When I think of historical masterpieces of shark films, “Jaws(1975)” is the first that comes to mind. Other films depicting the struggle between humans and ferocious marine creatures represented by sharks, such as “Deep Blue Sea (1999),” have won over a core group of fans.

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A local sheriff hunts down a shark.

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After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives as the sharks hunt them down, one by one.

Among such shark films, “47 Meters Down Uncaged” is the second film by Johannes Roberts, the director of “47m.” In the first film, the viewer enjoyed watching sharks from a cage and fell to the bottom of the sea at 47 meters. The first film depicted a panic as the viewer attempted to escape from the depleting oxygen supply while being targeted by sharks.

The second film depicts their release from the cage, as the title “Uncaged” suggests. However, it was not the folding of the iron fence that trapped the two sisters. They were trapped in a submerged Mayan civilization’s ruins, an underwater cave. One by one, the sisters fall prey to sharks in the closed cave.

In addition to the lack of oxygen supplied from the cylinders, which is a must in shark movies, human bones in the cave, panic to escape from the maze, and other horrors strike one after another. You will scream out when a shark suddenly appears on the pitch-black screen.

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If one were to list the most terrifying aspects of sharks, the first would be their sharp fangs, large mouths, and huge bodies (the great white shark in Jaws has an average length of 4.0 to 4.8 meters). Perhaps the most terrifying aspect of the shark is its expressionless, ruthless brutality. Despite their enormous size, the sharks in the film approach their prey silently in the water, yet they are agile and quick to bite.

Unaware of the sharks’ presence, the main character, Mia, her sister Sasha, and two female classmates try to enjoy the thrill of secretly diving into the lake ruins without the eyes of adults. While diving into such ruins, one of the friends gets impatient and knocks over a pillar, closing off the entrance and making it impossible to escape.

Mia and her friends try to escape through a narrow opening in the rocks, but the sharks keep poking their snouts into the water and trying to bite them. The sharks flee underwater and are quickly taken to the bottom of the sea.

The great white sharks in this film were all created using full computer graphics. The shark swims so realistically that you would think they used the real thing. During the filming, handmade sharks were also used to enhance the actresses’ performances. This film, including the actresses’ realistic performances, is a must-see for any shark movie fan.

Labyrinths, human bones, lack of oxygen, violent currents, and other horrors strike one after another.

In this film, four high school girls must be adequately equipped for cave diving in an undersea cave, one of the most challenging types. Moreover, Mia and Sasha are both beginners at diving.

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Since the protagonist is such a novice diver, the fear of being trapped in an underwater cave strikes one after another. Moreover, as you proceed through the cave where you are trapped, you will find a graveyard where many human bones have sunk amidst the ruins of a lake. Furthermore, the visibility is obscured by the darkness, and once you get a little further away, the signal is cut off, and you cannot communicate. In a scene where audio is cut off and modulated, feelings of hopelessness are heightened by hearing and sight.

The four men frequently check their remaining oxygen levels, but each has a slightly different amount. As they panic and breathe more rapidly, their oxygen levels quickly deplete. If they fuss and cry, oxygen will rapidly decrease. However, telling you not to panic or act calmly in this situation would be unreasonable.

There are scenes with a slight chance to get out, but hope is suddenly cut short. Even if you notice a weakness in the shark, there is no way to know whether it is a critical weakness. There is no way to fight the shark in the cave; you can only escape from this natural “cage” as fast as possible.

Stiff Family Relationships and Emotional Loneliness

Mia’s father has just remarried Sasha’s mother, and the relationship between Mia and Sasha’s sisters is strained. Sasha watches the bullying scene with her classmates, turns away, and leaves. When she returns home, the family atmosphere could be better. As these psychological pains are portrayed, the story progresses, and the fear and the sisters’ survival in the film’s second half make sense.

The sisters grow closer as they work together to escape the sharks and the cave. This is not a panic film that merely scares you; it has a solid underlying drama that gives the film depth.

Toward the film’s end, Mia is reunited with her bullying classmates. It is one of the film’s horrors, but the expression on her classmates’ faces as if to say, “What are you doing here? The contrast between the expression on the classmate’s face, as if to say, “What are you doing here?” and Mia’s exhausted expression is striking.

The casting of Sophie Nélisse, who plays Mia, is an award-winning Canadian actress who made her film debut with “Our Monsieur Lazare.” On the other hand, Corinne Fox, who plays Sasha, is the daughter of actor and singer Jamie Foxx. This film is her debut after modeling and appearing in television productions.

This film marks the debut of another film actress. Sistine Stallone, who plays Nicole. As her name suggests, she is the second daughter of Sylvester Stallone, famous for “Rocky,” etc. She debuted as a model in a Chanel fashion show, but this is her first film appearance.

By paying attention to these two actresses making their film debuts for the first time, the film was a work that expanded the enjoyment of viewing other than shark movies and panic horror movies.

Summary

Escaping from a giant great white shark is the second film in Johannes Roberts’ “47 Meters Under the Sea” series. Following in the footsteps of the previous movie, it depicts an escape under harsh conditions, adding the setting of being trapped in a submerged ancient Mayan ruin. This film was enjoyable for both shark movie lovers and horror movie lovers.