July 21, 2025
Alex Kitner’s death is brutal. His mom’s slap to Chief Brody might be the only moment in the movie that lands harder than the actual shark attack.
But for me? It’s Quint.
He didn’t just get eaten—he got undone. After surviving the USS Indianapolis, after decades of drinking, obsessing, and chasing the thing that haunted him… it finally caught him. His death isn’t just sad—it’s tragic, inevitable, and oddly tender in a way only Jaws could deliver.
But sometimes questions like this tell us more than we expect. Who we mourn—and why—says something about us.
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💬 Your Turn
So… what is the saddest death in the movie Jaws?
Was it the boy? The dog? Quint’s demise in the shark’s jaws?
Drop your answer in the comments or on social—your weird little truth might be someone else’s comfort zone.