a masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (16 October 1999)

Any movie that can scare as many people for so long has definatley earned the place Jaws has in the vast sea of movies. I first saw this movie as a young child, and being an impressionable young child with mean older brothers, I was afraid of even tap water for months. In attempt to reduce my fear, my mother told me Jaws was the size of the swimming pool at the YMCA, and I have not swam there since. I appreciate the movie on an entirely different level now, but I am still in awe at it's pure genius. The fear that the shark induces will never fade in my eyes, I will never grow out of that. But I have learned to appreciate the characters, dialogue, and depth that Jaws offers. Rarely does an action film give you a chance to analyze the characters more in depth than face value, but the characters in Jaws are presented as complex, complete people. I can't wait to go watch it again.