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Jaws approaches horror in very cool ways. It shows us two perspectives, one from the hunters' point of view, and the other, from the shark's point of view. When it casts us in the role of the shark, like in Chrissie's scene, we feel almost filthy and deadly, poised to do something horrible and nasty to someone else. It's also a very intimate, voyeuristic shot, casting uncomfortable sexual overtones to the viewer. Forget Jaws for a moment, this has just become Peeping Tom in the ocean. When we're in the perspective of the hunters though, Jaws drops the thriller act for a more in-your-face approach, utilizing jump scares and an unrelenting drive to kill its prey. it makes you feel like Jaws is intelligent enough to change its approach if needed, and that makes him an overall much scarier antagonist to go up against.

Whether you appreciate Jaws for its thrilling approach to horror, or its terrific main cast, or its larger impact on pop culture history, Jaws is an undeniably fantastic film. There aren't many films like this that come around, that completely change how we think things are supposed to be while still being universally appealing to a massive audience. We may never get another like, and we don't need to either. Jaws exists, you should absolutely watch it no matter what you're in to, and you should let its thrills sink in like so many audiences before you.

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