Why I love the opening sequence of Steven Spielberg's Jaws!
At first I thought an old fashioned film from 1975 would be boring but I was wrong. "Jaws" is a fantastic film, although it can be spine chilling at times. I was 100% sure it would be like all seventies movies; as boring as having to sit through one of Ms Clark's lectures. Wrong! This movie is awesome..
Right at the beginning the opening scene Spielberg shows us the Point Of View of the shark as it swims swiftly through the water, brushing past weeds. Then out of the blue we hear it, the spine chilling 'Jaws' score, carefully written and structured by John Williams. It signifies danger, gets our heartbeats accelerating and gives us a taste of fear!
Straight away the non-diegetic music has us hiding behind our cushions, our hearts about to pop out, waiting for a bloody shark attack with skin and limbs everywhere. But noo! Spielberg has tricked us! We are, in almost the blink of an eye, thrown from the dark waters of the ocean to the warmth and safety of a campfire.
At first I thought an old fashioned film from 1975 would be boring but I was wrong. "Jaws" is a fantastic film, although it can be spine chilling at times. I was 100% sure it would be like all seventies movies; as boring as having to sit through one of Ms Clark's lectures. Wrong! This movie is awesome..
Right at the beginning the opening scene Spielberg shows us the Point Of View of the shark as it swims swiftly through the water, brushing past weeds. Then out of the blue we hear it, the spine chilling 'Jaws' score, carefully written and structured by John Williams. It signifies danger, gets our heartbeats accelerating and gives us a taste of fear!
Straight away the non-diegetic music has us hiding behind our cushions, our hearts about to pop out, waiting for a bloody shark attack with skin and limbs everywhere. But noo! Spielberg has tricked us! We are, in almost the blink of an eye, thrown from the dark waters of the ocean to the warmth and safety of a campfire.
