Confession: I have not watched “Jaws” from beginning to end. I’ve seen enough bits and pieces to hold my own in a conversation about the movie, but I’ve just never sat down and watched the film in its entirety. Why? I’m terrified of sharks. Terr-i-fied.

Last week The Hollywood Reporter announced that Fathom Events will screen “Jaws” on the big screen on June 21^st and June 24^th. So if you’re a die-hard fan who didn’t get to see the great white shark in theaters the first time around, now is your chance. Me? I don’t want to watch people be chewed up by a shark for 124 minutes.

But then I was challenged to watch “Jaws,” and I can’t back down from a challenge of the cinematic nature.

So here’s my before take on the film: Shark terrorizes beach town threatening their revenue from summer time visitors. Shark eats people. Shark attacks are rare, and should not hold me back from watching a film. If I watch this film, I will likely never enter the ocean again, and I love the ocean too much for that.

Here’s the original trailer to freak you out. No? Just me that’s freaked out?

https://youtu.be/U1fu_sA7XhE

I’ll let you know my thoughts after watching “Jaws.” Like, will I ever look at the ocean the same way?

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