In Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, three disparate men, scientist and shark expert Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), rough seal Quint (Robert Shaw) and hydrophobic police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) join forces in a days-long battle at sea to hunt an animal that is the local bay terrorizes. But this great white shark is bigger, stronger and more dangerous.
“Jaws” will be broadcast prime time on RTL NITRO on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 8:15 PM. If you miss this broadcast, the classic blockbuster cinema can be purchased or rented from the usual VoD providers such as Amazon Prime Video and Co.
And with “classics of blockbuster cinema” we are on the right keyword. For Quentin Tarantino, Jaws is not just a blockbuster, but the best of its kind.
Quentin Tarantino’s distinction between “movie” and “movie”
“I think Jaws is the best movie of all time”Tarantino explained some time ago in the American magazine’s podcast – although he attached a limitation to the superlative. Because the director explained that he personally distinguishes between “film” and “movie”.
For him, “movies” are mostly commercial entertainment products made for the mass market, while “films” are more focused on artistic norms and the message. Regarding Spielberg’s classic, Tarantino added: “Maybe it’s not the best artistic film [‚film‘]but it is the best entertaining movie [‚movie‘]that was ever made. […] When it comes to entertainment movies, there’s nothing better than ‘The white shark‘. There is no better.”
The cult director of “Pulp Fiction” doesn’t want to see his award as a devaluation of one or an appreciation of the other, because Spielberg made entertainment movies with passion and to perfection. Spielberg “was born to make these very movies. And when he does, he makes it as effective as possible, no matter what the cost.”
And today you can see it yourself again on TV.