Think like a shark

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2000)

I agree with almost all of the positive comments about this film. The Williams score is near perfect in adding to the suspense and is even better during the less suspenseful if not downright fun and exhilarating scenes. The film is, however, very suspenseful and the relationship story among the three lead characters and how they have to learn to tolerate and work with one another is tremendous. Far better than any other variety of mismatched partner story lines. They all have very different motivations for doing what they are doing. Quint: Revenge. Brody: to protect others. Hooper: to study and understand. Yes, it's scary and largely so because Spielberg cleverly refrains from showing us too much. What is missing from all of the comments that I have read here is that one of the things that the viewer finds himself doing is trying to figure out what the shark is thinking... It's behavior gives it so much personality that we try to understand its motives. It's not a monster. It's the fourth member of the cast and its motivations are not at all clear. That's what makes it so scary. The DTS DVD should be a treat.