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Nicole Tomlinson 20 AEH

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Mr Middleton

JAWS

I am going to be explaining, in full detail, the action packed film Jaws released in 1975. The famous director of jaws, Steven Spielberg is well known for his expensive and high tech movies such as Indiana Jones, star wars and E.T, Jaws is yet another one of his incredible movies.

The film Jaws is set in a little, yet thriving, beach resort Amity. Amity is known for its busy summers and constant customers, but there is dreadful news. There’s a shark in the waters and it’s not long before it has attacked its first victim. Inspector Chief Brody is new to the island and is first to here news of the shark; he believes that the beach should be closed down, but July the 4th is on its way and is a big earner for the town. Amity’s mayor wants to keep the beach open and he gets his own way. The shark keeps on attacking and in one instance Brodys son is nearly a victim. The quest to find this man-eating shark becomes personal and Brody, Hooper (oceanographer) and Quint (shark hunter) set off to track the shark down. Quint is attacked and eaten. All is well in the end and brody and Hooper manage to kill the shark.

During the title sequence the audience are lead to believe that there is a creature underwater. The music kicks in and we automatically associate the shark to the music.

As the shark quickens it’s pace, the music gradually deepens and becomes faster. The link between the two soon becomes noticeable to the audience. The music suddenly stops; the audience are relieved but curious. This makes the audience want to find more about the shark and this comes as a shock later on when we see it.

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In the first attack there is a big sense of panic when the girl is being eaten, the director builds up more and more of a horrific atmosphere, it suddenly all stops and is quiet. The audience are left to recover from the attack that they have just encountered and everyone is relieved, but there is still a sense of fear that the shark is still out there.

In the second attack a boy called Alex is brutally killed, the director uses silence after the attack the let the audience reflect on the momentum they have just witnessed minutes ...

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