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Cinemaskype — 9 years ago(September 30, 2016 07:13 PM)

  1. the son's reaction realizing his father was cracking up, and the father's reaction to this
    and
  2. the reunion scene at the train station
    I first realized Spielberg was a genius with "Jaws" but not as a master of suspense, but humanity. I still feel one of the best scenes in cinema is the scene in "Jaws" is the impromptu visit with a bottle of wine to the Brody household when the sheriff got home after a trying day including the other best scene the widow's slap. But while that slap was shocking, the quiet intimacy of the gathering of three with a bottle of wine is for me at least, absolutely mesmerizing.
    Back to "Close Encounters" - I also loved the chemistry between Richard Drefyus and Melinda Dillion - theirs was a true adult relationship showing the love that comes from mutual understanding, from bonding over shared, traumatic experiences.
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I think that's a good observation on his skill. He's very much in touch with what mainstream Americans think and feel.

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The poor kid's dog had recently died? That's gut-wrenching. And yes, that was a very powerful scene. I also agree with the wine bottle scene in Jaws and the widow's slap. And Spielberg was a deft hand at creating solid realism with scenes that involved many characters interacting - just look at the scene in Jaws in Brody's office where he tosses the stuff at the window to get Hendricks's attention. Actually, Jaws is a perfect movie, it's all terrific. Close Encounters is not perfect, but it's pretty darned terrific and there are some solidly realistic scenes in it too.

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  1. the son's reaction realizing his father was cracking up, and the father's reaction to this
    I'm also always amazed and moved by this scene every time I watch it. Those are real tears from that kid. In reading a book about the making of the movie, I learned that in that scene, the kid was thinking about his dog that had recently died. Makes it that much more poignant.
    My Top 5 Movies: "Dazed & Confused", "Close Encounters", "Vertigo", "Melancholia", "Rushmore"
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