Jaws

Jaws is a movie of a shark terrorizing the tourist town of Amity Island during Summer Break. The main character, Brody, the Chief of Police in the town of Amity and is in charge of insuring the safety of the residents and tourists. There are reports of deaths caused by a shark at the Amity beach. This causes Brody to try to shut down the beach, but the mayor is against him the whole way because he is only concerned about money that tourism will bring in. After a little boy is killed by the shark the mayor finally budges and allows Brody to shut down the beach and begin a search for the killer shark. After struggling with his fear for the water, Brody decides to go on the quest along with a captain and marine biologist to hunt the shark. After many trials of hunting this beast they eventually track down the shark and Brody blows up the shark using a rifle and an oxygen tank. Major themes in this movie are to overcome your fears and Man vs. Nature. Man is challenged by nature each step of the way and even takes the captain's life via the shark.
The camera work I saw all seemed to be done very well. There were some interesting aspects of the camera work like the dolly zoom used on Brody in the beach chair. That use of the camera intensified the scene for me and also made me think that something was wrong when it was paired with the actor's expression. The score for Jaws is done very well and blends with the visuals. The theme song/tone that was made when you see the shark coming is now famous because it was perfect for those scenes. The director, Spielberg, did a great job especially since it was his first big budget release and it was such a success. Even though it wasn't planned by him to have the shark not be seen until towards the end, he did a great job with the editor to build the suspense. He did a great job of using the camera during the filming of Jaws like the under water shots with all the people's legs swimming around. Just by using those shots so much tension is built.