A Film Review on Jaws

A Film Review on Jaws

[IMAGE]"Jaws (Style A)" Movie PosterBased on the novel by Peter

Benchley, the film sees New York cop, Martin Brody (played by

Schneider), investigating a series of deaths that bear all the

evidence of a shark attack. This was originally rated as a PG but when

re-released a 12.

A great opening scene showing Chrissy ‘the stereotypical blonde’

being devoured by the unknown killer, puzzles most reviewers in the

question is it a horror or a thriller? The famous Dah Dum holds

suspense until the attack and every time we hear it we think ‘get out

of the water!’ After the shark feeds on little Alex Kintner, his

mother sets a reward for the destruction of the shark and the costal

resort of Amity Island becomes a frantic place to stay. Spielberg

reveals the shark bit by bit making us imagine what it looks all

together like e.g. only revealing the dorsal fin and a bit of the

torso in the Kinter boy attack. Brody reels in Marine Biologist Matt

Hooper (played by Dreyfuss) and the two men discover that a Great

White has come to feed off their shores.

What sets Jaws apart from your average creature feature is the amount

of suspense used while interest is sustained through good

characterization, acting and great dialogue. The film also offers an

insight into small tourist dependent town on an island gripped by

fear, paranoia with town Mayor Larry Vaughn (played by Hamilton) eager

to keep the beaches open for the much needed tourist trade. Like most

holiday resorts in America, Amity Island survives on the money made in

the summer season. The Mayor gives in to his own greed and jeopardizes

the islands safety by turning down Brody’s plead to close the beaches.

The red herring of the two boys with a cardboard fin makes us relax

for the time being until Brody’s own son has a close encounter with

the shark, this is the first time we see the shark’s face this makes