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  "textContent": "Jaws started it all back in 1975 and Hollywood has been chasing that high ever since. Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the film, and I think that has something to do with why shark thrillers keep showing up lately. It’s like the whole genre got a second wind. I’m not a hardcore shark movie fan, but whenever one shows up I end up watching it. Under Paris had a giant shark loose in the Seine during a triathlon in Paris. The Meg and Meg 2 were about a massive prehistoric megalodon threatening a deep sea research station. Thrash, which I wrote about here, dropped bull sharks into a flooded coastal town during a hurricane. I still have Dangerous Animals and Deep Water on my list. There’s something about the shark thriller that filmmakers just can’t quit. Part of it is Jaws casting such a long shadow that everyone wants a shot at it. But part of it is also just math — streaming platforms figured out that shark content gets more engagement in summer, so they keep scheduling it, and now audiences expect it. It’s become a feedback loop. Every year someone finds a new setting — Paris, a flooded town, an underwater cave — and drops a shark in it. The formula stays the same. Only the water changes. Salon put it well: the long hunt for a great shark movie never really ends. 🎬 Want to WatchThe Devil's MouthJeff WadlowJuly 29, 2026A group of college friends' Thailand adventure turns deadly when they become trapped in submerged caves with a dangerous predator. As oxygen runs low, past conflicts emerge in their desperate fight for survival.▶ Watch on YouTube",
  "title": "Jaws Never Really Left",
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