For me, DBS stands the test of time because of the writing. Like, this is a shark movie, a genre that apart from a couple of hits is full of the schlockiest B-Movies you’ve ever seen. But DBS is very aware of the tropes and uses them to subvert your expectations.
Chef alludes to the fact that black guys don’t live through horror movies several times. Then he lives through the horror movie because he’s like the most precious, down-to-earth character in the show.
The lead scientist is sort of set up to be the final girl, but she also fails the morality test several times, so by the rules of horror movies she’s got to go.
There’s also this undercurrent through the movie that bosses make things worse for the people who work for them. Chef has literally nothing to do with the production of super sharks, but they still eat his bird and maul him anyway. Yet despite all that, the people who make it through the crisis and do their best to help each other are the blue collar guys with the sketchy past doing their best to make their way in the world.
Also, the biggest star in the show gets suddenly eaten by sharks at a time when you both most and least expect it. It’s brilliant.
For me, DBS stands the test of time because of the writing. Like, this is a shark movie, a genre that apart from a couple of hits is full of the schlockiest B-Movies you’ve ever seen. But DBS is very aware of the tropes and uses them to subvert your expectations.
Chef alludes to the fact that black guys don’t live through horror movies several times. Then he lives through the horror movie because he’s like the most precious, down-to-earth character in the show.
The lead scientist is sort of set up to be the final girl, but she also fails the morality test several times, so by the rules of horror movies she’s got to go.
There’s also this undercurrent through the movie that bosses make things worse for the people who work for them. Chef has literally nothing to do with the production of super sharks, but they still eat his bird and maul him anyway. Yet despite all that, the people who make it through the crisis and do their best to help each other are the blue collar guys with the sketchy past doing their best to make their way in the world.
Also, the biggest star in the show gets suddenly eaten by sharks at a time when you both most and least expect it. It’s brilliant.