The Onion Looks Back At 'Jaws'

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  • Опубликовано: 26 янв 2025

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  • @TheIr0nMike
    @TheIr0nMike 10 лет назад +440

    Peter Rosenthal is unironically the only film critic anyone needs to pay attention to.

    • @KrwiomoczBogurodzicy
      @KrwiomoczBogurodzicy 9 лет назад +2

      I have a theory that Peter Rosenthal is the only film critic whom Myles Barlow (of Review With Myles Barlow) respects.

    • @LovingPrinceTamayuki
      @LovingPrinceTamayuki 3 года назад

      His sound of music review could be used to teach a philosophy class

  • @AntiRivet
    @AntiRivet 10 лет назад +471

    This actually isn't a bad analysis of the film.

    • @Mineav
      @Mineav 7 лет назад +46

      I always knew that shark represented his latent sexual desires. Much like when I look at gay porn and my throbbing member is aching to burst out of my pants is actually my repressed love of lesbian sex and lust for women in general. It's probably Freudian or something. It's very complicated stuff.

  • @Aizen0sama
    @Aizen0sama 11 лет назад +69

    "The two gay velociraptors" caught me offguard

    • @4jgarner
      @4jgarner 2 года назад +2

      You're not the only one. A lot of us didn't catch that on our first watch of that movie.

    • @isoleta
      @isoleta Год назад +1

      Clever girls.

  • @OfficerFlatFoot
    @OfficerFlatFoot 10 лет назад +145

    After years of reviews, The Onion manages to fully dissect the real interpretation of Jaws. Beautiful.

  • @TheOnion
    @TheOnion  11 лет назад +140

    The Onion's film critic reviews Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic 'Jaws'

    • @turliswilliamson
      @turliswilliamson 11 лет назад +2

      Trevor Downing You are incredibly dumb... go the theonion.com

    • @geoffm5937
      @geoffm5937 10 лет назад +1

      Trevor Downing Well done Trevor! Great joke! (straight face)

    • @perzii
      @perzii 4 года назад +1

      spot on and brilliant in so many ways

  • @xpunpokerx
    @xpunpokerx 11 лет назад +34

    I know that The Onion is usually satirical, but this makes WAY too much sense.

  • @annbell6453
    @annbell6453 4 года назад +37

    When I first saw this movie, I just thought it was a scary movie about a dangerous shark. Now, Peter Rosenthal has made me understand just what this movie is really about. Thanks, Peter.

  • @OitaOscar
    @OitaOscar 10 лет назад +89

    Urrggg! Now I will never see Jaws in the same light again!

    • @petesmith9475
      @petesmith9475 6 лет назад +1

      sam e here :D Thanks a lot Peter!

    • @breakingbacon658
      @breakingbacon658 6 лет назад +1

      Well it’s best to watch films in a dark room to avoid glare.

    • @troyterry6919
      @troyterry6919 4 года назад

      I will never see Martin Brody the same way again. That's for sure.

    • @CaptWithNoName
      @CaptWithNoName 4 года назад

      @@troyterry6919 Give David Cronenberg's 'Naked Lunch' a watch to see if it can change your mind.

  • @sniffableandirresistble
    @sniffableandirresistble 11 лет назад +98

    Brody spelled backwards is Ydorb the Siberian God of gaytitude

  • @KrwiomoczBogurodzicy
    @KrwiomoczBogurodzicy 11 лет назад +70

    I was afraid I misinterpreted the movie back in the day... Now it's clear I was right about all those metaphors and symbolism!

    • @kwhiggs666
      @kwhiggs666 11 лет назад +8

      Why Do People Type Like This?

    • @StevenRogers268
      @StevenRogers268 10 лет назад +1

      Krwiomocz.Bogurodzicy Idiocy will always be mocked. Nobody is forcing you to be a dumbass. It is up to you.

    • @WeaponizedGoochsweat
      @WeaponizedGoochsweat 3 года назад

      DID I WIN?

    • @winonafrog
      @winonafrog Год назад

      Musta been easy in ‘75! Isnt that when Pacino did Hustler too?

  • @mosshark
    @mosshark 11 лет назад +31

    "We're gonna need a bigger boat"

    • @williamhamilton8438
      @williamhamilton8438 3 года назад +2

      ... That's some bad hat, Harry! Well yeah he's circumcised.

  • @BarokaiRein
    @BarokaiRein 2 года назад +9

    You know for a fact that if Rosenthal made one for Top Gun that's the one film he'd play off as a 100% straight film.

  • @OCMOOO
    @OCMOOO 11 лет назад +171

    It sounds like one my bloody english essays -_-

  • @discowhistle
    @discowhistle 11 лет назад +18

    I think I now I understand the meaning of 'salty sea captain' on a much deeper level.

  • @LASTCARonBROCK
    @LASTCARonBROCK 11 лет назад +10

    My new favorite segment on The Onion. Seriously, this felt like half of my literature courses.

  • @h0gheadS
    @h0gheadS 2 года назад +9

    This is still the best onion movie review.

  • @Watermelon_Man92
    @Watermelon_Man92 11 лет назад +9

    I love The Onion's movie reviews. The one they did about The Wizard of Oz is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life.

  • @magistrumartium
    @magistrumartium 7 лет назад +10

    OMG, I feel so stupid! I've watched Jaws many times without noticing the homoerotic subtext you've so clearly revealed in this video. Thank you, Peter. Thank you for Peter, Onion!

  • @moistnugget4147
    @moistnugget4147 4 года назад +8

    this is actually the best film critic that exists

  • @WestOfEarth
    @WestOfEarth Год назад +3

    Wait does this mean the movie Brokeback Mountain is really a horror film about sharks?

  • @TheDustyMuffinsss
    @TheDustyMuffinsss 11 лет назад +8

    A highly controversial movie those many years ago, but truly a heartfelt classic.

  • @doncorleaaron
    @doncorleaaron 11 лет назад +7

    A very interesting, well preformed rendering giving us a very different point of view of how we should interpret what the shark really symbolizes :)

  • @jumpingfrog4699
    @jumpingfrog4699 5 лет назад +6

    I'll never be able to watch Jaws with a straight face again.

  • @SpicyTexan64
    @SpicyTexan64 4 года назад +3

    Brings a whole new meaning to "We're going to need a bigger boat"

  • @hmanthe6th155
    @hmanthe6th155 11 лет назад +25

    Do you ever think what if a regular shark attacked them when they came back?

    • @JamesSmith-vk2ky
      @JamesSmith-vk2ky 7 лет назад

      Hmanthe6th Never thought of that. Great point! 😂

  • @pd3331
    @pd3331 11 лет назад +4

    This... Is just a piece of art.

  • @LukeL007
    @LukeL007 5 лет назад +5

    If one were to submit this for an analysis for a film studies class it would probably get an A

  • @djohanrady
    @djohanrady 10 лет назад +14

    This remind me of that philosopher Slavoj Zizek.

  • @danielwesterlund1905
    @danielwesterlund1905 10 месяцев назад +2

    Now I can finally enjoy this movie the way others do.

  • @naworshea
    @naworshea 3 года назад +3

    every time I watch jaws I refer to brody as a severely repressed homosexual because of this video

  • @bulldozer8950
    @bulldozer8950 4 года назад +1

    Author: haha big shark go burr
    Teacher: the creator is using the shark as a physical manifestation of.....

  • @okd521
    @okd521 4 года назад +1

    I no longer want this man to do film reviews for my church group

  • @42PalaceOfWisdom42
    @42PalaceOfWisdom42 11 лет назад +1

    Wrong, looks like you didn't get it.
    Broke Back Mountain was about Koreas division into two countries.

  • @CailenCambeul
    @CailenCambeul 3 года назад +2

    Living in Australia and hearing about the frequent shark attacks these days, and knowing what I now know about Jaws, I have to consider that in the good old days, shark attacks were rare.
    I'm also reconsidering Happy Days' Fonzie jumping the shark episode in a new light.

  • @davids11131113
    @davids11131113 4 года назад +11

    ‘Severely repressed homosexual Martin Brody’ wtf 😂💦

  • @swanjame
    @swanjame 11 лет назад +3

    Unlike "Midnight Cowboy", "Jaws" tackled its homosexual theme straight on. Many people do not realize that "Jaws" was also a euphemism for the shark that was the secondary theme of the movie, a double entendre before its time.
    Jim

  • @bitspacemusic
    @bitspacemusic 11 лет назад +4

    Already I've heard the expression "being afraid of sharks", if you know what I mean.

  • @redcatofdeath
    @redcatofdeath 9 лет назад +9

    Barely a parody at all, actually. There are a multitude of interpretations of films and books that run along these lines, and are just as absurd.

    • @PMeursault
      @PMeursault 9 лет назад +2

      +redcatofdeath
      yea all this interpretation they do is completely subjective, you can project anything you want onto any movie

  • @mjwbulich
    @mjwbulich 11 лет назад +14

    I enjoyed the whole thing but I laughed out loud at the girl in the red dress joke.

  • @cammameil
    @cammameil 11 лет назад +2

    I love that he is dressed like Han Solo while doing this review.

  • @superfisto
    @superfisto 11 лет назад +4

    You should cover the homoerotic classic, Fight Club.

  • @sarahestherpinion1865
    @sarahestherpinion1865 11 лет назад

    I always thought they looked at each other just a little too long. LOL!

  • @MadMaxGamer
    @MadMaxGamer 11 лет назад

    You silly goose ! Brokeback mountain was about a shark stalking two cowboys in the woods.

  • @lambrosk3790
    @lambrosk3790 4 года назад

    “The shark drags the barrels into the water... repression.” Haha

  • @SWLinPHX
    @SWLinPHX 10 лет назад +9

    When I saw tis as a kid I didn't get all the deep hidden symbolism, but it's all just an allegory -- I see that now. Very deep.

  • @DJSephEntertainment
    @DJSephEntertainment 11 лет назад +5

    Broke back ocean.

  • @Threedog1963
    @Threedog1963 2 года назад

    Gives new meaning to the term, "Jumping the Shark "

  • @AlanKey86
    @AlanKey86 11 лет назад +1

    This whole "sharks representing repressed homosexuality" puts a whole new spin on Sharknado...

  • @wigglyboots2
    @wigglyboots2 11 лет назад

    Please keep making these, they're amazing

  • @monolyth421
    @monolyth421 11 лет назад

    I want one of these on every DVD of every movie.

  • @Slyguy846
    @Slyguy846 11 лет назад

    I'm doing a study on the movie Jaws, and this video helped a lot with my essay, The Onion, thanks! My Teacher's gonna love my work.

  • @sebastienh1100
    @sebastienh1100 3 года назад +1

    Critics more insightful than the movies themselves. Thank you Dr Rosenthal

  • @helpnxt
    @helpnxt 11 лет назад

    my lecturer literally mentioned this theory in yesterdays class, I am now thinking he may just of watched the onion and added it into his class

  • @jmorgan87
    @jmorgan87 11 лет назад

    I'm gonna come here, I'm gonna say I'm gonna come here.
    Here I am.

  • @lusteraliaszero
    @lusteraliaszero 11 лет назад +10

    I thought it said "The Onion Looks Back At Jews"
    Honestly, it might have been even more entertaining.

  • @danieldubrovin8813
    @danieldubrovin8813 2 года назад

    0:08 I'm I just going mad or are those the fist 5 notes of the "city of tears" piece from hollow knight

  • @Theodoreroum
    @Theodoreroum 11 лет назад +4

    Good work in proving that, with proper montage, a narrator that poses as "expert critic" and access to the public, you can make everyone believe the most unbelievable things. In this example, turn the public to think that a thriller(like the Jaws) is a homosexual drama(rotfl). This is one the reasons I like the Onion so much. It makes you *think*.

  • @ricm5391
    @ricm5391 8 лет назад

    2:31 I don't get it. is the red coat saying the little lady is saying she's lesbian? a

  • @asafdanieli7048
    @asafdanieli7048 11 лет назад

    please i beg you do this kind of videos every week

  • @Poodleinacan
    @Poodleinacan 11 лет назад

    Why didn't I ever thought of that! It all makes sense now!

  • @earlleeruhf3130
    @earlleeruhf3130 2 месяца назад

    Pete Rosenthal needs to review Broke Back Mountain. I can't wait.

  • @puppykitten4779
    @puppykitten4779 6 лет назад

    If only I saw this one earlier, I could have use it as my high school film review eassy

  • @liquidsolidsnake01
    @liquidsolidsnake01 11 лет назад

    This was very informal.

  • @artysanmobile
    @artysanmobile 5 лет назад +1

    I just might need to watch it again.

  • @marsneedstowels
    @marsneedstowels 2 года назад

    Surprised at how many people ate the onion on this one.

  • @HansenSWE
    @HansenSWE 11 лет назад

    Welcome to the Onion.
    Stick around.

  • @breebw
    @breebw 11 лет назад +27

    The Onion is extremely clever in its writing. The critic has a Jewish name of course.

  • @TheEggplantThatAteChicago
    @TheEggplantThatAteChicago 11 лет назад

    You mean someone will argue it actually wasn't.

  • @Grange34
    @Grange34 11 лет назад +1

    next someone will say top gun is gay....

    • @artysanmobile
      @artysanmobile 5 лет назад

      Grange34 We can’t handle that truth.

  • @GabinRevolution
    @GabinRevolution 11 лет назад

    * used as adjective.
    Thank you for the correction I don't know if I would have caught that haha.

  • @totalbliss1
    @totalbliss1 11 лет назад +1

    Wonder what he thinks of Top Gun??

  • @thought2007
    @thought2007 11 лет назад

    haha, awesome review, i never realized the background symbolism in this movie

  • @bigboam
    @bigboam 11 лет назад

    Best. Film analysis. Ever.

  • @syafiqjabar
    @syafiqjabar 11 лет назад

    Now you know why Spielberg likes Blue Is The Warmest Color so much.

  • @aliensoup2420
    @aliensoup2420 Год назад

    Sometimes a shark is just a shark.

  • @Taitmomma
    @Taitmomma 11 лет назад

    I had no idea Jaws was so deep

  • @melmo5218
    @melmo5218 5 лет назад

    So it's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" retold

  • @alebaba1100
    @alebaba1100 11 лет назад +8

    This presenter makes me laugh. Funny stuff

  • @jgsn5029
    @jgsn5029 11 лет назад

    its so clear now

  • @SaintNight
    @SaintNight 11 лет назад

    Wow.
    This plot is better than the actual plot of the movie.

  • @MadPrinceSheo
    @MadPrinceSheo 11 лет назад

    That is what it is about they just decided to show only the parts that agreed with the point they were making to better convince you that it was all entirely about what they portray it to be.

  • @downsjmmyjones101
    @downsjmmyjones101 11 лет назад

    I wish more did but I think that they have either been removed from the internet or have learned that The Onion only seeks to make fun of them.

  • @marcopaciu5723
    @marcopaciu5723 3 года назад

    You say the shark is Brodys fear of his own homosexuality but when they almost killed him you say it's repression.

  • @Sasha7N
    @Sasha7N 11 лет назад

    I'm getting really close to believing this is actually the story behind Jaws.

  • @pauldzim
    @pauldzim 4 года назад

    Hmm. I wonder what this tells us about the relationship between ET and Elliott in that other Spielberg movie?

  • @thepixelatedpie
    @thepixelatedpie 3 года назад

    “Or the little girl wearing the red coat in Shindler’s List”

  • @MrRandy494
    @MrRandy494 11 лет назад

    brilliance. impeccable narration ; audio and video. the dialog was perfect in content. a dead horse was beaten, over and over and. . u get it. . but it still POPPED . u know y? editing. kick ass editing. u people r comical to me. I can only imagine how funny you actually think you are. funny.

  • @njnjhjh8918
    @njnjhjh8918 10 лет назад

    Does The Onion ever show outtakes?

    • @RanIrons
      @RanIrons 9 лет назад +2

      There are none. All in one take.

    • @artysanmobile
      @artysanmobile 5 лет назад

      Nj Njhjh Exclusively

  • @Pankomputerek
    @Pankomputerek 11 лет назад

    Amazing review of this amazing thriller.

  • @Polywog77
    @Polywog77 11 лет назад

    Awesome content!

  • @diyimprover6887
    @diyimprover6887 4 года назад

    The mechanical shark used in _Jaws_ was referred to by the crew as 'Bruce'. Just saying.

  • @BerretSO4
    @BerretSO4 11 лет назад

    Omg shark week makes a LOT more sense now...

  • @pepppery
    @pepppery 3 года назад

    Called it!

  • @tubebility
    @tubebility 11 лет назад

    That title is easy to misread: "The Onion Looks Back At Jews" with a picture of a shark XP

  • @Trexmaster12
    @Trexmaster12 11 лет назад

    This is some heavy Freudian observations here that even Freud himself wouldn't have pointed them out.
    Damn!

  • @Belisarius
    @Belisarius 11 лет назад

    SuperMechaGodzilla, it's good to finally see your face

  • @astanhope
    @astanhope 11 лет назад

    How about a Jaws/Mommie Dearest double feature?

  • @lewissmith6086
    @lewissmith6086 2 года назад

    Topgun 3 should have jaws as the antagonist

  • @Optimusprimerib36
    @Optimusprimerib36 6 лет назад

    This makes perfect sense, as someone once told me that Jaws was gay. I guess that's why he was always swimming with his mouth open.

  • @poptoe11
    @poptoe11 5 лет назад

    I don't think we watched the same movie Rosenthal 😂