Day 13 - 16th January
Snacks Eaten - An abundance of ice cream and popcorn after watching the green hornet before Jaws. Gondry you should be ashamed :(
Film 13 - JAWS
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Year - 1975
Adapted from the novel by Peter Benchley, Jaws is one spectacular thriller film. Set on Amity Island, Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) lives with his family after moving away from New York due to high crime. After a girl is discovered dead on the beach, rumours of a shark attack start to shake up this small quiet island. Scheider shines as the frustrated chief of police who is constantly overruled by the town mayor and enlists the help of oceanographer Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss). Teaming up with eccentric fisherman Quint (Robert Shaw), the men carry out a mission to rid Amity of the shark.
Spielberg effectively uses incredible suspense to keep the audience scared and on the edge of their seat. Using methods Hitchcock would be proud of, simply the hint of a shark is enough to change this film from a basic horror to one of the greatest films ever made. Shaw is magnificent as Quint and his verbal sparring with Hooper is superb. The whole film is just magical topped off by John Williams haunting and memorable soundtrack.
I could keep going on about this film forever but I'm not gonna. I love Jaws and everything about it is just..... Great. So next film, Piranha. Connection?
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