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Informative Essay On Jaws Movie

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Jaws 1 was released in 1975 and was one of the first horror films ever, so people didn’t know how to take a shark killing a person within the first five minutes of the movie. People now probably wouldn’t consider Jaws to be a horror film because it doesn’t fit the modern scary movie fright. When Jaws was released everyone loved it because there hadn’t been to many horror films before this one and eventually tbey ended up making a few more that in my opinion weren’t as good as the original, although Jaws has many intense moments and tons of screaming I don’t think Jaws is a horror film. To some people in 2017 Jaws is even considered a comedy, even though I wouldn’t go that far. “The screams started and they never stopped.” That’s what producer …show more content…

When you watch Jaws as a grown-up, in 2017, you may well find yourself marvelling at its quotable dialogue, smiling at the uniformly fine performances, humming along to John Williams’ theme music and applauding Spielberg’s genius at suggesting the shark without showing it. But chances are you won’t be frightened. That’s not to say that you won’t be tense while you’re waiting for the next sighting of a dorsal fin, or that you won’t jump a few millimetres when that ominous black triangle glides into view. But, speaking as one of the most easily scared people in this world, even I can see why the ratings board of the Motion Picture Association of America gave Jaws a PG rating, allowing young children to see it, rather than the more restrictive R. Today, the film is more likely to prompt squeals of delight than screams of terror. The first of these comedies is set in the picket-fenced New England beach resort of Amity, where a New Yorker, Brody (Roy Scheider), has recently been appointed Chief of Police. When the shredded remains of a skinny-dipping tourist wash up on the shore, Brody fears that a man-eating shark is on the prowl. No one else is quite as concerned. The media flock to the area, the locals fall over each other to catch the shark and claim a $3,000 bounty and the cowardly mayor’s only worry is how the publicity will affect the island’s 4th of July takings. At this point, Jaws is a bustling, rambunctious satire of small-town incompetence, while

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