What’s Aged the Best?
John Williams’s score, concealed shark and summer-town atmosphere
In the discussion (8)
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- Williams’s minimal shark theme remains immediately effective
- Quint is nominated
- Withholding the shark is praised as a lasting suspense technique
- Widescreen HD restores the ocean compositions
- The seasonal community’s economy, power structure and July Fourth rhythm feel authentic
- The town evokes Cape Cod and Montauk before commercialization
- Spielberg’s moving camera shows modest houses and ordinary lives
- The panel splits among the score, summer setting and unseen shark