For almost 50 years, the first few minutes of this film have kept thousands of viewers from going swimming.

What do Once Upon a Time in the West, The Dark Knight, La La Land or The Lord of the Rings have in common? These movies have awesome, awesome, and even downright legendary opening scenes that deserve attention. And if Steven Spielberg touched the hearts of the audience with this introduction, his other film became a timeless classic.

A drunken man in the sea will not hear your scream

The opening of the jaws is exemplary. After the credits of a subjective view of a shark swimming on the sea floor, the audience is invited to a party on the beach. Cannabis joints and kisses take place in a perfectly relaxed “peace and love” atmosphere.

But a slightly drunk man notices a woman a little distance away in the evening. We don’t hear what they’re saying to each other, but Chris (Susan Becklin) runs off to go swimming, followed by a man. Drunk but refusing to do so, the latter follows the young woman as best he can, but, arriving at the beach, he is drunk and decides to relax there, leaving Chrissy alone to swim. A monumental mistake!

After filming the actor from below, with John Williams’ stressful music, which we immediately associate with the sound of a shark coming, Spielberg chooses to show him on the surface, only to be shaken like a straw by the monster. never seen

In three minutes and thirty-six seconds, the director showed us the danger that lurks, showing the modus operandi of the beast, taking into account its musical theme so that we know when it is approaching and determine that the action takes place in the present. day. A ruthless efficiency for a filmmaker making only his second feature film. Hats, or rather, in Spielberg’s case, a hat!