Line #21 Film/GreatWhite


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3	''Great White'' is a 2021 Australian survival horror film written by Michael Boughen and directed by Martin Wilson. It stars Creator/KatrinaBowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Tatjana Marjanovic and Kimie Tsukakoshi.
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5	Michelle Minase is attempting to fulfill her grandfather's last wishes by scattering his ashes on a remote reef off the Australian coast: the site of shipwreck of which he was the only survivor. Accompanied by her husband Joji, she engages charter pilot Charlie Brody to fly her out there. Along with Kaz Fellowes, Charlie's girlfriend/business partner, and Benny, the company cook, they travel to Hell's Reef. However, what should have been a pleasant afternoon's picnic and commemoration of Michelle's grandfather is marred by the gruesome discovery of the body of a shark attack victim. A freak accident leaves the five travellers stranded in a life raft 150 kms offshore. And then, as night falls, an 8 metre great white shark starts circling the raft...
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7	Not to be confused with the 1980 Italian ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' rip-off ''Film/TheLastShark'', also known as ''Great White''. Or with the American rock band.
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11	!!Great White tropes:
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13	* AsianRudeness: Jijo is consistently obnoxious, opinionated, superior, demanding and condescending from the moment he arrives, up until [[spoiler:he accidentally causes Benny's death]].
14	* BlackDudeDiesFirst: There are five main characters: two Caucasians, two Asians, and a Pacific Islander. Benny, the Pacific Islander, is the first one to get taken by the shark.
15	* BuryMeNotOnTheLonePrairie: Michelle is travelling to Hell's Reef so she can disperse her grandfather's ashes there: his last wish being to be laid to rest with his shipmates who did not survive the shipwreck there.
16	* DeadHatShot: After [[spoiler:Benny]] is grabbed by the shark and dragged under, his medallion is shown floating on the surface.
17	* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The main action takes place over three days. Even including the teaser, the entire film only covers approx. five days (after finding the body, Benny estimates the man has been dead for about a day and a half).
18	* FlareGun: When they battle the shark underwater, Charlie gets Kaz to fire the flare gun into the shark's mouth to distract it while he comes at it from behind and attempts to stab it between the eyes.
19	* FromDressToDressing: Jijo rips the sleeve off his shirt and uses it to bandage Michelle's blistered hands.
20	* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: Hell's Reef. It's official name is Imperious Reef, but the locals have been calling it Hell's Reef since the 1950s when a pearl lugger was wrecked there, and only one member of the 18 man crew survived.
21	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: During the climax, the second shark chases Kaz into the shipwreck. When it gets wedged in the structure of the wreck, Kaz is able to dislodge a broken beam so that it falls and impales the shark.
22	* ImperiledInPregnancy: Kaz tells Charlie that she is pregnant on the beach at Hell's Reef. It is immediately after this that the seaplane is sunk and the group finds itself trapped in a life raft being circled by a ThreateningShark. Needless to say, all of Charlie's protective instincts kick into overdrive.
23	* ImprovisedWeapon: Charlie tapes a knife to the handle of the paddle to make an improvised harpoon to try and drive off the shark.
24	* {{Jerkass}}: Jijo is consistently obnoxious, opinionated, superior, demanding and condescending from the moment he arrives, up until [[spoiler:he accidentally causes Benny's death]].
25	* LegFocus: For most of the film, Kaz long legs are showcased by her tight white shorts, and any time she ends in the water, there are [[MaleGaze close-ups]] of her legs kicking.
26	* MenAreTheExpendableGender: [[spoiler:None of the male group members make it out alive while both women survive the ordeal]].
27	* NauticalKnockout: [[TeaserOnlyCharacter The woman in the teaser]] climbs on to the yacht to escape the shark, but the fraying rope holding the boom snaps and the swinging boom smacks her in the head: knocking her out and knocking her back into the water.
28	* OhCrap: After paddling through the night in the slowly deflating life raft, Michelle finally sees the shore in front of her. Turning to tell Charlie and Kaz, and then lets out a soft "Oh fuck" as sees two shark fins rapidly approaching the raft from behind.
29	* TheRadioDiesFirst: When the seaplane starts sinking, Charlie tries desperately to send a mayday, but the plane sinks, taking the radio with it, before he can determine if he got through.
30	* SharkFinOfDoom: The major OhCrap moment occurs when, after paddling through the night in the slowly deflating life raft, Michelle finally sees the shore in front of her. Turning to tell Charlie and Kaz, and then lets out a soft "Oh fuck" as sees two shark fins rapidly approaching the raft from behind.
31	* TeaserOnlyCharacter: The teaser features a pair of tourists who have anchored their yacht at Hell's Reef. They become the first victims of the eponymous shark. They only appear again as corpses.
32	* ThreateningShark: After the seaplane is sunk, the five passengers are stranded in a life raft being circled by a giant great white shark.
33	* UnderwaterKiss: They don't actually kiss, but Charlie and Kaz lean into each other and touch foreheads underwater just before they part to attempt to deal with the second shark. Later [[spoiler:Michelle]] kisses Kaz to transfer air to when she is trapped in the shipwreck.
34	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Jijo is afraid of water, making being stranded in a small life raft 150 kms offshore, with a great white shark circling, pretty much his worst nightmare.
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