Jaws Explored asks different questions: not what happened on set, but instead examining how and why this film has worked so well, for so long. Over the course of the documentary we go through Jaws moment by moment, covering a wealth of topics, including:
- Key Moments in the Movie: We take the scenes you know by heart and show you exactly what they are doing, and why they still work fifty-one years on.
- Character & Psychology: Brody the reluctant hero, Quint the Ahab, Hooper the rationalist. We dig into who these men are and what they are truly afraid of.
- Mythology: We chart where the shark sits among the great monsters of screen and legend, and the far older fear it really stands for.
- Symbolism: We examine the symbolism hiding in plain sight, and how it affects the way we experience the movie.
Moment by moment, we'll examine theme, music, performance, psychology, myth, legacy, and a director who finds greatness in calamity.