Jaws Blog Post

Due Monday Sept. 21 at 11pm

Please choose ANY FOUR questions and answer them in AT LEAST one paragraph each. Please include the corresponding question numbers next to your answers.

Again, please include your first name and last initial along with your answer.

1. What makes the opening scene so scary?
2. Why do the suspense and tension work so well in some scenes?
3. What did you think of the story Quint tells on the ship?
4. Do you agree that Jaws in an entertaining horror film? Is it possible for a horror film to go too far and be too bloody/scary/demented?
5. Why do you think Jaws was so successful? In other words, what's great about this film?
6. What didn't you like about Jaws? Do you feel the film is overhyped and overrated or do you think the film deserves the praise it has received over the years?
7. What's the scariest film you've ever seen and why?

Introduction Letter

Hello Film Students!

In the comments section, I'd like you to write me a letter telling me about your experience with cinema. You can talk about anything you'd like. Here are some SUGGESTIONS of things you can talk about. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER EVERY QUESTION! THESE ARE SIMPLY GUIDES.

How many movies do you usually see in a year?
What are your favorite movies?
What are your least favorite movies?
How has your taste in film changed from when you were younger?
Do you like foreign films with subtitles? Why or why not?
Do you like black and white films? Why or why not?
Do you like horror movies?
Do you like romantic comedies?
Do you like war films?
Do you like action films?
Do you like cartoon/animated movies?
Do you like anime (Japanese animation)?
Do you like movies that make you cry?
Who is your favorite actor and why?
Who is your least favorite actor and why?
Who is your favorite director and why?
Do you watch movies with your parents/family? If so what kinds of movies do you watch with them?
Do you regularly read any film critics? If so, who?
Do you watch the Academy Awards or the Golden Globes? Do you remember what won Best Picture last year?
Do you ever use imdb.com (the Internet Movie Database) or rottentomatoes.com or metacritic.com?

Please write me a letter that's at least three paragraphs long. Make sure your sentence structure, grammar and spelling are correct. Just because this is a blog doesn't mean that you can use internet shorthand.

This is due on Tuesday Sept. 8th by 11pm. Please type your first name and your last initial either in the letter or as your name for the comment itself.