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Originally Posted by urgeok2
too be fair - horror books/movies have been basing their stories on animals (albiet radiated mutated ones) for a long time before and since Jaws.
i doubt anyone could have forseen the impact that book would have (and even then - it would be forgotten if it wasnt for the movie)
this didnt happen with birds after hitchcocks film, would daphne du maurier deserve shit for it if it had ?
i know its a little diferent because birds dont look or act scary - and we know a lot more about them because they live in our environment ... but still ...
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My problem is that sharks are inherently scary, yes, but Peter Benchley was supposed to be one of the knowledgable people who's purpose is to educate people, not exploit their fears.
Although now that I am looking at his wikipedia page, it says nothing about him being a biologist. So i can hate hime for ripping off his own premise for many of his subsequent books (unoriginal douche), but I may have to take it easy on the shark thing. Plus, he did try to patch things up after the fact.