W. Clay Creswell has been a North and South Carolina region shark-bite investigator for the Shark Research Institute Global Shark Attack File since 2004. "[9], For the seagull character of Steven Seagull, the usage of both CGI and a puppet was considered based on the belief that it would be inordinately hard to train such a bird to act. However, in the end, Collet-Serra decided on a less-is-more approach,[11] noting that "...we didn't want her to be like Snow White talking to animals. In reality, Lively really did hurt herself in that scene and the blood on her nose is real. [26] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. [18] Lively ended up performing several of her own stunts, including a scene where her character breaks her nose. [27], Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, enjoyed the film, calling it an "immensely entertaining millennial B-Movie, made for summertime viewing. With high tide approaching, Nancy realizes the rock will be submerged soon. [22] In its opening weekend, the film grossed $16.7 million, finishing fourth at the box office behind Finding Dory ($73.2 million), Independence Day: Resurgence ($41.6 million) and Central Intelligence ($18.4 million). It seems like the shark in The Shallows is mad that Blake is near a floating dead whale, which I guess is dinner for the shark. Phone: 803-777-5245  A tense well paced tale of survival with a great ‘woman vs. nature’ rivalry at the centre. The Shallows ( 2016) The Shallows. [10], The Shallows was originally supposed to be released on June 29, 2016, but to avoid The Purge: Election Year and their second weekend being on the holiday of July 4, the film was instead released on Friday, June 24, 2016, by Columbia Pictures. Worldwide, oceans are home to some five-hundred species, and of those, fifty-six are known to reside in or pass through the waters off the coast of both North and South Carolina. In this role he has become a trusted media resource for the National Geographic Channel's series When Sharks Attack and local television, newspaper, and online news outlets. The shark then ferociously attacks the buoy and rips out the chains securing it to the ocean bed. Mit The Shallows ist heute Abend auf VOX ein absolutes Genre-Highlight zu sehen. Carlos, a friendly local resident, gives Nancy a ride and drops her off at the beach, while a friend of hers who came along with her is staying back at a hotel after partying too much. In The Shallows strandet Blake … Creswell is an environmental health program specialist with the Pender County Health Department in North Carolina. The Great White Shark is the main antagonist of the 2016 survival horror thriller film, The Shallows. Can't a heroine just survive a vicious shark attack without also having to overcome a family trauma and make a decision about whether or not she wants to be a doctor? The Shallows is a 2016 American survival horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, written by Anthony Jaswinski and starring Blake Lively. [19], The Shallows grossed $55.1 million in North America and $64 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $119.1 million,[2] against a budget of $25 million. "[29] Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three stars, commending the performance of Blake Lively while adding "Lively is superb here, giving one of those hyper-focused, action-lead performances that's as much an athletic feat as an aesthetic one. Size: 5.5 x 8 Illustrations: 9 b&w line drawings, 7 graphs Still, Collet-Serra wanted to avoid the "more stylized look" of similar films using the set up and estimated that 10% of the film was shot on location in order to "trick" the audience into believing the setting was real: he explains: "Every scene has one shot that is real, and the other 99% is not – but the one real shot tricks you". 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[7] Likewise from the very beginning Collet-Serra decided not to place an emphasis on gore. But that doesn't mean there aren't other shark flicks worth watching, and 2016's The Shallows is definitely one of them. After sending Steven Seagull toward shore on a piece of the surfboard, and timing the shark's circles from the whale carcass to the rock, Nancy swims to a nearby buoy, narrowly avoiding the shark by swimming through a group of jellyfish, which sting both the shark and her. Nancy is trapped on a rock as the shark swims by her. While wading out into the shallow water to steal Nancy's surfboard, however, he is killed by the shark. [7] The shark was made entirely through computer-generated imagery, which was only completed close to the start of the marketing campaign for the film. At any given time, waders, swimmers, and surfers enjoying these waters are frequently within just one-hundred feet of a shark. You don't need her to explain everything to a seagull! Nancy joins two other locals and the three surf for several hours. She shoots one flare to draw the attention of a faraway cargo ship, but the ship has already turned away and does not see her. Beyond the statistics related to attacks in the Carolina waters, Sharks in the Shallows offers a history of shark-human interactions and an introduction to the world of shark attacks. Nancy's mother has just passed away after a battle with cancer, and this particular beach was an … Der Film wurde in den Vereinigten Staaten am 24. A film that delivers exactly what it sets out to achieve. [18] /Film noted that the use of CGI was unusual for Collet-Serra, as he typically used practical effects as opposed to the digital ones required by the shoot. Nancy briefly sees a hallucination of her mother. Club's Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, while finding the film intermittently entertaining, considered it a step down from director Collet-Serra's previous "gimmicky genre piece" Non-Stop as well as lacking a genuine, sustained sense of suspense. When he was attacked by the shark, his helmet had come off and floated to the surface. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed over $119 million against a production budget in the range of $17–25 million, becoming a box office success. Creswell details the conditions that increase a person's chances of an encounter, profiles the three species most often involved in attacks, and reveals the months and time of day with the highest probability of an encounter. One year later, a healed Nancy (now a doctor) and her sister Chloe go surfing in Galveston, Texas, as their father tells Nancy that her mother would have been proud. EBOOK: 978-1-64336-181-9, W. Clay Creswell She then fires another flare at the shark, setting the oil from the whale carcass alight and angering it, but otherwise having no effect. [10] The initial script featured Lively talking to the bird much more, and likewise, scenes featuring such an interaction were shot. "[28] Simon Thompson of IGN gave the film a 9/10, noting, "The Shallows does for surfing what The Blair Witch Project did for camping and makes Jaws look like a children's tea party... Terrifyingly good. This was nearly double the expectations of the studio, with Josh Greenstein, Sony president of worldwide marketing and distribution, saying, "We had the best reviewed new movie of the weekend and combined with a great audience response saw a fantastic result. They get into the water before Nancy can warn them away, and are also killed by the shark. University of South Carolina Press The Shallows is a solid dose of shark fuelled chaos. THE SHALLOWS starring Blake Lively, in theaters June 24th. The next morning, a drunk local man on the beach steals Nancy's belongings. Juni 2016 von Columbia Pictures veröffentlicht. This shark is shown targeting mainly Nancy Adams, a medical student on vacation in Mexico, but also targets anyone who wandered into its territory. As she looks around the beach, she sees that Steven Seagull has made it to the shore. "[31] The A.V. 13 VIDEOS | 174 IMAGES. Principal photography began in October 2015 in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. He also took issue with the writing, stating: "Anthony Jaswinski’s screenplay bogs down this no-brainer survival premise (“get off the rock and don’t die”) with needless backstory and inchoate themes. Principal photography began in October 2015 in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. As she rides the last wave back to the beach, a large great white shark knocks her off her surfboard and bites her leg. HARDCOVER: [24] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 78% based on 216 reviews with an average rating of 6.49/10. Email Administration. Carlos finds Nancy floating close to shore and revives her. Ausgerechnet Gossip Girl-Star Blake Lively führt den besten Hai-Film der letzten Jahre an. Nancy climbs onto the whale carcass, but the shark rams it from underneath, forcing her to swim to an isolated rock. In the film, a surfer gets stranded 200 yards (180 m) from shore and must use her wits and determination to survive a great white shark attack. The Shallows is a 2016 American survival horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, written by Anthony Jaswinski and starring Blake Lively. Published: May 31 2021 With a better understanding of sharks' … When you see her predicament, you get it. It's not just another day at the beach. Pages: 192 "[12], Principal photography on the film began on October 28, 2015 in New South Wales, Australia. Taking a break from surfing, Nancy video-chats with her younger sister Chloe. While surfing one last time for the day, Nancy notices the carcass of a young humpback whale nearby. [3], The film opened on June 24, 2016, alongside Independence Day: Resurgence and Free State of Jones, and was projected to gross around $7 million from 2,800 theaters in its opening weekend, with some estimates going as high as $11–12 million. Deutscher Kinostart war am 25. Nancy is left alone when the unaware locals leave the beach, and she spends the night on the rock with a wounded red-billed gull, which was also injured by the shark, and names him Steven Seagull. History. Nancy finds a flare gun on the buoy. [17], Much of the film was shot in a tank using bluescreens for effects. It originally was going to be filmed on the Gulf Coast of Texas near Galveston, but the filmmakers were denied a film permit for safety reasons. Later, a boy named Miguel (from the opening of the film at the beach) finds the action camera and informs his father, then revealed to be Carlos. She uses her surfboard strap to slow the bleeding from her leg. A shark was spotted in ankle deep water at a popular Bay of Plenty beach today. At the last moment, Nancy pulls out of the dive, and the shark impales itself on some rebar from the buoy's anchor. The Shallows sees a surfer: Nancy (Blake Lively) attacked a mere 200 yards from shore by a great white shark. People wanted to watch a film with quality that was original in this summer landscape. [16] Filming wrapped on January 15, 2016. [6] Collet-Serra viewed the movie as one about survival and noted "this isn't a creature movie". 1600 Hampton Street, 5th Floor  182 talking about this. foreword by Marie Levine. [8] Lively was partly inspired by her husband, Ryan Reynolds', work in the similarly minimalist film Buried, stating "that was one of the reasons why I wanted to take on this movie so much, because I know how tough that was for him and how rewarding it was. While it's unnerving to know that sharks often swim just below the surface in the shallows, W. Clay Creswell, a shark-bite investigator for the Shark Research Institute's Global Shark Attack File, explains that attacks on humans are extremely rare. That could happen … The Shallows, much like many great horror films, sports a simple premise. A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills. [7] Blake Lively joined the cast in August 2015. The Shallows ist ein Tierhorrorfilm aus dem Jahr 2016 von Jaume Collet-Serra mit Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada und Janelle Bailey. In the grand tradition of Jaws, Open Water and The Reef, The Shallows tells one surfer’s story of survival as she evades a rogue great white shark … "[23], The Shallows received generally positive reviews from critics, with Lively's performance being praised. The film was released in the United States on June 24, 2016, by Columbia Pictures. Strong technical elements and a brooding antagonist work well and Lively gives the best performance of her career that I have seen so far. Nancy uses the GoPro to leave messages for her sister and father as well as information about the shark attack and her location. Featuring an awesome central and … In The Shallows, Lively's character, Nancy, does survive, but it's only after a vicious fight with a shark that nearly kills her. Powerful and mysterious, sharks inspire both fascination and fear. Shark in the shallows: Shark swims in ankle deep water at BOP beach. "[25] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 59 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Wellingtonians weren’t the only ones heading to the beach in droves this week, with the shallows at Oriental Bay playing host to a big group of little sharks. When she talks to her father in an emotional and strained conversation, it is revealed that her mother's death caused Nancy to consider dropping out of medical school. In 2019 the International Shark Attack File confirmed sixty-four unprovoked attacks on humans, including three in North Carolina and one in South Carolina. [20] The film grossed $1.3 million from Thursday night previews[21] and $6.8 million on its first day. Initially, Louis Leterrier was to direct, though he dropped out in June 2015,[4][5] leading to Jaume Collet-Serra being considered for the job. After some struggle, she is able to retrieve it and notices in the footage of the attack, the shark has a large hook stuck in its mouth after a possible encounter with fishermen. PG-13 | 1h 26min | Action, Drama, Horror | 24 June 2016 (USA) 1:44 | Trailer. [13][14] Filming also took place at Lord Howe Island,[15][16] Mount Tamborine, Queensland and Village Roadshow Studios. The most significant shark feature in a long time. This "horrified" both producers, Matti Leshem and Lynn Harris, who wanted to work with an actual animal. Blake Lively stars as Nancy Adams, who heads out for a day of surfing and relaxation at a secluded beach in Mexico. Nancy later sees the helmet floating in the water. August 2016. Columbia, SC 29208 While scouting for location in Australia, Lively was able to feed a group of seagulls, at which point it was realized that it would be possible to use them for production. One of the local surfers was wearing a GoPro camera on his helmet. Fax: 803-777-0160 The Shallows – Gefahr aus der Tiefe (Originaltitel The Shallows) ist ein US-amerikanischer Tierhorrorfilm des spanischen Regisseurs Jaume Collet-Serra aus dem Jahr 2016, in dem Blake Lively die Hauptrolle verkörpert. Nancy straps herself to the last remaining chain and as it is ripped from the buoy, she is pulled down to the ocean floor, pursued by the shark. The website's critical consensus reads, "Lean and solidly crafted, The Shallows transcends tired shark-attack tropes with nasty thrills and a powerful performance from Blake Lively. Later she uses her jewelry to put rudimentary stitches in place to hold her torn flesh together. A lean, fast paced, straightforward 86 minute tension filled ride on the ocean waves. Shortly after the death of her mother due to cancer, medical student Nancy Adams travels to a secluded beach in Mexico, the same beach her mother visited while she was pregnant with her. Several hours later, the two locals Nancy had surfed with the day before return. Her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills. In the film, a surfer gets stranded 200 yards (180 m) from shore and must use her wits and determination to survive a great white shark attack. PAPERBACK: 978-1-64336-180-2 "[30], Staci Layne Wilson of Dread Central gave the film a negative review, saying although she wanted to like it, she felt that with "Jaume Collet-Serra's sledgehammer-style direction, Anthony Jaswinski's intelligence-insulting screenplay, and Marco Beltrami's misguided musical score, The Shallows is impossible to endorse.