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Jaws What makes jaws scary? is it the suspense techniques used? maybe its the effets those techniques have upon the audiance? in this essay i paln to explain why jaws was such a majour hit in the box office in 1975 with bein played in approximatly 500 cinemas. "Jaws" has had a great influence on films today , films such as "Deep blue sea" and the sequels of "Jaws" , all blended into the idea of a monstrous sea creature reaping havock on a small town. However "Jaws" was very much influenced itself by the book "Moby Dick" , which also talks about a man getting revendge on a shark for taking something loved from him. Jaws is part of the horror/thriller genre, and its general conventions , freaky music and dark, stormy settings. We will see how these conventions could build up tension in the film. It's power is amplified right...

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