The Roar from the Greatest Villian - Jaws - An Amber Steele Review

Taking the risk on a small, no name director, Universal Studios had their hands full from the start. Steven Spielberg had only directed a few shorts at the time when he was given Jaws. Inexperienced, at the least, Spielberg had his hands on a tunnel to gold, but surely he didn’t think so at the time. Anything that could have gone wrong on set did. All the footage on the boat they were filming on sunk. Their main character, the shark himself, fell to the bottom of the ocean, MORE THAN ONCE! These were just a few of the things that were making Universal consider hiring a new director for the job. Where would our superior Spielberg be today, if he had been replaced? But Spielberg persevered and gave the world the first Blockbuster.

A type of Villain no one could have imagined, a villain who is never seen until more than two-thirds through the movie. A minute island off of the coast of New England, Amity holds an unassuming community who is blatantly unaware of the inevitable danger heading their way. Martin Brody, one of the newest members to the community and the new Chief of Police, is handed the first case of murder of a Chrissie Watkins. The autopsy report reads shark attack leading Brody to beg the mayor to close the beach.  But with the summer season and many tourists with money for the town heading their way, he refuses. At his final and only choice, Brody and two others head out to the ocean to track and kill the beast. 
           
There are many things that make this film interesting and appealing to such a wide audience. It thrills, scares and captivates all at the same time. With the malfunctioning mechanical shark, the allure of never seeing the shark makes the movie much more captivating. It seems that the human mind can create a much more disturbing character than actually seeing it.
           
Most people underestimate the power of a score or the help of music to set a mood in a film. This factor is probably the most important edge to the movie. John Williams takes two notes and creates a legendary and unmeasurable fear. Dun-dun dun-dun.