JAWS

I am very impressed with "Jaws". I did not expect it to be so good. The actors– Roy Scheider who played the chief of police, Lorraine Gray his wife, Richard Dreyfuss the marine biologist, Robert Shaw the fisherman, and even the chief of police's kids– were all amazing. Their expressions, reactions, and personalities all seemed genuine.

I loved seeing the marine biologist (Hooper), chief of police (Brody) and fisherman (Quint) trio. Their contrasting personalities, jokes, and stories gave the film depth and lightened the mood. I love how the biologist thought he was better than the fisherman and vice versa– always trying to one up each other and their long stare downs. For a while I thought they were both gay for each other because of the intense stares they gave when they were on the boat. Turns out the biologist just saw the fisherman as a fascinating man, and might have even been a little envious of him since he basically lives his dream–hunting sharks his whole life, even without an education. The fisherman however, must have seen the biologist as a preppy, "educated", white boy who thought he was better than him. But deep inside I believe he respected Hooper's love for the ocean, specifically sharks. The chief of police definitely thought they were both psychopaths, hilarious, crazy, and brave. I'm sure he knew that if anyone was going to catch the shark, it would be them. 

I loved the marine biologist's personality, his passion for his work, his humor and sarcasm, his confidence in himelf. Quint was quite interesting as well, though he had a tragic ending, he was one man who has been through a lot and knows his craft. He was a shark hunting genius, and it seemed like her lived to hunt them. However, this story goes to show that sometimes the unconventional way of doing things is the best way (i.e. blowing up a shark with an oxygen tank instead of fishing for it). This shark was unlike the others– it was the final boss of the sharks, and it had a mind of its own and was very clever. It must have expected the conventional way, however, Brody's unconventional, last minute, desperation way of capturing it was unexpected. 

According to Steven Speilburg, Hooper was supposed to die in the shark cage scene, however while filming, a real great white got caught in the cage and its wires. It was filmed thrashing around trying to break free, the diver seeing this swam for his life. The director thought the scene, although an accident, looked amazing so he decided to keep it in and let Hooper survive.  <- click the link to watch the scene!

The Remarkable James Bond Soundtrack

 The use of sound –or lack of– in film is so crucial. It can either make or break a film. It adds depth and stirs emotion. I think one thing that makes James Bond so captivating is the common theme for the soundtrack in all James Bond movies. From the first film...

https://youtu.be/b15-P12gIf0

...to the last film

https://youtu.be/vw2FOYjCz38

...the soundtrack has a common theme. Yes the music becomes more and more modernized to fit into trends and more appealing to the changing audience as times goes on, but the basic notes, keys, chords stay the same. The first film soundtrack has many similarities to the last film soundtrack. You know it's a James Bond movie as soon as you hear the music. The next link shows the main theme song for every James Bond movie. My personal favorites are the last ones by far:

https://youtu.be/fudfctm6kS8

I'm using Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name" as one of my walkout songs for a wrestling event. 

Adele's "Skyfall" is amazing, nothing can top that; Billie Eilish's "No Time to Die" is beautiful; and Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" also hits different. Whoever made the soundtrack is a genius, it fits into the film very well.