The Movie You DON'T Want To Watch Before Going Swimming: Jaws

    The 1970's: The dawn of Steven Spielberg's career and movie blockbusters. The blockbuster we're going to look at now is Steven Spielberg's one and only Jaws. There's definitely no going back into the water for a while after watching this film. Made in 1975, Jaws was a sensation and still is today.

     Once upon a time in on Amity Island, the beaches are being terrorized by a mysterious and horrific predator. But with summer as the means of tourism and major income, the mayor refuses to close the beaches. After a young boy is killed, the heartbroken mother is putting a bounty on the monster that killed her son. Now Police Chief Brody, shark expert Matt Hooper, and fisherman Sam Quint are setting out to find and kill what they're sure is a large and deadly great white shark. Will the be able to save Amity Island from a set of killer jaws?

     Jaws has an excellent use of suspense. In the film, we rarely see the shark itself till the climax. One reason for this is that the mechanical shark used in the film kept breaking on set. (Fun fact: The mechanical shark that the film makers used was named Bruce. This is how the shark from Finding Nemo got his name.)  For Steven Spielberg, this is something that worked out in his favor. This iconic director was able to give us moments in the film that shocked, if not, scared us. 
     
    In reality, sharks aren't as malicious as Jaws. This film has the #1 image for the shark being seen as a man eater. But humans are not a shark's usual idea of a meal. Most shark attacks aren't fatal, depending on the damage. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_shark ) However, that does little to distract us from the sight or thought of a scary man eating shark like the one we've seen in Jaws. So trust me, a great white shark would rather eat a seal than you. Check out the link to learn more about great white sharks! 

    Why a film about a shark? For generations, going to the beach has been a favorite summer past time. Most people probably over look the idea of a hungry shark being in the water. Count on Steven Spielberg to bring that to life AND make it look realistic. In the film, the shark and the some of the stunts, (as well as the blood,) look very real. It looks even more real because the movie was filmed in the actual ocean. All these things put together make the shark fin soup for a blockbuster film known as Jaws. 

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