Everybody know the famous opening in which the shark attacks the woman. I don't feel any need to discuss why the scene is so great because you probably already know. For the rest of you who haven't see the rest of the movie, Jaws is a masterpiece to add to your list. Jaws has a very simple plot: great white shark + 4th of July+ Amity Island= big big problem.
Jaws evokes a primal fear that many horror movies don't. You could be eaten by a shark any day at the beach, but some evil girl is not going to climb out of your television screen. Jaws is slightly realistic which is why it is so scary. Although the chances of an event actually happening like this are slim, you may never go in the water again.
Steven Spielberg does an excellent job on second movie here. The viewer does not actually see the shark for a good 45 minutes and when we do, it has quite an effect. Spielberg uses to subjective shots to put us into the shark's body and make us attack a woman. It adds to the chill factor of the movie.
Some people may say that Jaws is not a horror movie, but I would have to disagree. It is one of the few horror movies to scare me. We can only hope that this will never be remade. Also, I just have one more comment to make: isn't it amazing how a man getting eaten by a shark can get into a PG movie?
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