In his video essay, Matt Draper examines the tumultuous production of Jaws, Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film that unintentionally became the first modern blockbuster, driven by its iconic malfunctioning shark. Draper contends that the film’s success stemmed from the creative chaos of its making, a phenomenon unlikely to be replicated in today’s overly controlled and risk-averse film industry.
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In his video, Matt Draper talks about how the movie Jaws was made in a messy and surprising way that helped it become a huge hit, but he believes we can’t make another movie like it today because everything is too safe and planned out now.
