Comments by "Ronin Dave" (@RoninDave) on "The Drinker Recommends... Jaws" video.

  1. too many protagonists in film and tv these days are always right characters and everyone else they clash against is just simply wrong. It's nice to see protagonists make mistakes and learn from those mistakes but certain "ahem!" characters of a Sue variety are often not allowed such human traits.
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  2. some blame Jaws and Star Wars for killing off the 70s style of film-making but they still had those elements in them particularly in pacing and characterization. It was 80s blockbuster films that started the trend of dumbing down plot and character though many of them are still miles better than their 2010 remakes/reboots.
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  3. Jaws is very good competent movie until they go on the boat. It follows the principle of less is more though much of that was a happy accident forcing the Spielberg to show less and allow audience's imagination to scare themselves (sadly missing in these CGI times - both the principle and many people's imagination). When the film comes to the boat and condenses down to three characters, it becomes a great film. Those three actors and their respective characters how they interact with one another while being stalked by a relentless unforgiving foe is great storytelling. You could just start the movie from when they enter the boat and feel like you got the whole the movie.
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