JAWS

I am pleased to say that I have seen Jaws and it is a classic favorite of mine. It was nice to have an excuse to watch it again. The music in this film is infamous. Everyone knows the Jaws music. Whenever I hear it I instantly think of Jaws and sharks. I love sharks and find them fascinating. I look forward to shark week on Discovery Channel every year. That being said,  I am terrified of sharks. I am aware of the odds of a shark attack. They talk about frequently on Shark Week. However, it still makes me nervous to swim in a lake let alone the ocean. This is why this film is scary. Unfortunately, shark attacks have happened and will continue to happen. This fact makes this film scary because it can happen. The ocean is full of mysteries and a giant rogue shark could be out there, who really knows?
The editing in this film also helps in giving this film tension and that scare factor. Cutting back and forth between people on the beach and people playing in the ocean and then to an underwater point of view that can only be the shark. Keeps the audience on their toes and makes them uncomfortable. There is one shot when the chief of police is on the boat with the two other men who are hunting the rogue shark and the chief is literally in the middle of a sentence and it fades out and to a new scene. That was a little wierd and the timing felt off.
As mentioned above the music from this film is infamous and most everyone is familiar with it. The use of music in this film helps to build tension and curiosity. The use of silence is also helpful in this film. It will be an underwater shot from the shark's perspective and you can only hear the water and the muffled sounds of children playing and people enjoying the beach and sunshine. It gives the audience an idea of what the shark hears while at the same time seeing what he sees.
I honestly feel like this film would still do well today in the box office. Imagine seeing a classic like Jaws on the big screen in 3D. Jurassic Park was awesome when they brought that back to theatres and I feel like Jaws would do just as well. Sharks are still real and attacks are still happening so the scary aspect is still there. Jaws is awesome and always will be.