JAWS

Out of the murky waters comes an ambitious effort from a little known person called Tholis. Attempting to create a remake of a widely known and highly loved classic is pretty controversial, but it should be interesting no? We shall see...

JAWS opens with a dark ocean with a small boat like object with a stool attached to it violently bearing the stormy sea. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a SHARK'S head appears to swallow the boat whole! This event is shocking and confusing. We can really tell that the director is trying to engage the viewer to think hard and follow each event closely. The viewer is left to ponder such questions as, where did a shark big enough to swallow a boat whole come from? and why after this event, does the ocean suddenly stop moving as if it is shocked by what has happened!? Skilled directing here keeps the audience guessing.

The next scene shows a black mother watching her white daughter(?) bathing/jumping in the lovely day time ocean. Strangely, the mother is sitting on the exact stool that was attached to the swallowed boat before. I think she may very well be involved with this shark but as I am confident in this directors precision, I'm sure it will all become clear in the end.

SUDDENLY, the JAWS theme kicks in and we can see the girl treading water from an underwater perspective. This clearly isn't good. I cannot express the sense of dread I felt as the girl inched forward every ten frames that bit closer to the camera. We cut back to the beach and see that for some reason, an attack has already happened! We see the girl already surrounded in what I presume to be her own blood with no shark in sight! The director clearly feels that this is too horrific to show and that he will keep the shark hidden and spend time and effort on a good looking shark when he reveals it fully nearer the end. This is clever directing. We see the girl sink into her watery grave as her black momma runs away, leaving the MYSTERIOUS stool behind.

The next scene takes place in the "default restaurant scene" in order to convey a sense of "simplicity" in the townspeople who are having a meeting about this shark. The director also makes them do the same talking action at the same time to display their "unity" against this shark. We see they are looking at a poster which states that there is a $3,000 REWARD to catch the shark. This is probably the price of the boat, the only thing we have seen the shark properly attack.
A brave renegade steps forward in front of the people and declares (in big grey letters) "I'LL HELP YOU". As he speaks, his body actually passes THROUGH the big grey text, conveying how together his mind and body are in what he says, proving his dedication. This is excellent character development and a wonderful entrance to by far MY favorite character so far in this film.

Then....THIS SCENE STARTS AGAIN. I don't know how he's done it but the director has somehow managed to LOOP the scene so that we are left with an endless cycle of the townspeople's dismay and horror at this seemingly innocent shark. This leaves the film open ended so that we the viewers can decide how the film ends. It's the final masterstroke on a piece of work with a lot more than meets the eye.