Thursday, December 24, 2015

The Devil Is In The Details

I noticed something I had never seen before. In “Jaws” when Roy Scheider is typing up a form re the female swimmer whose body washed ashore, he types “Shark Attack” for “Probable Cause of Death.” Just above that is a box reading “Removed To (Address)” where he has typed in: “Corners Office.” (sic)

It is spelled, of course, “coroner” and should have the apostrophe, as in: “Coroner’s Office.”

I’m positive each was intentional and subtly displays how all of this is new to “Chief Brody” and how out of his element he is for the story about to unfold.

The difference between good movies and great movies (in my opinion).

BILL

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