Steven Spielberg’S Jaws it is a fantastic and terrifying film. That movie scared me as a kid and I can’t get enough! I watched this movie over and over when I was growing up. Initially the shark was supposed to have much more screen time in the film but due to the continuous malfunction of the animatronic shark, they had to limit the screen time and that made the film much scarier.
I have a video here for you to watch from Norm Wilner of the Toronto International Film Festival and in it he explains how the shark’s seemingly unfortunate malfunction made Jaws scarier.
Jaws is the biggest crash in cinematic history Brilliant, right? Also unforgettable. But here’s the thing: It’s not the movie Steven Spielberg intended to make. Spielberg originally wanted the great white shark that threatens the people of Amity Island to be a constant presence in the film. But it turned out that salt water wasn’t exactly conducive to animatronics.
It was later explained that this need for Spielberg to pivot in how he directed Jaws made it the incredible movie it has become.
On any given day in the summer of 1974, Spielberg and his crew had to find a way to portray the monster they couldn’t show, suggesting its presence through John William’s insidiously simple score, employing a subjective camera for his POV underwater, showing us a glimpse of his carnage, or even representing it by, shall we say, alternative means. It worked. It worked brilliantly. From its very first scene, Jaws captivates audiences with its simplicity and intensity, but we still wouldn’t consider it a classic if we didn’t care about the people at its core. …
Watch the video below and let us know what you think!
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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