Anyone notice all the shooting stars in "JAWS"?
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Anyone notice all the shooting stars in "JAWS"?
the scene right after Quint, Brody, and Hooper are drinking and singing, the boat is getting pummeled by the shark, they go atop, try to do some damage and then when it is all calm again before it goes to the next morning, there is a shooting star that goes from right to left in the sky over Brody's head. There is another right after that shot going from left to right.
Now my question is...is this a known occurrence in the movie and are they real or effects?
Now my question is...is this a known occurrence in the movie and are they real or effects?
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Taken from Easter Egg Archive:
After Brody fires his pistol at the shark there are a few night shots. In both, a shooting star is plainly visible (optically added in post production - travelling left to right). This was Spielberg's signature forewarning us to 'watch the skies' for his next movie... ("CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" of course).
After Brody fires his pistol at the shark there are a few night shots. In both, a shooting star is plainly visible (optically added in post production - travelling left to right). This was Spielberg's signature forewarning us to 'watch the skies' for his next movie... ("CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" of course).
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At any given night if the sky is clear and you don't have any extreme amount of light flooding in the sky you can catch a lot of shooting stars.
Or Spielberg was just trying to hint towards Close encounters, E.T and War of the Worlds.
Or Spielberg was just trying to hint towards Close encounters, E.T and War of the Worlds.
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Originally Posted by Catch 21
Taken from Easter Egg Archive:
After Brody fires his pistol at the shark there are a few night shots. In both, a shooting star is plainly visible (optically added in post production - travelling left to right). This was Spielberg's signature forewarning us to 'watch the skies' for his next movie... ("CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" of course).
After Brody fires his pistol at the shark there are a few night shots. In both, a shooting star is plainly visible (optically added in post production - travelling left to right). This was Spielberg's signature forewarning us to 'watch the skies' for his next movie... ("CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" of course).
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It was an effect, but the reasoning given isn't necessarily correct. When he was shooting Jaws, I doubt Spielberg was thinking so far ahead to foreshadow Close Encounters. He was already over budget and over schedule, and I don't think he was considering his next film until he finished this one.
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If you watch some of Spielberg's movies, there is often a scene with a shooting star. It's almost a signature, like Schwarzenegger saying, "I'll be back!"
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Originally Posted by Catch 21
Taken from Easter Egg Archive:
After Brody fires his pistol at the shark there are a few night shots. In both, a shooting star is plainly visible (optically added in post production - travelling left to right). This was Spielberg's signature forewarning us to 'watch the skies' for his next movie... ("CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" of course).
After Brody fires his pistol at the shark there are a few night shots. In both, a shooting star is plainly visible (optically added in post production - travelling left to right). This was Spielberg's signature forewarning us to 'watch the skies' for his next movie... ("CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" of course).
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I think most of his films have shooting stars in them. Even Indy had some shooting stars in the film. Didnt see any in WOTW... have to see it again soon.
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Originally Posted by Rammsteinfan
I think most of his films have shooting stars in them. Even Indy had some shooting stars in the film. Didnt see any in WOTW... have to see it again soon.
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I think the shooting star in Jaws is REAL. Steven's put shooting stars in every movie since then (I think all of them) because he feels it's a good luck charm to have them in his movies now.
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even in "Schindler's List", "Saving Private Ryan" and "Minority Report"? in those i would think the stars would be way out of place.
is there anywhere to get the definitive scenes as to where the stars are in the movies?
is there anywhere to get the definitive scenes as to where the stars are in the movies?
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I'm pretty sure it isn't real. If you look, you can't make out any other stars in the sky, even just a couple of really bright ones. If he was able to pick up a shooting star on film, then he should have gotten at least a few of the brighter stars too.
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I was always under the impression that the shooting star was a portent of bad things to come. From what I understand old sailers and whalers considered them to be bad omens and meant something ominous was going to happen to the ship. That was my interpretation anyway. I could be wrong.
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
I think the shooting star in Jaws is REAL. Steven's put shooting stars in every movie since then (I think all of them) because he feels it's a good luck charm to have them in his movies now.
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WARNING: War of the Worlds minor plot point under "spoiler tag"
Dumb asses. Obvioulsy those "shooting stars" were aliens
on Earth prepping for invasion.
Dumb asses. Obvioulsy those "shooting stars" were aliens
Spoiler:
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
Obvioulsy those "shooting stars" were aliens
on Earth prepping for invasion.
Spoiler:
Spoiler:
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Originally Posted by Tyler_Durden
Don't do that. How is anybody supposed to know that's specifically a War of the Worlds spoiler? (And yes, you just spoiled that part of the film for me - before reading the above, I didn't know what
shown in the film's trailers signified.)
Spoiler:
Actually, it's not a spoiler. It's not a critical plot point and you won't miss anything from the film knowing this. I put the "spolier tag" on it as part of the joke. They even show this in the trailers so how anyone wouldn't know is a mystery to me.
Either way, I'm sorry if it caused a problem for you and I went back the put a warning....
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
Actually, it's not a spoiler. It's not a critical plot point and you won't miss anything from the film knowing this.
They even show this in the trailers so how anyone wouldn't know is a mystery to me.
Spoiler:
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Originally Posted by Jackskeleton
Or Spielberg was just trying to hint towards Close encounters, E.T and War of the Worlds.
Also if you look closely the hole jaws bit into the boat was Spielberg hinting towards the giant plot holes in War of the Worlds.
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Originally Posted by mmconhea
Also if you look closely the hole jaws bit into the boat was Spielberg hinting towards the giant plot holes in War of the Worlds.
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I did not read all the replies but the scene where two shooting stars go left to right has a full cloud cover with the shooters below this which is impossible. Shooting stars as you see them are 10s of miles up in the sky way above even the highest clouds. Ie with clouds no shooting stars can be seen.
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Originally Posted by mmconhea
Also if you look closely the hole jaws bit into the boat was Spielberg hinting towards the giant plot holes in War of the Worlds.
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