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Do sharks really growl? Final Answer!

posted 17 years ago by surfpipeline85
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This is for everyone who hates this scene! There is really no point in finding this info because it obviously won't change what happened in the movie but what the hell...here you go!

Do Sharks Make Sounds?

Pioneer undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau called the ocean realm the "Silent World", but nothing could be further from the truth. Whales sing haunting songs, dolphins yap and click, snapping shrimps crackle like castanets, and teleost fishes produce all sorts of grumbles, burbles, grunts, croaks, buzzes, and clicks. But, although they are very much attuned to this great oceanic opera, sharks are — by and large —the quintessential silent hunters.

Unlike their noisy neighbors, sharks have no organs for producing sound. Even their scales are modified to allow them to slip through the water in ghost-like silence.

...Who ever thought this scene would make the movie better or make Lara seem more kick a** was sadly mistaken. The idea man of this scene should have a Bud Light "Real men of genius" song created just for him. So here's to you "Mr. Stupid Idea Movie Scene Creator Guy"

[–] rogue_andy 17 years ago

lol ya

that scene was probably one of the dumbest i have seen in my entire life

not even a twelve year old would find that scene cool

[–] CaptainMazda 17 years ago

It's just a movie ffs.

[–] Whatsifsowhatsit 11 years ago

When will people stop using "just a movie" as a defense for television stupidity? If you care little enough about movies to say "just a movie", posting on IMDb message boards is a strange way to pass your time.

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[–] zeroxore 17 years ago

It's a movie, adding a growl gives extra suspense. Get a clue.

It's not like it was a discovery channel review.

[–] acustomer 17 years ago

Still, we're not expecting realism- but there is a term in cinema (and all stories) called "suspension of disbelief." When your sharks are growling, and people know they shouldn't- it blows that out of the water, no pun intended. I mean, one could make an excellent comedy where sharks growl like lions... and can kick field goals, but I was pretty sure they were going for action rather than absurdity.

That having been said, if I ever make a movie, those sharks are going to growl and have fricken lasers on their heads.

[–] epitomeofvirtue 17 years ago

"It's a movie, adding a growl gives extra suspense. Get a clue."

HA... sorry, just HA at the idea of this movie having any suspense let alone any from a shark growling, which is preposterous. Here is a clue for you… one of the most historically suspenseful films ever made is Jaws which coincidently features a shark as the main carrier for the suspense and you don't actually see more than just a fin of for around an hour (little titbit for you, that was a complete accident cause the shark wasn’t working) let alone hear any silly growls.

Only reason I'm reading the forum is cause I feel like I've had 30 minutes of my life stolen from me by watching the beginning of this film and was wondering how it could not only not be rated 1 of the worst films ever, but also have a higher than 5 score and I wanted to read some of the views from the people keeping it above 5. :/

[–] pleistocene 17 years ago

It was a bit like all those sci-fi films that still insist on putting noises coming from spacecraft - it's a vacuum, no sound in the void.....DOH!

"People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul" - C.G.Jung

[–] xylonian-1 17 years ago

IMO having her "rescued" by a dolphin or whatever would have made the scene 'cute' instead of dumb....

"It was a bit like all those sci-fi films that still insist on putting noises coming from spacecraft"

Agree, I have to snicker....

Urania to Terpsichore: "You're so quiet. Musing????"

[–] Jordanus 17 years ago

While I think that it is indeed absurd to have a shark growl as a silent implacable killer is far more frightening than a stupidly growling shark, if space movies were silent there would be no atmosphere, excuse the pun. No one wants to watch a bunch of vessels, no matter how well designed, float around in silence for the amount of time sci-fi spends in space. The sounds pull you in and make the action more exciting. And most people's disbelief is suspended by the space noise phenomenon. Just enjoy the movie.

[–] sharkwalker 17 years ago

At least it looked like a tiger shark lol. It's better than that crappy morgan freeman movie where the tiger shark was just the same cgi mako shark painted with stripes lol. But then again to think that lara croft could stop a 1 ton tiger shark whose max speed would be atleast 20 mph with a punch is very silly. The growling and blatent neglect of details and thaught in this scene definately takes away from the film.

[–] jbmarcy 17 years ago

It didn't add suspense, it made me laugh and think the movie was childish and stupid. Why did she cut herself and sit there for like 25 seconds before punching a shark in the face, only to ride its fin for like 15 feet? She could've just spared the cutting, swam up to the top in probably less time, and we'd have been spared laughable CGI and an embarrassing scene.

But to get into the story for this movie is just ridiculous; why would you develop a weapon that's going to wipe out most of the world and then ask for MONEY as payment? Nobody's going to value money if it all goes down. Tired and lazy writing.

[–] kesabey 17 years ago

Well you know, this whole movie was based on the idea of realism.

Because we all know that Mt. Kilimanjaro boasts the Cradle of Life. It's a total hot spot for tourists in and around the Tanzania area.

[–] Whatsifsowhatsit 11 years ago

Even fantasy can be realistic or not.

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[–] mr_beck45 17 years ago

:D extremely good point.
in my opinion, angelina jolie is just like brackish chocolate , u can only have so much. i was one of those guys who liked her very much,at first.I've waited for the movie 4 or 5 months , and when finally i got my hands on it ,i have seen the begining and that's about it. Why ? because Lara's horse HAD BRAKES!!!!!!
I laughed MY A*S OFF... and that was for me and angelina... ;)
...stupid movie... oh! and now, what do i "hear"? that a shark can growl or whatever , i bet that was pretty cool . :))))))))))))

[–] immaboss 17 years ago

i hate starwars by adding sounds in space!.. the blast sounds irritates me.. you should move this topic to starwars! lol just kidding.. peace =)

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[–] RedPeggy 16 years ago

totally agree with the posters saying it was laughable. The growl, and the whole idea of it being the easier, quicker and better way to get to the surface made this film an immediate joke (immediate for me as this is the point I started watching, I feel sure there was probably several other contenders earlier on had I seen them). Anyone defending this part of the film is on very shakey ground indeed, and the fact that it ended up being in the film at all is shameful.

[–] kiwi_a_gogoland 16 years ago

Yeah, but lets totally go for Steven Spielbergs painted washing machine in Jaws.

[–] Chris_Oblivion 16 years ago

The shark in 'Finding Nemo' was more realistic!

[–] kiwi_a_gogoland 16 years ago

Ba-zing.

[–] RedPeggy 16 years ago

Well..the shark in Jaws WAS more realistic, and it was filmed back in 79...so...I take it you agree with me?

[–] kiwi_a_gogoland 16 years ago

Are you kidding? I'm so sure that when Jaws was dying, it had sparks flying off it.

I'm delightfully mad!

[–] triso 16 years ago

You are thinking of Jaws II where the shark bites into an underwater power line.