Jaws is about a small community on Amity Island, during a hot summer which is when all the tourists go to their beaches. The new Sheriff, Martin Brody, discovers a shark attack victim on the beach. His initial reaction is to shut down the beaches to swimmers, however the Mayor Larry Vaughn and several of the local businessmen disagree because it will hurt their businesses.
Brody stands down and a young boy winds up getting killed by the shark. The dead boy's mother puts a bounty on the shark and Amity is then quickly consumed with amateur hunters and fishermen hoping to cash in. A local fisherman with a lot of experience, Quint, offers his services for a higher fee. Soon the town caves in and offers to pay Quint for his services.
Quint, Brody and Matt Hooper, a scientist from the Oceanographic Institute go out into the ocean to start the hunt. During the first encounter they realize they need a bigger boat. After a long night and a long day after they finally catch the shark, after Quints boat has been destroyed.
This film was a little slow for my taste. However the cinematography and the direction in this film were great. Steven Spielberg and Bill Butler worked very well together.
Though there were many struggles on set Spielberg had the determination to push through a produce one of the influential films of all times.
The casting of locals for the film was a genius idea. This saved both time and money, and time IS money... so it saved money and more money; to bad the film still went way over budget...anyhow, the locals did a great job.
I did not pick up on a deeper meaning behind the story though. This seemed more specifically for entertainment purposes, that big summer blockbuster hit.
I give Jaws a 7 out of 10
Definitely a classic!
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