[lbo-talk] "Ambiguities"

Dennis Redmond dredmond at efn.org
Sat Feb 4 14:01:49 PST 2006


Carrol wrote:


> How does the shark (from the point at which all agree there _is_ a
> shark)

There is no shark in "Jaws". Really. There's just a mysterious fin and a churning bass line.

I've always wondered why the US Empire hasn't produced an even halfway decent monster movie since the 1950s. Is it the sheer monstrousness of Imperial society? A lack of stunt doubles willing to wear rubber lizard costumes? Did Toho corner the market on monstrosity? Or is it just the general decadence of the Empire, similar to its inability to make decent cars?

-- DRR



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