Steven Spielberg's first true film in theaters is still considered to this day as one of the greatest films ever shown or made. Jaws follows a chief of police, a fisherman and a marine scientist in a small town that has been under attack by a gigantic great white shark. After the first attack the chief wants to shut down the beach but the Mayor has other plans, but after a kid gets taken by the shark the boys mother sets a bounty on the shark driving the small town into a whirl wind. Soon after the fisherman and the chief decide to hunt the shark, soon finding out its a bigger mission then they originally pictured.
The sounds in the film are one of the most famous music scores of all time, the famous sounds that we hear when we are about to see jaws are a perfect way to add to the suspense of seeing someone get bitten or eaten. The slow methodical sound has been used ever since when talking about sharks or any other situation in a film or show that seems stressful or suspenseful Another aspect to the movie is the camera angles. Spielberg used certain angles to let you get into the eyes of the shark, by using underwater cameras that looked up to the people swimming at the top of the water. Spielberg also uses the sound scape to make the scenes on the beach more realistic, all you hear are the people talking water splashing and radios blasting music, like a real beach full of people is like.
The acting in this film is really a thing a beauty, the fisherman in this film seems to authentic and so raggedy like a fisherman living off fishing probably is like. Also the chief of police in this movie is portrayed wonderfully, he is frantic and scared but still is determined to find and kill this shark even though he has no idea what hes doing. Spielbergs first big film was a masterpiece, the way he used the electronic shark and how he didn't give you a lot fo glimpses of it. I think this movie is a great representation of what a small town is like when tragedy befalls them and how they react to this tragedy. I recommend this film to all movie lovers especially those who enjoy a good suspense film.
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