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We had the opportunity to watch the cinematic masterpiece; Jaws. Jaws is a horror film that was released in the year 1975 and was directed by Steven Spielberg. I watched this movie for the first time when I was about twelve years old, and getting the chance to watch it at age twenty-one, I understood and appreciated the film and all that took place from a cinema graphic standpoint.
I would just like to vent and appreciate the camera angles, greenscreen use, CGI, and the actors. Throughout the film I felt as if I was living on Amity Island with everybody else. This film is different from other Horror films I watch. I am used to watching films like; Annabelle, The Conjuring, The Black Phone, IT, and The Visit, where the intensity of the movie does not start right at the beginning of the film. However, in Jaws, the film opens with an intensity grabbing scene because we see a woman run into the ocean away from her boyfriend, and gets eaten by a shark. This is a strategic move to get people hooked right at the start. When talking to my peers about my love of horror films, they always as me why they are my favorite genre of movie. I respond with "because of the thrill I feel every time I watch one, I am always on edge ready for a jumpscare or plot twist". Even though Jaws is a different kind of horror movie than I am used to watching, it is a film that will always keep me on my toes.
In the scenes where the shark is in the ocean swimming around or mid-devouring a human, the audience is able to appreciate the use of CGI and makeup to make these moments feel as realistic as possible. After watching this film for a second time in class, I was a little bit saddened because I remembered that my favorite ride at Universal Studios was shut down a couple years ago. SHOCKER; it was indeed the Jaws ride. To be honest, I had forgotten that it was shut down until I re-watched this movie. It brought me back to the days when I would be at Universal, and beg my dad to ride the Jaws ride (about 10 times maximum). The ride is a boat ride, with mechanical sharks that come out of the water right next to the riders. Also, the way that Universal studios was able to mimic the feeling of Amity Island on the outside of the ride was a surreal experience for me to endure.
Below I will post a video of the Jaws ride for anyone who loves this movie and wants to get a glimpse of what life would have been like on Amity Island.
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