ANALYZING MOVIES

Analyzing Movies: Jaws

Analyzing Movies: Jaws

Released in 1975, Jaws was probably one of the best adventure, action, and suspense films of that era. Directed by Steven Spielberg with the following staring main cast members Roy Scheider as "Martin Bordy" (chief police officer), Richard Dreyfuss as "Matt Hooper" (marine biologist), Robert Shaw as "Quint" (local fisherman), Murray Hamilton as "Larry Vaughan" (town mayor). "Jaws" the movie, is not like any other any other fish story. The film is about a gigantic 26 foot shark that has an appetite for people; how horrifying is that? The unusual story takes place on the seasides' of Amity Island. When Chief Brody uncovers the partial body of a teenage girl with shark like bites, Chief Brody contacts a shark specialist to verify if the bite was from a shark. When Matt Hooper arrives and confirms that a large shark rendered the bite, Chief Brody begins to worry of the possibility that his beach has a man-eating shark luring around the shorelines. Chief Brody orders the beach to close for the fourth of July. Quickly leaning about the unpleasant shark attack, the mayor immediately begins to panic and is concerned. The town will undoubtedly lose money from the profitable tourists if they were to find out about any shark attacks. Chief Brody knows that he needs to successfully find and kill the shark promptly, seeks the assistance of Quint. Quint is the only individual in town that has a large enough boat capable of trapping and capturing the shark. The mayor earlier turned down Qunits' initial request of 10,000 dollars to capture the shark but given the unyielding circumstance he has no choice, he reluctantly agrees with the request. So, Quint, his boat called "Orca", the police chief, and a scientist undertakes on a dangerous mission to hopefully find and kill the enormous shark.

Experts are constantly saying that sharks do not attack people. They say mistaken identity is the only explanation for an outright attack. A shark occasionally might strike a diver if the shark assumes that the divers' black suit is a delicious seal. The film definitely gives me an eerie feeling about going diving in ocean. How can anyone forget the theme sound for Jaws? All that is needed to recieve a bone chill, is 2 low thumping strokes on the keys of the piano. The unique sound alone strikes fear in everyones' mind. Many people fear sharks and how quickly one can ingest a human body. The physical reality of swimming with sharks and watching Jaws will more than likely, keep me away from the beach for a very long time.

The movie Jaws utilizes a myriad of theatrical elements. APA requires use of a single space following ending punctuation when using a word processor.The setting of this thriller movie is in the fictional town of, Amity Island, located along the coast of New England. Realistically, most of the filming was done on and up to 12 miles outside of the shores of Martha's Vineyard, ...