The thriller "Jaws", which was born in 1975, made Spielberg on the one hand, and on the other hand, it has once again demonstrated The magic of the American film industry.
First, let’s look at Si Shi. He and David Coppola are both leading figures in the new American film wave. Coppola completed the shining life of "The Godfather" in 1972. This film has made Paramount a lot of money. It also put American film routines in front of global audiences, and this traditional mode of tight plot and compact layout was not broken by "Once Upon a Time in America" until 1984. Sergio Leon from Italy Inside, the stream of consciousness, poetic narrative techniques, as well as solemn and harmonious, dynamic and static styles were brought into the American film scene. It can be said that "Jaws" in 1975 did not have the complicated structure of American movies after "Once Upon a Time in America". It only relied on thrilling scenes and compact layout to win the audience. However, the reason for its success is not limited to this. Spielberg also effectively borrowed from Hitchcock and Bergman's film techniques in the film. The change to amplify the police officer’s frightened and uneasy facial expressions is exactly the same as the technique used by Hitchcock to create horror scenes in films such as "Dizziness".
In the scene of a group of police officers catching sharks at sea, the lonely and sad shark catching boat reminds people of the small boats loaded with refugees and captives in Hitchcock's "Submarine". It is also a time full of crisis and hope. The thick twilight makes hope. The proportion of crises has undergone subtle changes. Sometimes the waves slapped on the ship's hull and sometimes still like stagnant water accompany people whose future is uncertain. Spielberg used dark tones and music to express this scene. In addition, he also reduced the movement of the camera, so that loneliness and fear were quickly amplified in a still and cold atmosphere, as in Bergman's "The Seventh Seal" and "Shame." The helplessness and sadness shown in the silent scenes in ", maybe this is the appearance of the doomsday?
"Jaws" inherited the traditional film narrative techniques since Hitchcock. In addition to the compact layout just mentioned, the movie protagonist, the cowardly police officer, has inherited the image of the "self-interested middle class" in American movies. With two familiar appearances, the film has naturally won the recognition of American audiences. It is worth mentioning that the shark catcher in the film, a retired World War II veteran, resembles the fisherman described by Hemingway in "The Old Man and the Sea". They are all brave and fearless tough guys, but Spielberg Deliberately dispelled the halo entrenched on the shark catcher. Towards the end of the film, the shark catcher became the last life to die under the shark's teeth.
Instead, the cowardly officer killed the shark, but this was obviously by luck-he happened to hit the oxygen tank stuck in the shark's mouth. At this time, the second proposition hidden in the movie emerged immediately following the shark's carcass. That was the victory of traditional American values. Although Spielberg was a kid who was heavily influenced by new European movies, he was deeply rooted in the middle class. Class conservative thinking is fully revealed in "Jaws". It is different from the old man Hemingway portrayed and the character of the shark catcher in the movie who are bold and feel at home. Si Shi is like a member of the wealthy ocean association. He is narrow and self-righteous. Look down on ignorant rough and tough guys. This "prejudice" comes from the education of the middle class. From the young elders and books, it has been instilled in them that society is dominated by suits and leather shoes, elegant gentlemen, and ladies.
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