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Hello, and welcome to Cinema Story Origins, Episode 20B, Jaws, Part 2. The The When we left off, Chrissy Watkins went swimming and never came back. In the book, her body is found and Brody files the death report. The coroner says shark attack and Brody moves fast to close the beaches. Now he's not new to Amity like he is in the movie. He knows exactly how important summer tourism is, but he still thinks public safety comes first. Brody in the movie, he knows exactly how important summer tourism is, but he still thinks public safety

comes first. Brody in the movie is new in town. The coroner still says shark attack at first,

but after some pressure from the mayor, that gets walked back to a boating accident. And Brody

caves, same as in the book, but here it's more about uncertainty. He's still figuring

out how things work in Amity. The politics are smoother, but just as heavy. In both versions,

the town is desperate to protect the summer season. The mayor leans hard on keeping the beaches open.

The local paper won't touch the story. No one wants to scare off

the tourists. Then comes the next beach day. In the book, Brody's not even there when Alex Kittner went out

on his raft and got gobbled up in front of everybody. But in the movie, Brody's on the beach with his

family. His son is in the water only a few feet away when Alex Kittner's bone, flesh, and organs

are crushed into jelly between the jaws of a large shark in broad daylight.

All the blood, screaming, and chaos, Brody sees it all, and so does everybody there.

There'll be no squashing this story, no shutting up the victim's friends and family. Brody sees it all and so does everybody there. There'll be no squashing this story, no shutting

up the victim's friends and family. Brody, Mervon, the M.E., and the local newspaper all knew

there was a man-eater hunting in their waters, and they all put making money and saving face

ahead of keeping people safe and saving lives. Yes, yes, Brody wanted to tell everybody and close the beaches, but he told the line instead.

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