WHY SHARK MOVIES ARE

POPULAR

People have always found sharks to be mysteriousSharks are built for only one thing; to kill preyWith teeth that always grow back if lost during a fight, eyes that roll back when going in for a kill and bodies of pure muscle, sharks are truly deadlyThe thought of a giant ,relentless killing machine appeals to the viewersPeople like to be scared, therefore the nature of sharks fits perfectly with that desireAnd this fear of sharks is even ingrained in children, in such movies as Finding Nemo , where the main villain is a blood thirsty shark.

THE APPEAL

TYPICAL PLOT• New person arrives at

coastal location• Guy meets girl• Strange things happen

in the water• Main characters form a

group• Shark(s) are/is hunting

the group• Most of the people die

except the guy and girl

WHAT HAPPENS DURING A SHARK MOVIE

Primal Fear for Darkness

People Get Pumped With

Adrenaline When Scared

WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE SHARK MOVIES?

Shark Movies Remind

People of That Fear

People Get Same Effect From Scary

Movies

Becomes Popular, Then a Social Event

Shark Movies Become

Enjoyable

• Since 3000 BC, sharks were seen painted on pottery

• Until the 1900’s, the Western world had forgotten about sharks entirely

• In 1916, a series of shark attacks in New Jersey put sharks back on the radar

HISTORY

• It became a social phenomenon, as sharks were viewed as a problem the government couldn’t take care of and became notorious for being killing machines

• Then in 1975, the movie Jaws came out, starring a massive, brutal killer of a shark that preyed on people

• Jaws started an era of a representation of sharks being known as nothing but a lethal killer

• Sharks were massive, with blood-stained teeth and empty black eyes, exactly the picture the viewers were expecting for a killer

• After Jaws, shark movies became more and more outrageous, with more and more people dying or having an even scarier, mutant shark

• Then in 1987, the Discovery Channel began a week-long event known as Shark Week, which featured killer sharks but also how they weren’t just killing machines, they were sophisticated animals

• To this day, we now have movies that feature sharks that fly, or have two heads, or even swim on mountains under the snow, how much is it going to get out of hand?

CONTINUED

• Jaws -1975 : Earnings - $470 Million• Sharknado -2013: Views During

Premiere – 5.4 Million• Avalanche Sharks -2013: Bottom

50 Worst Movies on IMDb• Shark Week – 1987-Present:

Discovery Channel’s Most Social Program in 2013: 2.6 million Tweets

POPULAR SHARK MOVIES/TV EVENTS

1.Name a recent movie with a shark in it2.What year was the New Jersey shark

attacks in?a)1700b)1916c)20263.What was the name of the seal in the

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week commercial for 2013?

4.Can sharks actually survive in an avalanche?

5.Can they survive in a tornado?

QUIZ