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The Supernatural
Jaws is, among other things, a classic monster movie. Almost from the first frame of the movie, the audience knows that the shark is more than just a shark (although it takes the film's characters some time to realize that). There's something sinister, mythic, monstrous, and even demonic about this animal. It's not behaving the way other animals behave. It's too big, too strong, too fast, and it seems invincible as it absorbs hooks, bullets, and harpoons. It's so smart and so relentless that it seems to have a will beyond just mindless instinct. Does it feel more than just hunger? Is there anger? Vengeance, even? One thing's for sure: This is no ordinary fish.
What appears to be otherworldly behavior is just instinctive sharky behavior that humans just don't understand.
Jaws is totes a Christian allegory in which the Holy Trinity—Brody, Hooper, and Quint—battle and ultimately defeat the shark, i.e., the devil.
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