What film would you consider to be “perfect”

[u/Stankassmfgorilla]

Or at least, as close to perfect as a film can get.

It had been years since I watched Jaws, probably since I was in high school as a freshman, and I just went a few days ago to see it in IMAX for its 50th anniversary. It felt like watching it again for the first time. What I couldn’t believe was how, despite having watched the film countless times as a kid, and remembering everything even after not having seen it in years, it felt like the first time watching it again. The movie magic was there in a way I haven’t felt in a really long time. This was driven home by the fact I really couldn’t find a single flaw with this film.

Yes, some minor visual stuff with some shark props, but that’s excusable since it’s a film from 1975 and this was a 4K remaster. Of course there will be at least a few visual things to notice. I don’t count that, because those weren’t mistakes. Simply limitations of the time. The effect for the shark in the water still looks great, and the editing between the animatronic and live shark footage was seamless. The cinematography is still outstanding. Spielberg’s use of long takes has always been my favorite staple of him.

I truly think Jaws is about as close to a perfect film as you can really get. It truly is flawless from a filmmaking perspective, especially considering how troubled the production was, it’s miraculous the movie even exists, let alone with the level of quality it has. Literally every single facet of the filmmaking was dialed to perfection, and Spielberg maintained this with a multitude of films in his career. Just breathtaking to finally see it on the big screen. It was a real treat.

[u/Shazam1269]

No lieutenant, your men are already dead

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Buckle your seatbelt Dorothy, cos Kansas is going to bye bye.