The pinnacle of American cinematic expertise is shown by Steven Spielberg, who is a filmmaker par excellence. His amazing resume is filled with classic films that have shaped American popular culture. He is one of the most popular directors with an extreme analytical and philosophical approach to movies.

During his time in the industry, Steven Spielberg has directed multiple blockbuster movies and most of them have turned out to be fan favorites. Matt Damon, a leading Hollywood actor has also shared his positive views towards one of his movies, Jaws, but the director himself does not share his views as it was one of his least favorites.

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Matt Damon Supports Steven Spielberg’s Cult Classic: Jaws

Jaws is an American thriller movie directed by Steven Spielberg in the mid-1970s and the film mainly portrays the hunting of a human-eating great white shark. The movie turned out to be one of the very initial movies to be shot on water bodies for its maximum duration and they faced many problems filming it. Regardless, Jaws was a massive success and was also the highest-grossing film at that time. But despite such acclaim, the movie director, Steven Spielberg hated this movie

Steven Spielberg’s Jaws

“That’s a terrifying, perfect movie. It’s simple and kind of perfect and beautiful. It’s early Spielberg, and it just shows, I mean, I know it was a mistake that the shark wasn’t ready, but the idea of not seeing the shark is just absolutely brilliant.

It tapped into the most primal and terrifying aspects of swimming in the ocean. And the acting is great, all the characters are great. And it’s almost impossible to shoot on a boat, and yet he did it with such unbelievable mastery.”
During an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Matt Damon shared his love for the movie, Jaws. He added that it was a perfect movie from every end and the directing capabilities of Spielberg shined in the movie as he brought the script to realization beautifully.

As Jaws was one of the first large-scale movies to be shot over water, the cast faced major setbacks and problems that resulted in an increase in the budget and the time taken to film the movie. The movie ended up being the first movie to cross the $100 million mark as it set the record of collecting over $476 million against a budget of $7 million.

Steven Spielberg And Matt Damon’s Oscar-Winning Movie

Steven Spielberg‘s Saving Private Ryan is a cinematic masterpiece and it is widely acclaimed to be one of the best movies of this generation. The movie had a fabulous cast including Matt Damon taking on the lead role of Private Ryan, Tom Hanks, Vin Diesel, Bryan Cranston, and many others.

The movie went on to earn eleven Academy Award nominations, winning five of those. The movie also won the Critics Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, the Grammy Awards, and countless others.

Matt Damon in Saving Private Ryan

Matt Damon’s performance in the movie was absolutely mindblowing and he received immense praise for his part. The movie grossed more than $481 million at the box office worldwide against a budget of $70 million.

Source: Far Out Magazine