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The writer of the novelization of Jaws: The Revenge added an explanation for the shark's continued pursuit of the Brody family, which was an ancient voodoo curse. This was considered a poor, unnecessary addition to the story.
And the writer added this whole backstory about why the shark in Jaws keeps chasing the same family.
— Episode: Mini-Stories: Volume 9
Episode: Mini-Stories: Volume 9
The writer of the novelization of Jaws: The Revenge added an explanation for the shark's continued pursuit of the Brody family, which was an ancient voodoo curse. This was considered a poor, unnecessary addition to the story.
And the writer added this whole backstory about why the shark in Jaws keeps chasing the same family.
And the explanation is a voodoo curse.
I think in Jaws the Revenge, the shark follows Ellen Brody like down to the Bahamas or something.
So ancient curse is the easiest way to connect those dots.