The Concept Of The Summer Blockbuster: Jaws

2006764 Ms. Szymski Composition & Media 5th March, 2015 Best Picture Analysis #1 – The Graduate Criteria: 1. The movie should have more to it than just pure entertainment. It should have a deeper message that will impact me in one way or another. 2.

The film Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, was created approximately 30 years ago. It tells the story of a shark which attacks and kills numerous people off the north-east coast of the USA in a small holiday resort called Amity Island. The attacks took place around the 4th of July, which in America, is similar to the British bank holiday. During this time, many Americans and tourists from abroad visit resorts such as Amity Island for a summer vacation.

The movie I chose was Easy A because there are many psychological concepts this movie that relate to real-life events and it covers many theories we learned about in this class. Easy A was released in 2010 and directed by Will Gluck. It’s about a teenage girl named Olive who accidentally admits to her friend Rhi that she was having sexual relations with boys. She felt pressured into lying since her friend had already engaged in sexual acts with her boyfriend. A rumor then spread and many people in the school then ignored Olive because they thought what she did was an immoral act, but the guys started giving her more attention. I feel that this applies to many

There are many different elements of film that filmmakers can utilize to make a film. Direction, storyline, cinematography, mise en scene, as well as point of view and tone can all lend a hand in making a film great. One might say that the most important aspect of a film is the script. Others might argue the actors are the most important part. However, an impressive balance of all of the different elements of film are what can elevate a film to greatness. That is why the best film viewed this semester is Night of the Living Dead.

I never gave much thought into what it takes to shoot, direct, edit, and complete a motion picture. Sure, it may sound fun, but after this assignment, it felt like a lot of work. There are quite a few specialized groups that put together the films that we enjoy in our movie theatres. No wonder why it takes months and even years to edit a film, these folks are making sure things are done and synced correctly! The following essay will identify information pertaining to film and importance for their audience so the person or persons watching can have an understanding of what it is they are viewing. A story that has no meaning or becomes very confusing in the details that are presented does not make a good film.

Answer the following questions related to your reactions to the movie. Please write in complete sentences with proper grammar, spelling, and language appropriate to an academic paper. You can use the first person “I”, as I am asking you about your opinions/reflections. Please type your responses.

Steven Spielberg’s, Jaws is an instant classic horror film that’ll bring shivers down a viewer’s spine and has them ready

This new period created the films to become more realistic. The Movie Brats have created biggest blockbusters in American history, from Star Wars, The Godfather and Jaws.

Describe a major theme of the movie you have selected using evidence from the movie itself as well as

The paper discusses how the critical reception shifts over a period of time. The paper is mainly focused on the film "Sunrise", directed by F. Marnau in 1927. Initially the movie got mixed reviews from the critics; however this film became to be known as a cinematic masterpiece in future decades.

4. What is your personal feeling to this films theme(s) or topic and why is it important to you?

Which movie did you enjoy the most? What about the movie resonated with you? 2. Which movie did you not particularly enjoy? What makes you feel this way? 3.

"Follow the yellow brick road" - The Wizard of Oz. Although society is more familiar with the 1939 version it was in fact the fifth remake of the 1910 silent film. In fact the original film was actually based off of a 1902 stage musical of the same content which was based off of the original book written by Lyman Frank Baum. The release of the movies 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ' and 'Oz the Great and Powerful ' is a 103 years difference. In that amount of time this movie has been remade 57 times and counting. Even though the newer version of the Wizard of Oz isn 't a remake of the original it 's more of a prequel , both the original and the new version were interesting as you get a different perspective because the focus was on different aspects, the techniques used were drastically different and the characters play roles that are unexpected.

8. Please suggest a different movie (not one of the other movie options originally provided in the Movie Review Sign-up link) for Developmental Psychology students to view and why you would choose it.

The movie in which I chose to do my movie analysis on was not one from the list provided. However, it is one of my all-time favorite movies The Band of Brothers a miniseries by HBO. I chose to do this one over the other because not only is it very entertaining and keeps you want to watch more, just to see what happens to everyone invaded but also because of the history be hide the story. The fact that they used real life experiences to help make the film just made it that much better. I watch The Band of Brothers at least a few times a year so I was happy to do this assignment.