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Candy Jiang, Cherry, Eileen, Tiger, Christopher, Charlene, Alice Huang, Joseph, Vicky Shih, Alice Wang, Mamie, Tiffany, Abby, Ivana, Ida, Jeanette, Juliet, April, Max, Carolina, John, Sophia, Tina, Anne, Karen, Hansel, Holly, Vicky Lin, Vivian Yang, Emily, Hazel, Vincent, David, Vivian Lin, Minnie, Violet, Hilary, Irving,
Candy JiangThe opening credit sequence has already told the audience the dangerous mood of the film, Jaws. In this sequence, the director uses POV shots, which I think shall be the POV of the shark, with the melody which arouse a sense of danger. All of a sudden, the image cut to the beach party with happy songs and people happily chatted. It is really a great contrast. Those people were right beside the dangerous sea; however, they were so happy and were totally unaware of the danger that was hidden just few meters away.
I found that most time the predator came out to seek meal, right before it took its bite, the director uses POV shots, letting audience see through the aggressive shark's eyes. In this way, we feel more nervous and anxious to the poor people who were about to be the delicious meat of the shark. Despite the POV shot, whenever the shark appeared, the cue for shark can be heard as well. Thus, although for most time we can't see the image of shark, we know it is that shark coming out to attack.
I like the scene in which poor girl Chrissie was swallowed by the shark. In that scene, after she was beaten by the shark, she yelled and screamed and cried for help. After she yelled out her last word "NO," she was immediately dragged into the deep blue water. The sequence become almost silent with only few sounds of bell ringing that are almost hardly heard. I like this sequence not only because the sound makes a great difference before and after the dragging of poor Chrissie, but also because the silence did not mean safety at all. It means the temporary ending of the attack; however, the shark is still out there, waiting to have another one.
CherryThe score which gives us creepy feeling is heard in the precredit. It is mostly made up by bass instruments, together with the scene in deep water, which I think gives us the coming of shark and mysterious feeling deep in the ocean. If not judged wrong, I find there are not few graphic match cuts. For example, when the girl was killed at night, after the billowing the surface then became calm and this was somewhat emerged in the ocean scene again. Though look like the same place, actually it is not—also this time is in morning while the first time is at night. Second, when people are setting the warning sign and the camera starts to focus on the board, the scene then changes to Brody reading books about sharks. This is because of the description shot on the white board is very like the page (also white) in the book.
In this film, to let audience feel much closer to the danger of the sea, whenever there are scenes like people playing in the water, close-ups show. Besides, to make it have turbulent feeling, sometimes camera shots half in the sea. This also shows narrower field, which make us feel not so safe. Dolly-in shots are also in this film, we see Brody sitting (and his wife standing), with close up (he is looking attentively at sea) of his face when they are at the beach. I think eye-line match is widely used in this film. For instance, when the dead boy's mother and father go to blame Brody on not noticing tourist there are sharks, we first find they stop talking and then we look at the direction which they are looking at, and we then find the couple. Here, the low angle shot of the mother (also profile) gives her kind of convincing to "wake up" Brody.
I find there is also some kind of technique, not totally like red fade-out in Cries and Whispers or red-tinted images in The Conformist, yet looks like red-tinted. (I forgot to jot down where it appears. Sorry.)Of course, the red clearly represents blood.
EileenIn the film I see the government official's selfish. The town's mayor insists on opening the beach even though there is a shark in it. He thought that money is worthier than people's life. The tragedy can be prevented but the mayor doesn't care about people's life he just think the profit of having lots of visitors in the beach. It's special that the shark in the film has its own score. When you heard the two notes music you don't have to see the shark and you will know that shark is nearby. In the film I can see not only the human angle but also the shark angle. In the beginning there were a women eaten by the shark, the music makes people nervous and terrified. In the other day the scene change to peaceful and tranquil as if there is nothing happened last night. For me this is the most impressed scene in the film.
TigerThe opening scene of Jaws is very impressive. A tracking shot under the water keep moving front in the sea weed, creating a mysterious atmosphere. Then follows a pan shot when the people sitting around the campfire. The pan shot introduces that the original peaceful and pleasant beach by showing people talking, playing, drinking and kissing. The scene of the shark's first attack is made up of contradictions. From the young people's flirting to the girl's shouting for help, there is one contrast. And then the second contrast is that the girl is attacked by the shark in the night and the scene of the sea ends in the day time with a very smooth and tranquil sea level.
When the chief is in a hurry walking through the street, there is a pan shot focus on him when he goes by a corner. I think the pan shot is well used here because there is only one shot and we can see the chief walk from one street and pass the corner and go on the other street. The editing in the part of shark chasing is complex and very exciting. The director cuts back and forth the activities of the shark and the responses of the three men. At the end of the explosion of the shark we see the shark fin with blood sink into deep water since the shark fin has always been the symbol of the shark.
ChristopherThe movie Jaws was a huge success for Steven Spielberg who already one of the most famous directors today. Jaws is the first success to launch his career, and also is the movie change people's ideas about sharks, thinking they are all threatening and aggressive, but obviously, human are the devil to the sharks, today we are excited to see a shark exploring on the surface of ocean, cause we are going to have its fin for dinner.
A keyed-up cello crescendo was using to underscore the shark had appeared, and it was dangerous. The rhythm of movie is brisk, there doesn't have too much background music and the plot is easy to follow. All the former accidents are contribute to the final climax, but it is going to query about what is the purpose of the ending, because it seems to be a rough ending for the audience who have been tautened for half hour.
CharleneThis film totally scared me to death. The plot and the underscore are matched perfect with each other. First, for the plot part, I think that the mayor really makes me feel a strong antipathy. He is so wealth-oriented and he is so blind that he can only see the profits rather than the overall situation. Citizens seem to be so impotent and helpless because once they become the target of the shark, they would never get the chance to escape from it. On the other hand, I think I am quite fond of the character, Quint. He is a rude man at first, and is also very arrogant that he doesn't believe anyone on his boat. However, I think he is funny and he has a kind of sense of humor that the director wants to express. And I believe everyone would be sympathy about what he has been through after the soliloquy about the sinking of the navy boat many years ago. It is really a pity that he doesn't make it at the end of the film.
As for the music part, the motif for cello alarming the coming of the shark makes me feel the real fright. Those muffled sound is so frightening that I had no idea where and when the shark would appear, which keeps me in continuous suspense. On the other hand, I think the contrast between the silence and the music is very good. For example, the scene when the sea is open to the crowd in the holiday, there is a moment that the shark is about to show up without any underscore music in the background, which is really frightening because it might appear in a surprise. But the music appears later, and that really makes me feel relieved at that time.
Alice HuangIn the movie, Jaws, I find that the music (though I think it's more proper to count most of them as musical cues) and sound tracks sometimes convey a feeling of ironic and the innocence of people on Amity Island. Also, in this film, the technique introduced in the textbook, silence, is often used to create a suspenseful atmosphere.
I think the function of the sounds in this movie is to present a contradictory feeling. It's a horror movie; however, in some scenes the music is unbelievably relaxing and joyful compared with the tense and horrible situation. For example, in the beginning of this film, there is a group of adolescence having a fun near the sea. The music is party like; nevertheless, it shows the innocence of people who know nothing about what is going on under the water. Another scene which also displays this kind conflict occurs at the inauguration of the National Day. The pleasant sounds coming out from tourists and the mayor's welcoming speech enhance the ironic feeling and make the audience become even more worried for them. The conflict of the sounds between people's naïveté and the potential danger caused by the shark makes the suspenseful atmosphere even stronger.
Speaking of the cue of the big white shark, though it's just a series of simple and repeated melody, which mainly consists of two low sounds with different pitches, it does make the audience feel nervous and taut. I think the director and the sound designer make a big success by applying this cue, forming the sense of verisimilitude that involves audience's emotions. The cue is originally served as a signal of the shark's appearance. Yet, sometimes the director deliberately fails the expectation of the audiences, then scaring them at the next second.
All in all, the director and the sound designer cooperate with each other successfully since they not only choose a proper sound cue for the appearance of the shark but make a good use between this cue and other cheerful music.
JosephOne of the advantages of movie is that the volume of dialogues can be adjusted during the postproduction process. Although there are many overlapped conversations in this film, the editors can easily adjust which dialogue should be the main one, and rest of them will become another background sound.
Repeated scores and contrast between music and silence are effectively used during this film. For example, the same music motif is used when the real shark appears. Also, while the scenes are underwater, the editor chooses taking another music score representing the water scene. In addition, the editor makes good use of silence, calling attention to itself, because of the great contrast between the previous noisy scenes and silent ones. One obvious example lies in that the editor likes to cut to silent sea scenes, contrasting with noisy beaches or the crowd. Besides these, I want to point out a special use of music when the trio chase after the shark in order to shoot it. The editor uses more cheerful music rather than horrible one, which also makes another contrast with previous terrifying scenes. Instead of being strange, the tempo of the score actually corresponds to the chasing process.
Vicky ShihJaws was the movie I had watched when I was just a child. But during the second view, I still deeply affected by the frightening music. This film is really a representative work by Steven Spielberg. And it also a breakthrough of the horror films! After Steven Spielberg filmed this movie, many themes of films about shark appeared. But seldom of them can do well as Steven. The main praiseworthy achievement must be attributed to the music composed by John Williams. He successfully constructs the tense atmosphere. Even when I just listen to the music without watching the film, I can still feel the horror. I think Jaws is really a classical work!
Alice WangThe movie Jaws is always considered to be one of Steven Spielberg's most well-known film, and it is even usually seen as the first major success for Spielberg as he became one of the most famous movie directors afterwards. The film is most acclaimed for its music and editing. As for the underscore in the music, it is best known for the impressive two-note cello motif. Whenever the real shark is about to make an appearance in the movie, the muffled sound is used in order to signal its arrival. Also, the use of silence plays an important part, too, and it is usually used after chaotic scenes to make effective contrasts. Another feature of the sound effect in the movie is the frequent used simultaneous dialogues. During many scenes it is obvious that several dialogues are intended to be shown at the same time, creating a sense of realism, making the scenes much more realistic. On the other hand, the sexual subtext in the film is one of the important central ideas that develop throughout the film. As the three men that were in the first place afraid of the Unconscious and the castration symbolized by the mutilation caused by the Shark gradually have the courage to face it bravely, that is, they are facing their fear toward sex. And eventually, with their triumph of killing the Shark, they at the same time defeat their sexual fears.
MamieThis film is noteworthy for its editing and music cue. In the credit sequence, the two-motif for cello suggests the arrival of the cruel shark. This music becomes an excellent motif in the film because as long as we hear this music, we immediately know a REAL shark is going to show up. I also notice that Steven Spielberg often uses low angle shot in shark scenes. It creates an exciting atmosphere as if we are chased by an unseen murderer. At first, we can only see the victim's lower half body and cannot see the shark at all. As a result, I think the music can symbolize the shark. The editor remains the mystery of shark until the climax. We finally realize how big and scared the shark is until it is going to die. I think the editor arranges the plot so well that we are actually frightened by the bloody scene.
TiffanyThis is a classic film in movie history. Steven Spielberg produced and John William scored. The two-motif sound for shark used well to attract viewers' attention. And I was not terrified when the fake shark appears because that scene's editing and score are too calm and peaceful but the "silence" sound is contrast to the girl's shriek at next shot to increase nervous atmosphere which let viewers wonder "Is that a real shark?" In addition, there are plenty of match-on-action cuts and POV cuts which hardly notice. And when trio (Quint, Hooper, and Brody) depart to kill shark, the scene is shot as they goes into or out of the shark's mouth which respectively implies the danger in their depart and their necessary success to conquer shark or their inner horror.
AbbyAt the beginning camping scene, there is one man seems different from others. He drinks alone, not kissing or chatting, and he becomes the first one spotted the missing of the girl thus the theme begins. I think the special effect of "Jaws" is quite good as long as at that time when it is produced. With the help of the special effect, it could establish the setting and cause the exciting feeling of the scenes. And I think the music cue of the movie is quite obvious. When the shark is coming, viewers can easily tell from the change of the music. There is a special method of showing the keyword in the movie. It is when the chief receives the phone call, and he types "SHARK ATTACK" instead of saying it. And the effect of the scene that when chief's wife sees the picture that the shark attacks the boat, thus immediately changes her idea to urge her son to come home, the scene is quite amusing.
IvanaBasically, I like the film. It begins with sequence of killing events, and finally reaches the climax—the shark being killed. I love the establishing shots before and after each event. Before the first victim goes into the sea, an establishing shot on the sea show the location. After the victim dies, another establishing shot and long silence close the first event, reacquainting the viewers with the location, suggesting the unpredictable danger. The second time when viewers see the establishing shot on sea and a long silence; they feel the suspense, expecting the coming of the shark.
Yet, the only thing I would criticize on the film is the display of incomplete corpses. It's an easy way to scare viewers by showing the fresh blood and the mauled wound in front of them. However, I find it barbaric to do so. Personally, I prefer Alfred Hitchcock's montage sequences on killing scenes.
IdaNo wonder Jaws can get so many money at the box office, it is really a great film full of suspense and tension. There are some popular themes in this film. First, the week masculinity showed by Brody. Second, the corrupted authority showed by the mayor as he does not want to close the beach. Spielberg does a good job to show those themes, and some shots are great too. For example, the underwater scenes are terrific and the shark looks real. To sum up, this film is great as the plot is attractive, the shotting looks real and terrific, the music suits the scenes, and the dialogues are humor. However, as this film lasts for about two hours, I somehow find it boring as they keep on chasing the shark and vice versa for the last hour.
JeanetteThe underscore is very thrilling and reasonable since the film start with shots of deep water, the audience then anticipates seeing big shark at the very beginning. It's kind of weird to stop the thrilling at a sudden and soon turn in a scene which people are partying. (I expect to see more shots under the water.) Also, the under-water shots are used effectively in this film in my opinion. When audience saw the bare legs of children and adults, we are also afraid that the shark will appear suddenly. Even sometimes there are a few false alarm, those shots look creepy, too. The shark finally "shows up" when Brody, Quint and Hooper are haunting. Before, we only see the huge fin of the creature instead of the whole body. It also makes us keep imagining how big and dangerous the shark is. The accumulated fear then can results well at the end.
JulietIn Jaws, the use of different sounds enhances different atmosphere, and sometimes even helps to present ideas. One sound that impresses me most is the cello sound which announces the approach of shark. Undoubtedly, this sound is a motif in Jaws. It not only prophesies the coming danger but also strengthens the tense mood. Moreover, this sound is only used while the real shark is coming. Hence, it is easy for us to distinguish between the real shark and the fake one. For instance, in one scene, while two boys pretend as the shark, we can find that this music cue is not used. Besides using particular cue for particular character, John Williams also makes a contrast between sounds. For example, before the shark attack, there seems silent and peaceful. Then, a kind of ominous sound is given off, and we can predict that something will happen. Of course, we hear the motif cue of the shark, and see the shark comes to attack people. Also, after the shock attack, it becomes silent again. In my opinion, the contrast between silence and the shark cue successfully differentiates the different atmosphere between "attacking" and "after attacking."
What's more, one interesting editing in Jaws impresses me. That is the scene which Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) and his wife have a friction—because of different attitudes towards their boy plays in a boat after a shock attack. In this scene, we see that Brody's wife disagrees with Brody who does not want their son to play in the sea. However, in the next cut which is an eyeline-match cut (from the wife's point of view), we see a picture showing a shark attacks a boat. Seeing this, Brody's wife immediately changes her view, and asks the boy not to play. This is an interesting editing for me. This editing indeed makes me laugh, and somehow lightens the tense atmosphere.
AprilIn the crediting sequence, the theme music score already set the tone for the film. The pattern of the composed sound makes the song intense and meaningful. The repetition of the playing of string instrument and trumpet as well as the sudden appearance of stinger-like music piece increases the impending omen.
Also, when Hooper dived into the sea to inspect the sunken boat, there is a stinger when the dead head of the woman suddenly comes into sight, which adds to the effect.
The name of the town Amity sounds like "empty" to me, which suggests that the shark will kill numbers of people.
MaxThe opening sequence of "Jaws" is very unique. The pleasant air is followed by gloomy and terrible atmosphere resulting from the shark attack. And then, it becomes silent again. The change from chaotic to tranquil actually reinforces the feeling of horror. It is very ironic that the sea returns still as if nothing happened when a lady is killed. Aother similar example is the cheerful background music occuring when the three man are threatened by the shark. Although the music is joyful, it actually makes the air scary. Finally, the classic music indicating the appearance and the point of view from the shark in the water greatly arouse viewers' tense. Whenever the tow-note sounds appear, viewers start to feel nervous because of the arrival of the killer shark.
CarolinaThis movie is really one of the greatest thrillers ever that I have seen until now. Spielberg has really done a marvelous job in the direction as the storyline is actually very simple – a shark appears in a tourist attraction and the habitants need to hunt it down in order to maintain their summer economical interest. The beginning is very scary as a woman gets killed and later, it shows the remains of the corpse. The shark does not entirely appear in the first half of the movie but the music cue conveys the idea of its existence. The audience gets really nervous whenever they listen to it like the scene when two kids have provoked a commotion on the beach because they are disguised as a shark. The shark is not there, but we assume that it is there. Our mind is just scaring ourselves with something that we presume, and this is the scariest part of this genre. Steven Spielberg is really an amazing director – shark, dinosaurs, UFO, Indiana Jones, Transformers, and so on. I noticed in IMDB that he even participated in the Twilight Zone as a producer. He directed this film when he was only 28 years old! Though I am not a thriller or sci-fi movie fan, I am still fond of this amazing director.
JohnI have watched many movies about shark, but all of them were taken in current ten years. They have used almost same way to scare spectators. The blooding screen is one of them. Sometimes I feel disgusting about that. This one gives me some different feelings. It perfectly uses music to create nervous effect. There is one part that using two sounds when shark appears to attack human. It can be easily associated with shark. The most impressive grand part is killing shark. The background music matches up the nervous screen really shake my heart.
SophiaIn Jaws, the sound is used effectively. The most noticeable instrument used in the film is the piano. The music producers create a suspenseful scene in the background of piano. Also, the producers also make good use of the clarinet and the oboe to establish a tense and nervous atmosphere. With the music mainly composed by the harp, the scene was created as a good ending. The editing of music plays an important role in the film. Also, the editing in Jaws is organized and designed. One of the successful editing is when the corpse of the girl is found the reaction of the actors. Followed by a conversation between the captain and a young man, the cut comes immediately to the police's face. With a close-up shot, the police's facial expression shows how horrible and poor the victim is. Also, another interesting editing is used when the captain watches and controls on beach. Continuously, several people come to him and talk to him. The cutting from the back of the other person is interesting. At the same time, the background music creates how tense and nervous the captain feels.
TinaObviously, the jaws motif (the music) is effectively used in this film. To me, the most effective scene is the one in which Matt Hooper dives with the cage and the poison and then encounters a shark, which is actually not the shark they are looking for. When the first shark appears, audience are shocked and thought it as the Big White Shark. But audience in aware could notice that this is not the Big White Shark because the jaws motif does not appear at all!In addition to the apparent Jaws motif, there are also other musics constantly used in the film. For example, the ballad sung by Captain Quint. The melody of this song appears when Captain Quint, Matt Hooper, and the sheriff are tracing the shark. To me this is a strange arrangement, since filmmakers usually put edgy music in this kind of nervous and suspenseful situation. Instead, Spielburg and his crew use a quite lighthearted music in this scene. Maybe the intention is to make the audience misunderstand that human are winning the game.
AnneThis is a very classical Hollywood movie, and of course I enjoy it a lot when every time I saw it . Especially , I am interesting about the music and the suspend atmosphere the director created . In the movie ,the director using the scary atmosphere to terrify us instead of describing how violent and fast the shark is . We seldom saw a scene that shot the whole shark , however most commonly we saw the fin , part of the shark . Besides , people in town all enjoy the celebration and vacation and this time is the tourism season of the town . Even though there are several shark attack events ,the police still have the pressure not to close the beach .
In the last half part of the movie , the task is to get the aggressive giant shark . I would like to put attention on the underscore cues when the men go for the shark . In that part , three men on boat going to find the shark it's a long journey ,they got peaceful ,nervous ,happy atmosphere each them have different underscored cue . On of the scene which I liked a lot is that , on of them threw the knife and cutting into the boat shows the determination of getting the shark and they were annoyed by the cunning shark .
KarenJaws is really an exciting movie. In the first sequence of the shark attack, the two-note cello music emerges, signifying the arrival of the shark, and later uses as motifs to denote the coming shark. Maybe the two-note shark motifs also give us a warning that someone is going to become the shark's meal and we will a see bloody mutilated part of one's body. Moreover, the scenes from underwater show us that the shark is approaching as well, and probably these are point-of-view shots from the shark. Both music and editing for the shark allow viewers to know what might happen in the next scene. It also increases tension for the shark attack. In this film, the shark hunter Quint may represent boldness, while the police Brody represent fear, the fear of both water and shark. Nevertheless, it is the fearful one who eventually killed the shark, and the daring and experienced one is killed by the shark. Suppose this has an ironic implication that no matter how one is brave and proficient, luck always plays a part in everything. And perhaps Quint is bound to die for he is so puffed with pride.
HanselMonster movies have always been popular, and have been improved with advanced special effects. The film Jaws was released more than thirty years ago, yet it can still beat many movies today. It is an exciting and frightening, not because we see how terrible the shark is, but because we cannot see what makes us afraid. The film is good in creating suspense. During most of the film, we do not see the shark itself. The movement of the camera makes us wonder if it is the shark. We are frightened because the underscore makes us nervous and the shots make us anticipate what is coming next. The movie does not only focus on the problem caused by the shark but also on people's different attitudes in such a situation. Righteousness and selfishness are also an important issue, and it makes the film more sophisticated.
HollyThe composer of the film scores the shots in the movie successfully. I was quite impressive by the shark's attack and the score really adds color to those attacking shots. Correct use of music will make the actors' body movement and their facial expressions vividly presented on the screen. What's more, music delights our ear while we are appreciating one shot. Lots of shots are taken in the water, which gives a sense of horror, making the scene extremely dangerous to the audience. In the film, the male characters take the main role, being put on the emphasis in most of the shots. Maybe that's because the film's topic seems to be more masculine, or easily associated with the men' bravery and boldness when confronting the unpredictable nature and terrifying creatures, such as the shark, the dinosaur or the crocodile. It would be a little frustrating that the women can hard deal with this kind of movie. Maybe the phenomenon is out of the general stereotype of female. Women are always required to be gentle and tender, waiting for men coming home. Female play the role of counselor most of the time and that's why it's hard to see the women having the tougher personality in the old movies.
Vicky LinThe movie we see this week is Jaws. I am so impressive the score of the "shark." Because it is repeated many time and is so well done to match the scene. The most interesting is that the shark score is only used when the "real" shark appears. We can observe that when there is the "fake" shark shows, the editor do not use the score for it. I also impressive when there is the second shark attack, the editor uses some close shots of Brody, the Chief. The shot of Brody become closer and closer. In the end, the editor even uses a quick zoom-in to shot Brody's face to indicate his shock when the shark appears and attack the people in the sea.
Vivian YangThe Jaws, directed by Steven Spiellberg, is a great success in its sound production. For most of the audience, the sound effect which goes with the shark is the most unforgettable part in this film. Apart from using the cello sound track, the sound editor also applies stingers to emphasize the terrifying appearance of sharks. Notice that there is one scene which children dress up like sharks, the sound effect is also scary as if the editor still wants to make believe the existence of sharks.
Another interesting theme of The Jaw is the familiar image of men, including Brody, the shark expert, and Quint. During the climax of the film, which is the wrestle between human and sharks, the conversations of thm are often related to female. For example, Quint makes fun of Brody about his wife, and keeps singing songs about a Spanish lady, and so on. The oppressed sexual desire of Quint is evident. However, in Brody, I could only see the girl-like indecisiveness and clumsiness.
All in all, after watching The Jaws, I somehow understand why it is recommanded by so many people and is repeatedly shown on movie channels. The fascination ofThe Jaw, in my opinion, would be proved by more and more viewings of the public.
EmilyI like this film so much. Its plot is so interesting. The sound in the film is used very well. The viewers can follow the film by hearing the sound. There is the specific music tract when the shark appears. The viewers may become nervous and want to know what is going to happen. The director uses the music track very well; it is combined with the plot and go with it.
HazelDuring the Jaws, the shark, actually, doesn't come out most of the time. However, the background music warns of audiences the upcoming danger. What's more, the composition makes us feel panic and fear and get into a state. That's to say, the non-diegetic music creates a kind of thriller and nervous atmosphere successfully. When the music plays, the audience may be aware of that the shark will show and they star to imagine the frightful figure of the shark. It will make the movie more horrible. Additionally, the director often takes the shark as a subject and that make the audience feels like we are hunted. Both of the music and the shots represent strong visual effect and construct a remarkable style of movies.
Vincentfilms about shark in hollywood. But Jaws is the most unique one. Most movies of this kind today are focus on the visual effect, like how furious and fast the shark is, or how bloodthirsty it is. On the contrary, Jaws is much more focus on the atmosphere. In other words, the director, Steven Spielberg makes this film an absolute thriller. It makes me think of the first movies of the Alien series. Likewise, in the Alien, people aer killed by a mysterious creature, and It hides in the shadow. The fearness to the unknown things help the movie build a perfect atmosphere of a thriller.
Jaws can't be such successful without the score, Just like the director says. I love the main theme so much. The structure of this song is simple. But it perfectly makes the audience feel the shark, the danger. At first, the shark is far away, staring at the prey. Then, it sneaks closer and closer. Finally, the deadly chasing begins, and the exciting rythm almost makes me feel the shark is just behind me, and its sharp teeth almost reach my flesh and bones.
DavidJaws (Steven Spielberg) is typical of all the horror films. Although the shark actually does not appear very often in the film, Steven Spielberg was very successful in making a horrible atmosphere. Whenever the audience hear the main theme of the Shark, they get nervous. The underscore successfully connects the shark and the music itself. We can know the shark is going to do something terrible even though we have not seen it. The framing is also worth noticing. When the chief is watch the people in the sea, people keep talking to him, and then block part of his view. The POV shot followed by a close up of the chief, trying to watch the sea, is very interesting.
Vivian LinTo be honest, I do not like the movie, although it is a kind of fun when the three guys live in the ship and face the shark. Everytime, the shark appear suddenly, I am alwasys scared. The music is great when they fight the shark. The favorite scene is that they are eating dinner and telling the story. Then, the song comes out. They all want to go home. Suddenly, the shark bumps the ship which freaks me out. I like musice because it is really impressive and sometimes it reachs its goal, such as sacre. The movie with a happy ending that make me a kind of sad because I expect the different situation.
MinnieAbout the underscore: When it compare to the Psycho, it just gives a huge fear. The music of psycho was very detail and sensitive, I think. That's why I remember that is beautiful scene rather than cruel. Jaws theme is really awesome. Actually we can hear two mainstream notes from this movie's. By controlling the volume, viewers feel nervous. When it becomes louder, it suggests jaws' approach. If I saw that movie without this music, I would be disappointed by jaw's unrealistic figure. Especially, when the jaws almost ride up to the boat, I clearly felt that it's old movie.
VioletThere are a lot of cinematographs for making audience thrilling. First, when Brody observe at the bitch, he notices that there is a strange thing, and the camera shows us Brody's face gradually zoom in again and again. Moreover there was another express. When Brody noticed that the shark coming, DP use 'zoom in-track out' method. Actually I've never noticed it before. When the shark attempt to coming, DP use 'point of view shot'. It means the view of scene was at the shark. And when the shark approaching, there wasn't shark in the frame. Instead of real shark shape, DP use image of the shape of shark under props and success to make audience feel trilling.
And also its sound was too. At this moment, when the shark quest about for his meal here and there, very famous sound was played together. I can never forget these timely scenes. When village people discuss each other, the shriek of fingernails on a blackboard by Quint was very helpful to create horrifying atmosphere.
I heard that this movie made in Steven Spielberg's young ages, I've only surprise at this masterpiece. When person in danger to death from shark, the camera take various shot of him. First, there was a boy who half drowned in the water and the camera shows us the scene in shark's view. The camera moved up and down at surface of the water. When the camera was in the water we can't hear sounds just we can hear the sound of under the sea. Also when the camera was on the upside of surface of water, we can hear any sounds. That is exactly same as normal people do.
When Brody and Hopper reconnoiter, I think this scene was most horrifying scene to me. There was only light from ship, the darkness and silent was all over sea. Gradually and unnoticeably the horrifying music was played.
In this movie, there was a scene that I like the most. When Brody and his second son sitting in the table, his son acting after the manner of his father. Father drinks his glass of alcohol and son drinks his glass of water. This scene was most impressive scene to me.
HilaryI admit that I like the commercial film. All the time there will be a hero and there will be some jokes, for example, the college student said" here is broken" with his hand pointing to his chest. This movie is really charming!
I like some editing of it. There was a frame on the police's glasses. When the pages were turned over and over, that means he study lots of pages of the book about shark. Another one is that graphic match shot. After he drank the wine, the frame changed from the bottom of the glass to a shining electric torch. I like the tempo of this movie. It is so attractive. Sometimes I may doubt whether the shark appear or not. And I will listen to the underscore music to tell apart that. Several times I was frightened, when the shark emerged or the horrible music cues. At that time the technique of model making is amazing. I almost thought the shark is a real one. This is the last film we see this semester, and I love it so much!
IrvingI love this kind of movie, especially their score, which creating nervous feeling only with two notes play alternatively .
I also like the director using similar shots that take swimmers' legs underwater to make us thought the big white shark is approaching, yet sometimes it turns out nothing happen. I think this kind of shots can enhance the nervous atmosphere in parts which are not that interest audience.
The shot the police watching the beach when his wife talks in front of him and blocks his eyesight interest me very much, because there are many funny situations which make audience think of shark attack, like the screaming from a girl, the girl was self-moving with legs unseen. Director uses POV shot to make me feel the same feel of the police. This is one reason that makes me like seeing this kind of film, because when watching movie, I can experience direct feeling of horror.
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