"Hope"

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2020)

The premiere of the 2nd. Spielberg's film, "Jaws" in June 1975, marks the first "summer commercial success" in film history, but more importantly, it unveils a director who with his innovative cinematography will influence global thinking and action, from "baby boomers" to the current generation, crossing all imaginable genres and themes, from dinosaurs to extraterrestrial life.
The cleverly constructed thriller tells how various events alter the peaceful life of a community, through a story with 3 characters representing society: the authority Brody, the scientist Hooper and the adventurer and bounty hunter Quint, who decide to liquidate the common enemy and get Amity to regain her peace.
From the disturbing opening scene, the shots at the water level, the underwater, the subsequent attacks, the appearance of Quint and the slap that denounces the irresponsibility of the authority, are elements that take the tension to the maximum and force them to make the difficult decision to "go fishing" to an unimaginable challenge.
Character, abilities, weaknesses and interaction between the 3 are put to the test during their confinement on board the "Orca", their ability to respond to adversity, depends on success and the possibility of survival.
The improvised phrase by Scheider "You're gonna need a bigger boat" the enormous tension between the 3 characters, the music by John Williams that turns the predator into a 4th. protagonist, the precise edition of Verna Fields, plus the narrative touch of the author (with his masterful climatic sequences) according to the AFI, place "Jaws" in the 2nd. thriller of the story and in the 6th. musical score and before his audience, in an anthology film.
Masterful performances by Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider.