'After the Bite' Review: HBO Documentary Dives Into Shark Tale
There is a whole cinematic history of films about sharks to the point that it is practically its own subgenre. From Jaws all the way to the upcoming Meg 2: The Trench and even an entire week named after it, there has never been a lack of works to feed one’s hunger for entertainment built around the almost mythic allure of the sea creature. Of course, for every interesting work that centers around the beings, there are also plenty more that embrace schlock rather than substance.
On the surface, the HBO documentary After the Bite could initially be mistaken for just another part of a trajectory of movies that has become defined by this trend-chasing rather than something more. However, if you begin to look closer, you’ll discover a measured reflection on our relationship to both the predator of the deep and the habitat that has come under threat.
When we then go back out and observe the process of a shark being implanted with a tag, the music again shifts into being unnecessary when just hearing the discussion amongst the scientists would work best on its own. Instead, it tries to create some sort of tension that runs counter to the prevailing mission of those trying to protect them. It feels like a small move towards the more schlocky shark films we are used to seeing, but it thankfully gets back on course in everything following.
'After the Bite' Shows Our Ecosystem is Fundamentally Changing All of this makes for a work whose approach ensures it is a genuinely robust documentary and not merely another piece of reality programming that relies on our fascination with sharks. The bigger picture, as one scientist informs us near the end and as was spoken in the trailer, is that we are all connected.
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