Message #264772

[Shadowraith]

2. The Shark, Jaws
Few things have terrified movie audiences through the years quite like the idea of nature run amok, of being reminded how little control we actually have over the natural world. And few times has this been as visceral and thrilling as in Steven Spielberg’s 1975 Jaws. Not only did this movie give rise to the modern blockbuster, but it scared an entire generation, and beyond, back onto dry land and made them think, "You know what, maybe I don’t actually want to go swimming today." With three men driven to hunt down a vicious great white shark that’s been terrorizing a small New England beach community, there’s an easy parallel to draw between Jaws and Moby Dick, the first time you see the shark pop up at the boat, named the Orca, you can’t help but think, "What whale?"