Fear and trauma

Theresa 2022-03-21 09:01:02

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A great white shark attacked a seaside town, causing panic, and finally three brave men killed together The great white shark.

Sharks bring death and fear. How will people react to danger and fear?

First, the town’s mayor’s response was denial. This caused him to ignore the dangers in reality, and his judgment was biased. He also advised people to swim on the beach. Because of his authority status, even though he was afraid, people still went into the water in hesitation. When the great white shark appeared again, the city Chang collapsed completely, and the dangers and fears that could have been controlled were out of control in people's hearts.

Fortunately, there are two wise men: Sheriff Brody and Huber.
Hu Bo is a shark expert. He was attacked by a small shark when he was 12 years old and almost died. This was a traumatic experience for him. I don’t know how he recovered, but we have seen that he has become The expert approach sublimated the fear of sharks.
Sheriff Brody, the movie only said that he was afraid of drowning and was afraid of sea water and boats because of his childhood. He chose to avoid the fear. As a responsible father and sheriff, he had the courage to choose to go out to sea to catch sharks in the end. , And gave the great white shark a fatal blow. This experience helped him overcome his inner fear.

The most fascinating story is the captain Quinte, who is a professional shark catcher. He has been alone and has been driving sharks for more than 30 years. This arrogant guy until he talked about his experience with Huber and Martin after drinking on the boat. , We really started to know him:

during World War II, he was hit by a Japanese torpedo on the USS Indianapolis cruiser on a secret mission. 1,100 people fell into the sea. In order to keep secret, he did not send out a distress signal, did not rescue him, and was caught. Flocks of sharks were surrounded and hunted, and only 316 people were accidentally rescued a week later. Later, he erased the name of Indianapolis that had been tattooed on his arm. You can imagine how he didn’t want to remember, even after so many years. Now, when he smiled and talked about that experience, I was thinking about how painful a person would be to cover up with a smile.

I kind of understand why he

hunts sharks alone: ✔ Sharks were hunters back then, he himself was a prey, now he is a hunter himself and treats sharks as prey, the reversal of the role is more in control of fear.
✔ The despair that no one cared about and looked for, and the tragic death of his comrades, made him choose a lifestyle that does not require others, so that he does not have to worry about being ignored and abandoned again.
✔ The death of his comrade-in-arms will make him feel the anger of being abandoned by the deceased. He turned this anger to the shark.
✔ The death of a comrade-in-arms will make him have "survivor guilt". This guilt not only appears in the death of relatives and friends, but also often appears among comrades-in-arms. Why is it not me who died? Why can't I save them? If this guilt is too strong, it will be difficult to come out, and always want to compensate or be punished to ease the guilt. (This kind of similar feeling is deep in everyone's heart, just like a child will feel that it is his responsibility to have conflicts between parents. It must be that he did not do a good job, otherwise there will be no contradictions or contradictions will be resolved by me, so I am angry with myself. )
Guilt can even be so powerful that it comes at the cost of life, so that you can die just like your comrade-in-arms back then.

There is no more about Quinte’s daily life in the movie. Although shark catching is a dangerous job, it does not mean that he has lost the test of reality. Judging from his achievements, it is easier to believe that his talents are sufficient for this danger. work.
So when he smashed the communication equipment and refused to support, it may be the retelling of that experience after drinking, which activated the traumatic experience in his heart, and ignited the despair and anger of the year, as if he had returned to the situation where there was no communication and support. , He would rather not support.
At the same time, the phrase "Why is the dead person not me" finally had a chance to pay it back, and he put himself in danger.

When he was engulfed by the great white shark, a sentence came into my heart, "He might have been expecting this day to come"

. In addition to the casualties and the destruction of civilization, the war left a large number of survivors’ psychological trauma. As well as the trauma passed down to future generations, the country and society need to face it, not deny and escape.

In addition, the survivors in middle age have heard the passing of some friends and teachers around them one after another. When watching movies, they can't help but resonate. The dead are gone, and the living should take good care of their inner health.

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Extended Reading

Jaws quotes

  • Brody: "Slow ahead." I can go slow ahead. Come on down here and chum some of this shit.

  • Brody: Smile, you son of a BITCH!

    [shoots at the air tank; the shark explodes]