10 Horror Villains Who Were Just Misunderstood
2. The Shark – Jaws
Jaws may have been putting the sh*ts up beach-goers since 1975 but let’s get one thing straight: sharks very rarely kill people. They might leave you sans an arm or a leg but you’re in fact more likely to die at the hands of a cow than a shark. True fact.
Even beyond the fact that Jaws’ premise of a serial killer shark is silly, it’s likely the folk of Amity Island brought on the problem themselves. Some scientists think that overfishing can lead to increased shark attacks and given that Amity Island is a fisherman’s haven it’s likely the shark had to find an alternative food source after its usual diet had been depleted.
Moreover, all those tourists and islanders were in the shark’s territory. If sharks suddenly start coming onto land and walking down our streets we’re perfectly within our rights to kill and eat them (probably) and when us humans are swimming in their ‘hood becoming shark food is a risk we take.
Think about it: were the waters around Amity Island shark-infested or human-infested?