Jaws and the Growth Machine by Steven Spielberg - Movie Review Example

The provocative idea in this movie is that growth underlines all commercial and social progress in society. At a time when there is little growth of the economy in general and that of cities n particular, it is worth re-looking at the idea of the city as merely an engine for growth. This movie seeks to enlighten us that what binds all the people in cities s their desire for growth. This seems a plausible argument because after all, people move to cities to seek employment opportunities and access other services that villages might not offer.

Even more provocative, however, is the attempt by the movie to suggest that the city mostly serves the interests of a few elites at the expense of the majority. This will be a provocative idea for all of eternity. The idea that people who apply themselves to the same extent cannot reap the full benefits vis a vis some who barely apply themselves is hugely controversial and for good reasons. America is known as the land of opportunity. Those who work the hardest should be most rewarded! On the whole, this is a controversial movie that is worth watching from time to time.

It suggests that the desire for growth seems to have overtaken the desire for equality and fairness. It is even more so because in the current economic climate, brought about by unbridled capitalism, remedies should be sought to correct the ever-growing poverty divide.