FAVORITE MOVIES

 SOME MOVIE MAGIC: MOVIE POSTER BASED ONTWO MOVIES I HAVE WATCHED RECENTLY. I HAVE NEARLY SEEN ALL OF THW GODZILLA AND JAWS MOVIES. 

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Godzilla’s Origin: Godzilla, also known as Gojira in Japanese, made its debut in the 1954 film of the same name. Directed by Ishirō Honda, this iconic monster was awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. The film’s creation was influenced by the aftermath of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as the Lucky Dragon 5 incident. Godzilla served as a metaphor for nuclear weapons and their devastating impact1. Over time, the character evolved, sometimes portrayed as an antihero or defender of humanity.

Number of Godzilla Movies: There are 38 films in the franchise:

• 33 Japanese films produced by Toho Co., Ltd.

5 American films: one by TriStar Pictures and the remaining four by Legendary Pictures, with the latest released in March 202423.

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The first Jaws movie was released on June 20, 19751. It’s a classic American thriller directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel. Here’s a brief overview:

Plot: The film is set in the New England beach town of Amity Island. When a young woman goes for a late-night ocean swim during a beach party, she’s attacked and pulled underwater by an unseen force. Her remains are found washed up on the beach the next morning. Police Chief Martin Brody (played by Roy Scheider), along with a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts down a man-eating great white shark that terrorizes beachgoers at the summer resort town.

Sequels: The success of Jaws led to three sequels:

Jaws 2 (1978)

Jaws 3-D (1983)

Jaws: The Revenge (1987)23

Fun Facts:

The movie is based on Benchley’s novel, inspired by real-life shark attacks off the coast of New Jersey in 1916 and a massive shark caught off Montauk in 1964.

Peter Benchley, the author, makes a cameo appearance as a news reporter in the film.

The mechanical shark rarely worked during filming, so Spielberg had to get creative with shots (like using Quint’s yellow barrels) to avoid showing the malfunctioning shark.

The originally scheduled 65-day shoot ballooned into 159 days due to technical problems and shooting in the Atlantic Ocean.

The fictional town of Amity Island was filmed on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts