Rhetorical Analysis Of Jaws
Jaws is horror film based on the beaches of a small island town called Amity. Within the waters of these beaches lies a killer shark, hungry for human flesh. After the terrorizing of several people by this ruthless shark, Chief Martin Brody takes it upon himself to gather a small group of people and get rid of this shark. Chief Brody gathers together a top-notch shark hunter named Quint and a shark expert named Matt Hooper. Together these three go out in search of this menacing beast to kill it and bring order back to this small Island Town. The intensity of this film is added by Steven Spielberg's use of directing. The usage of camera work, framing, editing, and even John Williams score combined together enhance the over all thriller feel of the film, creating a suspenseful and scary setting for the audience. The first element that is used very effectively within the film can be seen in the opening scene. We see a female swimming in the water and she is snagged by something. She is thrown about by an unseen creature and taken under, only a reddening of the water remains afterwards. By the audience not seeing the creature that is doing this horrible deed it creates a great deal of sus
The musical score, directly from the beginning, cues the shark for attack. Spielberg plays with the audience, making an unsure atmosphere. This area of water is the only place action is taking place. When the director wants the audience to feel a certain emotion then they must convey this through the 2-dimensional world that is going to be set before them. Spielberg knew there were times when he wanted the audience to center on a certain area, but he wanted it to be scary. The audience will be told that there is a shark in the waters that all these people are in, but they are not told where the shark is or if he will attack. There is a scene towards the beginning of the film where Brody knows about the attacks and sits on the beach and watches intently for people, and sharks! As he is watching there are quick cuts getting closer to him as he sees certain things. These quick cuts trigger the idea that something will happen. While shooting Jaws Spielberg thought as much about how the audience would react to a scene as he thought about how a scene would look on film (the primary thought of a director). What is the use of showing a close up of water when the shark jumps out of it, there is no reference to the people in a close up shot of that nature, so there is not as much reason for the audience to experience fear within the shot. If there was a close up of the water and we saw the shark jump out, then Brody may have reacted in the same manner, but the audience would not have. These editing styles, whether long takes or quick cuts, as well as the other techniques mentioned (sound, frame work, and music) are used to get a purposeful feeling from the audience. The framing of Jaws is very interesting at times. At times that editing is down quickly to get a sense of chaos. They thought about how the audience would react to each scene and they molded the film together for the audience to experience as much as watch.
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