I saw a comment from a friend on Facebook that made me want to watch 47 Meters Down, so I watched the trailer. Instantly felt conflicted. I like that it's deep waters scary material as I find the depths of the ocean scary (wonderful too, but mostly scary af) but this appears to be another "great white big bad" shark flick. I kind of like those because I keep wanting to chase the feeling Jaws gave me when I was a child. But that book and movie had an impact on sharks and Peter Benchley became a shark defender.
Why conflicted? Because people are stupid and movies like that just misinform the masses about the nature of sharks. It should just be fun, but people. I am conflicted because I'm like "WOOOOO shark movie!: and simultaneously "DAMMIT, shark movie."
I don't want this to become a discussion about nature conservation, just movies that make you feel conflicted in some way. I'll probably add more along the way but that's a start.
Why conflicted? Because people are stupid and movies like that just misinform the masses about the nature of sharks. It should just be fun, but people. I am conflicted because I'm like "WOOOOO shark movie!: and simultaneously "DAMMIT, shark movie."
I don't want this to become a discussion about nature conservation, just movies that make you feel conflicted in some way. I'll probably add more along the way but that's a start.