JAWS
Year of Release: 1975
Date Watched: 02 November 2017
JR's Rating:
9️⃣ (9.7 out of 10, Excellent)
Date Watched: 02 November 2017
JR's Rating:
9️⃣ (9.7 out of 10, Excellent)
"Serial Killer of the Sea"
POSITIVES
➕ Jaws (The Shark)
➕ Iconic Jaws Theme ➕ Skinny Dipping Intro ➕ Killing The Shark ➕ Quint's WW2 Monologue |
NEGATIVES
➖ Inconsistent Shark
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(Insert iconic Jaws theme here.) Jaws is not your typical scary ghost or masked murderer on the loose - it banks on a unique idea, a more realistic one. In fact, you may never want to swim again because of this film. Jaws bring us to Amity Island where the town depends much on its beaches for its economy. Upon realizing a murderous shark is on the loose, police officer Martin Brody puts his life on the line to defeat the creature once and for all after his son gets traumatized by it despite the mayor's arrogance to neglect the said creature. This film is the first out of many iconic ones by the masterman himself - Steven Spielberg. In fact, Jaws originated the blockbuster film usually shown during the summer season. Jaws earned the worldwide highest grossing film of all time title for an estimated two years (before Star Wars nagged the title in 1978). Well, Jaws' box office success is equated by how critically acclaimed the film was during that time. With a non-CGI mechanical shark, its cinematic effort to bring each scene to its audience is all the more astounding and impressive with technology now non-existent before. Scenes shot underwater are amazing, just imagine how hard it was then to capture the scenes involving the shark attacks. Every scene coexistent with the "Jaws Theme" is all masterfully done building up tension to the viewer. One scene, involving the monologue of Quint about his World War 2 experience, was a notable one as it provides us an opportunity of imagination on how he got engaged with sharks. The movie begins and ends on a powerful note. You'll definitely want to watch this film on how the shark was killed as it was really unpredictable to say the least. Jaws though is not just a horror flick but rather a propaganda against capitalist banking on profitable interests over safety, all the more made evident by how the townsfolk respond to the crisis most especially by their mayor. Imagine how a great white can influence the mindsets of individuals after watching this film.
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Time Published: 03 November 2017 (9:00 PM)
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