? Was the fear of sharks something that Spielberg and Benchley invented or was it something rooted in human psychology from much earlier that they capitalized on?
Would love to hear peoples personal stories / experiences.
Thanks.