As groundbreaking as Jaws may need been for its time, it didn’t even come near doing what Netflix‘s latest shark film manages to tug off a long time later.
Stephen Spielberg’s Jaws redefined blockbuster filmmaking by riffing on the primal worry of the ocean and the big beings it hides beneath its floor. If it wasn’t for the Spielberg movie, the idea of a summer season blockbuster constructed round pure spectacle and mass viewers attraction would possibly by no means have existed within the type we acknowledge at this time. Even sharks would have seemingly graced the large screens far lower than they ultimately did.
Curiously, although, Netflix has the proper franchise substitute for Jaws that does one thing no different shark film has beforehand dared to painting.
Underneath Paris Turns Its Shark Into A International Apocalypse
In virtually all killer shark motion pictures, the risk is normally native, and the story ends with the risk getting blown up or killed. Netflix’s #2 non-English film, nevertheless, defies the norm. In its ending moments, it goes from being a thriller to a full-fledged apocalyptic movie in its ending moments when its central shark species’ inhabitants quickly multiples and spreads throughout the globe.
Though the film’s portrayal of mutated sharks that may asexually reproduce appears slightly fantastical and over-the-top, it’s this excessive escalation that enables the movie to face out among the many slew of different shark movies.
Shakanado is maybe the one shark film that takes issues to this stage, however it’s too unserious to be thought-about a real try at apocalyptic horror. As Underneath Paris‘ finish credit begin rolling, the film highlights how the inhabitants of the central shark species quickly grows. The extra their inhabitants grows, the extra the sharks journey to different components of the world.
The Netflix film’s ending alone was sufficient to instill chills and thrills in audiences, however realizing that the film’s sequel is already within the works makes it much more unsettling. By way of acclaim and general storytelling, Underneath Paris nonetheless is just not up there with style classics like Jaws. Nevertheless, it deserves credit score for bringing one thing new to the desk in an oversaturated subgenre.
Underneath Paris’ Ending Leaves Its Sequel With An Unimaginable Problem
Contemplating how brilliantly Underneath Paris‘ ending units up an apocalyptic sequel, it’s laborious to not be enthusiastic about what its sequel has in retailer. Nevertheless, the film franchise dangers being crushed underneath the heavy weight of its personal storytelling scope.
Telling a world story, the place the sharks’ inhabitants has considerably grown, is not going to be a simple feat. Given how portraying sharks additionally entails using extreme CGI, the film’s finances may skyrocket relying on scale.
Experiences (by way of LaTribune) revealed that Underneath Paris 2‘s filming started in September 2025.
The sequel can nonetheless stick with its predecessor’s native Paris setting as a substitute of focusing an excessive amount of on the worldwide risk confronted by the sharks’ rising inhabitants. Nevertheless, that will not repay the primary film’s ending.
Relying on how Underneath Paris 2 will deal with this problem, it may both turn into an unbelievable shark film franchise like Jaws or one other forgotten addition to the subgenre.