Brody chums some more and we see the shark's head for the first time. It's about an hour and twenty minutes in. A lot has been said about how long it took for Spielberg to show the shark and how many problems he had with the shark, yadda yadda. But whether it was on purpose or not, it ended up being such a good thing for this film. The first shot of the shark coming out of the water is a great jump scene and it happens so fast that you didn't have time to take in how fake-y it looked.
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Oh good, I haven't missed the whole thing (I followed along on my phone for a while, but that got obnoxious real quick).

Thank goodness you're pausing the picture to post!




Now to catch up!

"We're going to need a bigger boat."

The appearance of the shark comes without a huge crashing music cue. One of the most effective things about a film's score is when to use it and when not to. Spielberg mastered that early on.

There are a lot of shots in this film that I love. Two happen on the boat. One just happened when the camera is high above the ship and we see the boat and the shark passing calmly beneath it. Yeah, it's a fake shark but it shows the size of the shark and how small the boat is. I love that shot.

The other shot comes later.

Yay, the "We're gonna need a bigger boat" scene. One of the best.


EVER.

"How do we handle this? How do we handle this?"

Trivia:
How big does Quint say the shark is?


I love how Hooper is trying to convince Brody to go to the bow so he can take a scale pic of the shark.

The first barrel

There's a great close up shot of the barrel and the clamp that is not clamped to any line. Shaw's reaction to that is great.

The special effect with the dart hitting the shark is pretty cool because not only does it hit the shark but it squirts blood too. Love that.

As the barrel sinks there's a cool shot of Quint on the bow plank thing. The sun sets behind him. He has a strangely calm look on his face. Classic Spielberg use of big sky and clouds.

I've never seen Jaws. I'm loving "watching" it this way.

Great sunset shot. If I was Spielberg, I would have came if I got that shot.

Inside the cabin comparing scars

The dialogue in this scene is great. Written very well. I've seen people do this all the time, trying to tell the other why their scar is the worst. I've been guilty of doing it.

Brody looking at his appendix scar is classic.

The USS Indianapolis monologue is one of the best things about this movie. The way Shaw delivers it is sad because of how calm and relatively unemotional he is about it. He makes it look effortless but in lesser hands the monologue could have fell flat.

Oops. Uh, this thread has spoilers.

Sorry, katiesue!