For the Fourth, I’ve got an essay on Spielberg, Jaws, the blockbuster, & American independence, courtesy of my friends at FUSION! I make the argument for the patriotism & the political dignity of this kind of popular art, which we’ve since lost. Let me start you off:
I heard on the radio that Jaws is the #1 movie watched on the 4th of July. Is it a 4th of July movie though? I think if Will Smith had not fallen from grace, "Independence Day" would be #1
I heard on the radio that Jaws is the #1 movie watched on the 4th of July. Is it a 4th of July movie though? I think if Will Smith had not fallen from grace, "Independence Day" would be #1
Bigger affirmation of America in all its trouble in Jaws.
Independence Day is just Mars Attacks for kids!