Jaws Film Review

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THE BEST FILM OPENING EVER!

Thrilling, horrific, gripping; have you ever imagined a film opening meeting all these adjectives? Well... think again, because Jaws does!

Jaws opens theatrically with non-diegetic sound: the famous 'der-der' music associated with sharks gets louder and faster. The change in volume and tempo indicate that a danger is getting closer. The music sounds menacing- it creates a sense of foreboding danger when the audience hear music later on in the film.

The first shots we see are of the shark's world - setting the shark up as the central, most important character. This is a mysterious, unfamiliar territory to the audience. This immediately grabs the audiences' attention. Spielberg leaves the audience with no easy answers as to why we are being lead through the sea; we are left to ponder the significance of this journey and its potential connection to the near- extinction of the human race.

We are able to see the world from the POV of the shark. A vast amount of suspense is created as we are guided slowly but steadily through the water, wondering what the shark is about to do next. This