JAWS (1975) - Making a Fake Shark Believable l Ft.

[@leftymcnally6913]

I love that moment when Quint has "the intelligence enough to admit when he's wrong", and asks Hooper what his gear could do. Of his many faults, he wasn't a hypocrite

[@TheAmateurEditor]

'Education enough' ;-)

[@Derbster1981]

I love it when he says “cage goes in the water, you go in the water, sshaRK’S in the water” then starts singing with that smile! Love that scene too! God there’s so many :)

[@leftymcnally6913]

@@TheAmateurEditor Ah, yes. Thank you for the correction. Cheers

[@TheAmateurEditor]

@@leftymcnally6913 ;-)

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

@Cataclysmic Dildoser Quint was basically Ahab. Indeed the character and part of the story was essentially a mini version of Moby Dick.

[@adamwhite3347]

The greatest movie of all time. Perfect casting, Perfect pacing, Perfect score. With a mixture of luck, Circumstances, and genius, Spielberg crafted the ultimate thriller which to this day has never been bettered.

[@alexanderh.5814]

My dad took me and the family to see this when I was 6. He said he took me because I liked sharks but my sister said it was because he was too cheap to get a babysitter. Scared the crap out of me.

[@craiganderson275]

putnam 1953 take your negativity elsewhere ya absolute plamf.

[@tanisdevelopment]

putnam 1953 - I'm guessing it's his opinion. He didn't say it was the greatest movie in YOUR opinion, or empirically the greatest. Movies are subjective, I'm sure he knows that.

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Greatest movie of all time? Don Corleone would like a word with you, don't worry he'll be brief 😱

[@NatYourAverageNerd]

I can agree for this film to be considered the greatest of its genre, having been the one to create the infamous "summer blockbuster" tradition from then on. However, as an animator, I also classify the 2004 Spongebob Squarepants movie to be the best of its genre because it has the same vital components as Jaws: perfect casting, perfect pacing, perfect score, and it stayed true to the core audience who supported the original series (of which me and my dad are a part of). I can and will watch these two films any time and will always love them.

[@NotMorganFreeman.]

I've always appreciated the fact that when the shark is coming back for Brody with the tank in it's mouth, it still has bits of Quint stuck between it's teeth.

[@veronicajames7206]

And the shark was roaring i know its breath stank

[@TheJurassicSquadYT]

@@veronicajames7206 yea...no

[@conswan57]

Another detail I’ve liked is in the beginning when Brody’s reading about sharks it shows a shark with a tank in its mouth just like the ending of the movie just faced a different way

[@traceyreid4585]

Roy Scheider as Brody... he is great in all his movies, loved him in Marathon Man. But he plays this roe with such grace and humanity. A true film legend

[@TheNin-Jedi]

The one good thing about COVID and not a lot of movies coming out in the past 2 years was that the local Drive In played both Jaws and Jurassic Park in the same night. I will never forget that awesome night.

[@myaudiobookschannel3625]

Let's argue: the Jaws shark looks better than current CGI sharks.

[@bowlining]

I might argue that id doesn't look that fake. I actually think it looks great

[@leecaste]

Which current CGI sharks?

[@bowlining]

@@leecaste No, I meant that Jaws shark looks better. If you talk about original comment, then almost every CGI shark looks worse than Jaws, only good ones are The MEG and Shallows probably

[@leecaste]

Ol' Tree yes I was referring to the original comment because I wanted to know about realistic sharks in movies, I would not include The Meg though.

[@leecaste]

I didn't know about Shallows, it looks pretty cool, is it the same movie as this one? Because it's the same VFX company kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGmmdnugesaKaqs

[@lostonegrey1555]

Heres to swimming with bow legged women

[@GOODNOIGHT]

lostone grey Alright well drink to our legs 😂😂😂

[@_Only_Zuul]

my gf is asian..

[@christophergrimaldi8906]

lostone grey colonel potter reference!

[@nevermind-he8ni]

And swim between their legs!

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

Ok so we drink to our legs 🍺

[@Texy88]

I was lucky enough to see _Jaws_ in one of those screenings that had a live orchestra playing John’s music; this was a couple of years ago now. It was such an amazing experience.

[@NatYourAverageNerd]

If that ever happens again, I need to see it. I don't care how much it costs, it's an experience I must have in my lifetime.

[@Texy88]

@@NatYourAverageNerd That experience cost me £27.50 (a regular cinema adult ticket would have been approximately £12-£13 at the time), and it was a Czech Symphony Orchestra that played John’s music. The atmosphere was very different to just watching the film in a regular cinema (which I had done a few years earlier). Bear in mind that a particularly major film given this treatment (such as a film within the _Star Wars™_ saga, especially episodes IV, V and VI - _A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back_ and _Return of the Jedi™_ respectively) could be considerably more expensive to experience in this way.

[@rhettcorbett3346]

That would have been Jawesome. 🦈🦈🦈. It should be done around the world in 2022.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Me too. Saw it at the Royal Albert Hall in London with a 5,000 full house crowd. The BBC Orchestra played the score to perfection. Amazing night. 2017. They sold out so put 4 performances on.

[@Texy88]

@@rhettcorbett3346 There are some films already advertised as getting this treatment. I recently saw that the Royal Albert Hall in London is due to give the original 1978 _Superman_ film this particular treatment next month.

[@TboneTenEighties]

My favorite movie of all time. Jaws is simply a masterpiece.

[@PrototypeFilms1]

Very true.

[@PrototypeFilms1]

It's a classic!

[@Njbear7453]

THE masterpiece !! Watching it Memorial Day AND July 4th 😈😈😈😈

[@GreenyTheTiger]

Yes, I can rewatch it And never get bored Such a great movie

[@FerDeLance06]

I first saw Jaws on it's release back in '76 and I loved it. I'd seen it at the cinema loads of times, then a few times on TV showings, then VHS. Skip forward a bit, I introduced my daughter to it. She grew up loving it and through her childhood, teens and older years, it was a film we'd enjoy watching together. Several years ago, it was re-released in the UK as 'The Original Summer Blockbuster." My daughter took ME to the cinema to see it again; a treat for just the two of us to enjoy it together on the big screen. Back in the '70's, little 12 year old me never imagined that one day, I'd be seeing it at the cinema again with my grown-up daughter - first time for her and although she knew the film backwards by then, she was still amazed at the size of the shark on the cinema screen. Happy days! HOLLYWOOD: It DOESN'T need a remake. It wouldn't work anyway; it did in the '70's; but not with the knowledge we all have about sharks now - great whites do not behave in that way. Just leave it alone as the classic it is - a film of it's time that worked then ... and for fuck sakes, don't let Di$ney get their hands on it!

[@Randy_Batswinger]

Saying the shark doesn't look real is like saying theatre doesn't look real; as long as it *feels* real, then it's job done. Great video essay. 👏👏

[@darkwolf9253]

One of the greatest horror films ever made.

[@thefoxcritic1]

Sure thing Yh man LOL!

[@RebelGaming4U]

@@thefoxcritic1 ONE OF....you can agree to disagree but its true. There are plenty of good horror movies out there and this is One of Many.

[@patrickstevenson9775]

All the attack scenes are truly disturbing and violent. The woman being violently jerk around in the opening sequence (her screams are haunting) the kid with all that gushing blood, the teacher and the way he screams, Quint etc...

[@stevenr6397]

i always loved how when the shit hits the fan quint actually turns to hooper and asks if any of his toys can help

[@Dreaklock]

Modern CGI doesn't look even half as good as this 70s animatronic.

[@liquidbraino]

It's not animatronic, it's pneumatic. It was never animatronic, it was originally hydraulic but they had problems with the hydraulic design so they switched to a pneumatic system.

[@adamd6648]

Lol compare shallows to this then comeback to me.

[@Dreaklock]

@@adamd6648 I've seen Shallows. It was trash. I haven't felt so numb watching a shark movie since probably Sharknado. But at least Sharknado was somewhat fun in a stupid sort of way. Shallows was just dreadfully boring. And the finale was a massive eye roller. I would absolutely 100 times out of 100 take the 70s mechanical shark over the 2016 CGI shark.

[@adamd6648]

Dreaklock it wasn’t even a bad movie tbh I personally think it was really good it just seems like your really hard to impress. And at least the shark in the shallows looks real they didn’t even try make the shark from Jaws look like an actual great white.

[@31cify]

Dead right. Dreyfuss has said that he wants a CGI release, in order to attract newer audiences. While I take his point, I just don't think they'll do it. He says that it's in need of an update if it wants to hold up to today's standards because it's now 45 years old, and we have the tech now to make it look better. It's a load of bollocks in my opinion, the application of CGI in this movie would not suit the rest of the footage I don't think. That's not to say that I wouldn't watch a CGI version if it ever happened, but I'll tell you now, it never will.

[@michaelfoley906]

Quint's death has haunted me since my childhood. So violent, so visceral, so brutal. One of the most horrific deaths in cinema. And the film was originally a PG!

[@Maxmellow94]

It kills me every time to see him eaten

[@thefoxcritic1]

Lol yh LOL!

[@thefoxcritic1]

Thank god that they changed the rating!😂👿😂😂

[@theguyshow3392]

Michael Foley I agree ai saw it on the big screen as a kid. The shark seemed to jump out of the screen, the movie score, the two experts trying in vain to kill the shark. Only to have the least expected hero! What a movie!

[@3912James]

Quint deserved it. He was too stubborn to admit that he was overwhelmed by the size of the shark.

[@wkanost]

The shot when the shark swims by the ORCA underwater for the first time is, in my opinion, one of the greatest shots of cinema history. Especially when you consider what is contained “in frame” technically and artistically.

[@07foxmulder]

The scene where the swim coach is killed is my favourite scene in the movie. The shark looks so amazing. I’m glad you guys mentioned it.

[@YouTube-tied]

What fucking "swim coach"?

[@07foxmulder]

KZbin-tied Oh, forgive me. Boy Scout leader or estuary victim. Please please forgive me.

[@ian_snow]

I saw this movie as a kid when it first came out. It started a love of sharks (especially the great white), and made me want to cage dive with them. Many many years later, I fulfilled that dream. It was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had.

[@TheRetroWoman80]

Wow Rick...did you delve into oceanography in general afterwards or were you just focused on the shark intrigue??

[@TheRetroWoman80]

@Michael Keller Amazing how some viewers in 1975 were traumatized by Jaws while others were energized and inspired to know more about sharks. Congrats to finding your passion in an unlikely place.

[@ian_snow]

@@TheRetroWoman80 I went to college initially to become a marine biologist, but switched majors when I found out I couldn't study just sharks lol.

[@TheRetroWoman80]

@@ian_snow 🤣Understood. Well, keep learning and having fun with sharks. May you continue to "sea" and experience all that you love👍😁

[@bennettfender1546]

TheRetroWoman80 on the downside this film did cause less intelligent people to hunt sharks despite the fact that outside of the oceanic white tip they don't eat humans. This led to a near extinction of sharks not helped by the hunting for sharks for their fins.

[@slipknotjc1]

The part that gets me every time is the part with the guy on the rowboat. The air shot looking down and the guy trying to claim back on to his boat and seeing the giant shark grabbing at his leg. Creepy AF

[@Krommer1000]

I couldn't even begin to guess how many times I've seen this movie. I'm old enough to have actually watched it in the theater when it came out, and I've watched just about every "Making of" and "Tribute" video that's come down the pipe since then, and this was a great one. Fantastic work.

[@greybeard6504]

Krommer1000 yes!

[@joeb2588]

Yah,.myself as well. Can never get enough...

[@antonioelaventurero9117]

Same here!!!! Memorized the dialogue, the score/music, shots/camera angles, as well as the making of...this is one of those movies that made me want to be an actor!!! In hopes of being part of something similar, that will leave a mark in the movie industry, remain a classic for 40-50 years after it's release!!

[@joeb2588]

@@antonioelaventurero9117 man, that movie really drags you in. Something very special about the first Jaws.

[@deadfool3344]

Think it's my most watched movie I'm 28

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

"Farewell and adieu to you fair spanish ladies. Farewell and adieu you ladies of Spain. -Quint. RIP Robert Shaw. An absolute master of cinema.

[@themadafaka6839]

The 70's was really a great decade for mr. Shaw. The Sting The Taking of Pelham 123 (the original) Jaws The Deep Black Sunday And a bonus: the all-star actioner sequel "Force 10 from Navarone", teaming up with Indiana Jones, the original Django & Apollo Creed.

[@lloydkline6946]

❤ Robert shaw, Russia with love, James bond movie,, ❤ jaws movie 1975

[@Randy_Batswinger]

I hadn't noticed the air tank foreshadowing before. Makes me love this movie even more.

[@muznick]

The scariest scene in the whole movie was when the dock slowly turns around and "Swim, Charlie, swim!" as the drunk guy flounders in the water. The best scene though was Quint's monologue on the Indianapolis. Absolutely mesmerizing.

[@michaelfoley906]

One of the all time great scenes in cinema. Incredible acting.

[@YouTube-tied]

I gotta disagree about the "Swim Charlie swim!" scene. I think it's one of the dumbest in the whole movie. Sure it was effective when you first saw it as a kid or whenever, but it never scared me after that. I was more like: "Who's the brains of this outfit? How the hell were they planning on actually catching any fish with that "technique", let alone a purportedly man-eating shark?"

[@albertaguidetwahl469]

KZbin-tied I think the fact they were just two regular guys trying to cash in on the bounty and due to their incompetence could have potentially died made it a believable scene. Best laid plans and all

[@Minyadagniriel]

that chain was several feet long even attached to the dock. if you want to get technical, the shark should have been directly beneath Charlie that whole scene and got him.

[@benson1914]

He wasn't drunk. Was he?

[@anthonymcgrath]

This film is beyond a masterclass - its a league of its own entirely - the last word in true cinema creativity... the film will be timeless purely for the fact that your own imagination is preyed on so much throughout the picture. I never knew about all the foreshadowing of the canister but you show it like that and my first thought was "omg Spielberg is SOOO far ahead of the curve!" - absolute brilliance.. My son is coming up to the point of being able to watch this and i cant wait because i know its going to scare and enthrall him by what he doesn't see... and in a world of CG blockbusters this ability to let the viewer use their imagination is rapidly getting lost. love to see one on Aliens if you haven't done so ?

[@ole9421]

Two of my favorite scenes are: When the shark nibbles at the bait and we watch Quint calmly strap himself into the harness. And Quint's monologue about the Indianapolis. The tension in those two scenes, to this day, still make me squirm in my seat.

[@BULL.173]

Both are simply masterful. Although I feel the Quint strapping in scene gets overshadowed which is too bad. In a film that carries itself so perfectly, with just one great decision after another, it ranks as one of the very best. Quint has developed a sixth sense when it comes to his line of work. When the reel starts to click, Shaw is able to convey (without a word spoken) that his spidey sense is tingling. He's not entirely sure what he has, but something is up . I love how Brody and Hooper are completely oblivious as Quint quietly and methodically starts preparing for battle. The whole damn thing is just too perfect lol.

[@stinkyham9050]

I've been watching this movie for 35 years and I've never noticed before that the cardboard fin kids didn't have the music playing them into the scene. A true masterpiece is something which you learn new things about even decades later.

[@Haplo699g]

I don't know what it is but in the shot where the rower is eaten the shark looks a lot more real compared to the rest of the movie.

[@l02matet]

I alway felt It's due to the fact that we see Bruce trough the water, like the real deal.

[@JackAcid]

100%. I've always felt that too. It's stunning in that scene.

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

That scene with the severed leg on the bottom was a one take. Fast current swept it away and they could not retrieve it

[@anthonyspratleymoynihan534]

Caterslave they did film a real great in one part of it

[@roquefortfiles]

The shark looks amazing in the pond scene. I believe the reason for this is that it was shot at the end of the schedule and was somewhat weathered and worn which works in its favor. They also had it swimming under the surface and those shots look great. While the shot of the shark in the chum scene is great I always thought it looks "Too clean" like they spent too much time polishing it up for its big entrance. The dirtier the shark is the better it looks.

[@KlaymenDel]

Since I watched it when I was very young I loved this movie. Now, 30 years old, videos like these just show me WHY I loved the movie so much without even recognizing the reasons

[@LiveFromMyBasement]

An excellent character breakdown of one of my all time favorite films. Well done!

[@joseluisnewyork]

Peter Benchley author of the book, was an ocean life investigator, in his book the shark is detailed in every aspect since predatory conduct, hunting detailed movements and advanced sensory, Steven Spillberg work with him during the movie filming so the shark was not only a big puppet, was the reflex of a perfect killing machine. In the last minutes of the movie you can see the Quin's flesh on its tooth, a nice horror detail sugested by him.

[@Cytron1515]

The effects of this classical masterpiece, like a fine wine, have aged gracefully. Honestly the mechanical "Bruce" shark looks more real authentic than most of these CGI sharks Hollywood as been using lately.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

that's because that CGI shit is instantly and viscerally recognizable as fake, looks like a videogame. I'd love to see what animatronics could do nowadays but filmmakers have no interest

[@Kapojos]

​​@@neo-filthyfrank1347animatronics would still look cheap, because todays filmmakers dont have the vision to make it great.

[@Argelius1]

I rewatched Jaws a few days ago. Not only does it *completely* hold up, I think it is a *perfect* film. So, so good.

[@joeb2588]

The shark looked real then. The shark looks real now.

[@31cify]

Yeah, of course it does. Dreyfuss, and some other people say that the shark needs a CGI replacement because by today's standards, the mechanical shark looks bad and fake. If you wanna know what I think, I think they're all talking an absolute load of fuckin' bollocks. What do they want, a bigger shark? A bigger mouth? Bigger teeth? What?

[@roquefortfiles]

I honestly have no problem with the shark. It just "FEELS" like a shark. It is used sparingly but what was put on screen is memorable. It is just enough for us to know it is there. Spielberg succeeded in making the shark the mysterious iconic antagonist.

[@johnmarc1986]

The shark looks terrible but it wouldn't be jaws without it. Best sharks and worst I've seen are in deep blue sea. The animatronic is brilliant and the cgi looks like a bad video game.

[@roquefortfiles]

@@johnmarc1986 No dude. The shark does not look terrible. In fact there are shots where it looks fabulous.

[@roquefortfiles]

@@johnmarc1986 Dude you're on glue. The shark from Jaws 2 looks horrible. The shark from Jaws was fabulously done.

[@rvaughan1523]

Fantastic video man! Thank you for breaking down each character and the story! I love Jaws and love all the history about it! Thank you for getting in depth about it!

[@hankhammer869]

Anyone else notice the foreshadowing placement of the 'lucky' shooting star going past Brody's head at 19:00?

[@jesusknight1]

Back in the day, there was a shooting star in every speilberg movie. Don't know about his newer ones though.

[@NotMorganFreeman.]

That's an old myth of this movie. If you look closer, it's actually a thin wire reflecting light traveling across it.

[@OlympiaMapping]

@@NotMorganFreeman. the thing is that doesn't explain the like 5 movies that he directed that also had one.

[@PanzerMan332]

@@NotMorganFreeman. According to the 1995 documentary for Jaws, they were just in the right place and the right time when the cameras were rolling to catch it. He's had a soft spot for shooting stars ever since, as the story goes.

[@NotMorganFreeman.]

@@PanzerMan332 Oh really? That's pretty interesting. I didn't see Michael Gaming & Mapping reply before now. Apparently I was wrong. It just looks so perfect, unlike any I've seen before. I think rewound those scenes a hundred times trying to figure it out. The close up and the long shot of the orca, so there are two.

[@kjp113]

The greatest compliment I can give to Jaws is that it doesnt even need the shark in it to be a quality film.

[@anthonykulik9203]

This is the only horror movie that truely paralyzed me with fear. Second was OG Freddy Krueger but only when I was a kid. But til this day, that damn shark gives me chills; JAWS is my favorite movie.

[@transitfan954]

I saw Jaws in late June, the day after I graduated from HS. From that day on, for the rest of the summer, I had trouble getting to sleep for fear I would have nightmares. I never actually had an nightmare about sharks once I finally did drift off, it was just the fear of having one. I know it sounds strange. It finally stopped in early September, when I went away to college, probably because I was in a different bed. Didn't help that I was in the second row of the theater (after missing the first 1/2 of the movie, including the Chrissie Watkins attack). That taught me not do disbelieve the NYCTA information line when they told me how long it would take to get to the theater (Kings Plaza in Brooklyn)!

[@lloydkline6946]

I remember very long line in movie theater, movie of the year 1975

[@stevensimonelli5172]

This is the best character analysis of this movie I have ever heard

[@TheIndependentLens]

I think part of what makes Jaws hold up and still work is that they actually built a giant shark and shot it in the real ocean. The two other movies that you mentioned, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "Moby Dick" were shot on stages and used miniatures. Part of what yanks out the realism is that they are shot in fake environments to begin with.

This movie gave me that hyper unrealistic childhood shark phobia. I was scared of sharks even in swimming pools! So yeah It is an icon and overall it was a great movie.

[@mwheeler22]

Thank you this in-depth look into Jaws was just great I was hooked on this story and behind the screens look at the story, character, sound track and build up until the over the top ending. After watching this makes me want to watch this movie now

[@bowlining]

Just wtched it yesterday, and now I want to rewatch it again xD

[@cordzfx]

@@bowlining That's the point of the montage at the end. I call it the "I want to re-watch the movie now" Montage.

[@bowlining]

@@cordzfx Bro, I said it at the premiere but I will repeat. Thank you for your content! And special thanks for such an amazing analysis of my favorite movie! You inspired me to write and tomorrow film my first video! Thak you buddy, keep up!

[@christopherrichards2350]

I'm a huge fan of Jaws.

[@RoninXDarknight]

JAWS is still my favorite movie of all time. It's the only movie that if I come across while channel surfing I have to stop and watch every time.

[@grease58]

Spielberg did what "Open Water" did. Its what you DON'T see and what your imagination THINKS is happening- makes a true thriller!!!

[@Njbear7453]

Too bad open water sucks !

[@PeterOldschool]

You mean open water tried to do what Jaws did... 30 years after...

[@doggerproductions]

The mayor's anchor suit on the beach is way more terrifying than the shark🦈

[@KoasterKing205]

Screw realism! That ending was ace!

[@robbiebrookssmadlostproduc4251]

Never forget! When Quint is trying to hold on, the air tank hits him on his fingers which sends him to his death. This is the same tank used to blow up the shark. It gets them both killed!

[@chiefscheider]

So you might say that Hooper was responsible for his death. The same Hooper that was bullied throughout the film by Quint. Cosmic irony.

[@blairbuskirk5460]

Brodie was the one who didn't secure the scuba tanks when Hooper goes into the shark cage.

[@aaronbreeds5132]

@@blairbuskirk5460 brodie also failed to hold onto him... very never ending story... everytime i watch that scene im hoping its the time that quint can grab hold of the side... its disturbing watching a fearless hero of a man suddenly start panicking in fear and die screaming... his death lasted a long time, it was brilliant and haunting

[@markesquivelarvizu6942]

A friend's uncle actually made the shark and she brought some teeth around to show them. One was a bendy rubber and the other was a yellow hard plastic one for molding purposes.

[@hoobadooba2000]

I think the shark still looks pretty good tbh.

[@megansavage7152]

Stop playin with yourself hooper

[@MrBamason]

My favorite scene in this movie is probably the pier accident scene. I always loved how instead of showing the shark, they used the pier that the shark was dragging. I get chills every time the pier turns around with that eerie sound effect and the music picking up. Masterful scene.

[@YouTube-tied]

I couldn't agree more about the two shots of the shark at 5:18 when it kills the guy in the pond, especially when it's mouth is out of the water next to the guy screaming. Fuck that looks real as hell. I always call out critics who cite the "You're gonna need a bigger boat" scene as the first time you see the shark. Bullshit. Thanks for posting this, it's very cool. I''m always on the lookout for new Jaws stuff. 54 years old, saw it at least a few dozen times in theaters since 1975 and countless times at home. The best.

[@TheRowlandstone73]

For a short while there, I thought this was basically going to be a vid regurgitating the info we already acquired from the documentary on the Jaws DVD. How wrong was I?! Excellent analysis all round! Great stuff, guys!

[@Incomudro1963]

Yes, I thought the same thing - that this was going to be another one of those videos - yet this turned out to be perhaps the best analysis I have seen.

[@TheRowlandstone73]

@@Incomudro1963 Agreed. 'Jaws Analysis/Review - Why It Works' by the channel 'Why It Works' is also a very good one if you haven't already seen it.

[@aidanthornbury]

Jaws is and has always been my favorite film. It's what inspired me to start making films and eventually go to film school to make it a career. Not only do I love the story of the film, and even more so the story of how the film was made, I love the feeling of reality in a film that is technically so unrealistic. There are no unusual colors or sets, there is no beautification of the characters, in fact most of them look like real people and not Hollywood icons, partially because many of the secondary characters WERE real people from Martha's Vineyard. I love that everything is so grounded in reality and I think that is why the shark, and the story around it, work so well. And as a side note, the work Joe Alves did to make the Warlock into the Orca is breathtaking to me. I still hope someday I can build a fully functioning replica of that boat for my own use because it is so beautiful to me.

[@Redemtor62]

I saw this 3 times at the cinema 13 years old. It took a while for me to swim from boats, and to enjoy any other movie until Alien :) - It also got me into Stravinsky...

[@thatfilmguy7814]

One thing I will add is that there is only one jaws movie. Only one. Don’t say there’s 3 more.

[@galacticorder979]

I thinl the 4th and 2nd wasn't that bad, not better but you can watch it. But don't watch movie 3

[@DyenamicFilms]

Jaws is my all time favorite movie. Jaws 2 isn't bad. It still feels like a Jaws movie with some of the original cast returning and John Williams score helping it along. As for Jaws 3 and 4...just horrible.

[@lloydkline6946]

It very hard to recreated after the original jaws movie

[@michellemckillop8935]

Jaws 2 is better

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

@@michellemckillop8935 Jaws 2 is not better than Jaws. No way ever. Now with that being said I love Jaws 2 for different reasons. It has its special moments. My favorite being when Brody takes the newly developed photos showing a clear view of the shark and the towns leaders dont see it. His “you better do something about this one” outburst is classic

[@Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

*Clicked* on this video for the title because I was curious about the animatronics. *Stayed* for one of the best deconstructions of this cinema masterpiece that I've seen. And I've seen a few.

[@tymbershade]

This was a make or break for Steven Spielber g, this really shows through in the product. He gave it his all.

[@stephenterranova8455]

I've seen the film a million times and thought I'd read/knew everything there was to know about Jaws and yet you guys taught me a ton of info I never knew! Thanks for a great video!!!

[@Dovah21]

Roy Scheider's reaction at 1:11 is always going to be one of the most priceless moments in cinema to me. Like, that's all of us right there. That's literally how any one of us would react to seeing a shark that size breach the water.

[@zyloproductions4870]

15:44-“Walk straight ahead” “(Laughs) They’re all gonna die!” 🤣

[@insidethemainframe9594]

Favorite line in the movie: You're gonna need a bigger boat. Favorite scene: When they get drunk and try to one up each other by showing off their scars.

[@Texy88]

That favourite line wasn’t even scripted; Roy Scheider ad-libbed it.

[@GOODNOIGHT]

Inside The Mainframe No. Right there. Mary Ellen Moffet.......she broke my heart 😂😂😂

[@jpsned]

That scene is also where Quint continues to develop respect for Hooper.

[@RebelGaming4U]

@@jpsned also where Hooper and Brody develop more respect for Quint with his U.S.S. Indianapolis story.

[@MystieGilbert-ek8pi]

That. Is. Mine. To your. Going to need. A. Bigger. Boat

[@jordannewsom4578]

My absolute favorite, ever since I was like 5 years old, GREAT MOVIE

[@MrRugbyloosehead]

Roy Schieder was great in Jaws ,it's probably the high point of his career, that seen him in many great movies and roles! But everyone remembers him fondly for his role as Chief Brody!

[@Njbear7453]

French connection!!

[@chiefscheider]

Actually the high point of my career was All That Jazz. And I should've been nominated for Sorcerer 😁

[@jacksonharman2844]

I gotta say that was one of the best outros I’ve seen on KZbin excellent job

[@TitanicHorseRacingLover]

Favorite Line: "Ten Thousand dollars for me by myself. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damned thing." Favorite scene: The part when Quint gets eaten by the shark.

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

This shark, swallow ya' whole!

[@TitanicHorseRacingLover]

@@MisfitsFiendClub138 A little shakin, tenderizin' and down you go.

[@siobhanmuniz7117]

Black eyes like doll eyes

[@DTyrannosaurus]

Did he say “shock horror movie” or “shark horror movie”? Damn ozzies. Edit: That’s a joke, even though it’s true I couldn’t tell which. Great video though, don’t want to give any impression otherwise. Love how much JAWS love there still is out there - technology is not always a friend to art.

[@christopherrichards2350]

A sculpture for the mechanical shark from Jaws used to be at Universal Studios Hollywood after the release of the film. It's now going to be at a Hollywood motion picture museum which was originally supposed to open in 2019 but moved to 2020. Special Effects artist Greg Nicotero and his team from KNB EFX Group helped rebuild the shark to the way it looked from day 1 of filming Jaws.

[@stephaniemclamb7662]

Christopher Richards I’ve seen pictures of it and it doesn’t disappoint!

[@godisbollocks]

Peter Benchley's got some nerve talking about "believability" when the climax of his novel features the shark dying *right as it is about to devour the last remaining character* It's been wreaking utter havoc for days on end, chomping people left, right and center, destroying Quint's boat... and then it is 3 seconds away from eating the film's hero when it suddenly gets *plum tuckered out* and just dies. Spielberg was right to do away with that ending. It would have elicited groans and cries of "what the fuck" from viewers.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

It didn't just suddenly die. It just finally succumbed to exhaustion from dragging around the barrels and harpoon wounds. It expended its final energy when it sank the boat.

[@godisbollocks]

@@lyndoncmp5751 Yeah, I get that. But having it die in that *instant* before it's about to eat the hero is dreadfully corny writing.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@@godisbollocks Well yeah I can't argue with that. A big let down for sure but I suppose it would have been even worse had the shark just died before sinking the Orca and dragging Quint to his death so at least there was that hehe. Peace.

[@luger700]

The only shark film where the shark(s) even came close to the shark in Jaws, is Deep Blue Sea. And that’s because they used animatronic sharks for a lot of the scenes.

[@sstid__6102]

After watching this video, it makes me appreciate this movie so much more. I just wanna sit down and watch this movie knowing everything I know now. Cheers corderyfx for bringing this classic back into my life. Hope you keep making more videos like this. Goodluck in the future

[@rangerwhite5165]

I saw this as an 8 year old with my dad. The bit when Ben Gardiners head rolled into the hull of the boat had the whole cinema screaming.

[@lindastanley229]

All the sharks were brilliant actors

[@BULL.173]

This is definitely one of the better Jaws reviews / analyses I've ever seen. The editing of the montage at the end particularly stands out. The images and the music strike a great symbiosis which really is difficult to pull off. I say good for you sir. The whole thing was a pleasure to watch.

[@THEDonnyB]

The animatronic isn't quite accurate, but it definitely does look the part. But yes, it was shot in a way that makes it look absolutely amazing. The pond scene is also an amazing preview of the shark. You get a glimpse but it's over so quickly that you don't truly get an idea of it's scale.

[@Bryan-po4tj]

One of my all-time favourite films! I remember watching this movie as a child (far too young) and just being terrified of the ocean for years afterwards. I think the SFX still hold up pretty damn well; It's what you can't see that really helps build the suspense and horror here. And that John Williams score is just incredible.

[@xraystudios3693]

The shark in Jaws may not look realistic, but it sure looks fantastic. In fact it is much scarier than a real great white shark.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

When you look footage of real sharks like Great white sharks they look fake as well. Maybe bit floppier than Bruce was, but real sharks are just as fake.

[@jesusknight1]

To this day, my daughter still freaks out if someone hums the Jaws theme, especially if it's behind her.. lol! She's in her 30's.

[@darthtyler100]

To all those people who say this shark is fake and how stupid it looks, lemme ask you something. If you were in the ocean, and this thing just swam at you and came out of nowhere, would you still laugh at it?

[@ChRoNiCMiZtAkE1]

The pond/estuary scene when the dude gets eaten in the row still gives me the chills and is hand down the scariest scene in the movie

[@brendanbell4732]

The Shark looks it's most real in that scene.

[@donmorton4597]

One of the best of all time.

[@robertrice9466]

Really enjoyed that, well done guys, and what a great movie. Without doubt the best monster movie ever made and would also hold its own in a greatest movie category. Think I might watch it right now. 👍

[@NYGOLD]

Still the BEST movie of ALL TIME in my book!!!!!

[@joshdibartolo1084]

One of the greatest films in cinema history and my favourite movie of all time, thank you Steven! 🙏🏻

[@KevyNova]

Great video! You earned a subscription. Editing Quint’s death with his Indianapolis story was brilliant! Another thing that John Williams did to add believability that I’d like to add is in the first scene when Chrissie is attacked, although we never see the shark, the music provides the “sound” of the jaws chomping down on her. Every time I watch that scene, it’s the music that gives me a mental image of rows of great white teeth biting into her flesh and it scares the crap out of me.

[@cabbyb111]

" he wanted to see the victim first hand" ... while picking up the victims arm. Well timed or a great accident Haha

[@Derbster1981]

In my opinion this for me is one of the reasons what makes Jaws so special! It is a unique looking beast which gives it much more character than your traditional great white shark! It’s unusual and very mysterious and it makes you look forward to later on in the movie to see what it is going to look like when it finally starts breaking the water line! If it was just a normal looking great white shark I doubt it would have the same impact as we know exactly what they all look like. So if they did a Jaws remake they’d probably just try to have the most realistic looking shark as they possibly can so there would be no surprise coming as we all know very well what they all look like. It’s just my opinion tho :)

[@shanecunningham5802]

I'd never seen the outtake footage of the mechanical shark malfunctioning before. It's incredible! And your analysis was well worth the wait. Well done, man!!

[@jamescunningham4418]

man, I've watched this film a million times...

[@PatTheBatmanFan]

James Cunningham you’d have to watch it continuously for over 235 years to do that. Does the truth not matter at all anymore? Sickening. Truly sickening.

[@thefoxcritic1]

Same yh LOL!

[@Njbear7453]

And it gets better every single time

[@morlockmeat]

Jaws made people afraid to go into the water. Are you kidding?!? I saw it in the theater as a kid when it came out, and when I got home, I was afraid of getting eaten by a shark in my bed, 60 miles from the nearest body of water!!! Nice commentary on the movie. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@gilbertgex2091]

What a great Jaws special

[@ricdees3495]

This movie was very scary when you watch it in a movie theater. It was very well made, throughout it's difficulty. The first summer blockbuster. One of my favorite films of all time.

[@Incomudro1963]

Imagine building three full scale 25 foot long sharks, in California - trucking them across the country to Martha's Vinyard - and deploying them in the actual ocean to film in real time with actors, crews, tides and weather conditions? It's crazy, and it'll never happen again. That's part of the magic of JAWS, it's "real" as in the location and elements are real. Even when the shark looks mechanical, it's still a "real" thing that's really there.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Yes this is what I dont understand when people say it looks fake. Oh really, at least the water, the backgrounds, the setting, the explosion at the end etc isn't fake CGI like today's films. Not to mention the totally believable and convincing characters, including the local townsfolk.

[@Trippweed]

The meticulous Blu-ray restoration is astonishing. Shot-for-shot, it's the best there is. The Godfather's restored quality cuts it close, but Jaws has never looked more immaculate than it does now. 10/10.

[@markderidder]

Perfect film, perfect retrospective. Thank you.

[@Maggerama]

Great character analysis, guys. Didn't see most of these fascinating nuances myself.

[@roquefortfiles]

In defense of Bruce. The shark gets shit on a lot in this film. It actually worked VERY WELL Once they got it working. What held up the production more than anything was the myriad pleasure boats and day sailors running them selves through the horizon of the shot. Which was supposed to be empty. Which necessitated a delay of nearly an hour at a time. In the film industry this is a huge delay. The shark was not even supposed to show up in the story until the third act. That was written into the script.

[@gbrodey]

Fantastic video! JAWS is my all time favorite film. It's perfect in every way. You guys brought up great points. Good work!

[@nongthip]

Now considered the industry standard of not explicitly revealing the baddie/villain/monster until very late in the movie, and just alluding to, hearing, talking about, reacting to, and seeing through the eyes of - it until that jump-scare well-timed moment. BUT... everything I've read/seen/heard about the movie indicates that "Jaws" was mostly hidden all that time because the prosthetic mechanical robot shark kept failing and had to be taken out for repairs. So Spielberg's genius was actually that his movie prop supporting character kept breaking. This is now common knowledge, (LOL).

[@annettereynolds1995]

I was 8 years old when I saw this at the drive in for the first time. We were living in Australia at the time. I didn't go into the water for years. It's still one of my favourite films.

[@rb5078]

The shark in Jaws looks 100% real to me. I think it’s because I watched it so much as a kid and although I knew it was fake it still looked absolutely real. So I think it looks just as real to me as an adult as it did when I was a kid. If that makes sense.