TENSION IN THE PLOT
The tension of a movie is the suspense. The suspense is what keeps you constantly on the edge of your seat, constantly wondering what is going to happen next. Like what people usually say, "The suspense is killing me!" signifying how much the suspense is making them want to explode.
There is a whole lot of tension in Jaws. (not very surprising as it is a thriller movie after all, thriller movies are filled with tension; they are made of tension and suspense)
Most of the tension occurred when Chief Brody, Matt Hooper and Quint set out to sea to hunt for the shark.
There is a whole lot of tension in Jaws. (not very surprising as it is a thriller movie after all, thriller movies are filled with tension; they are made of tension and suspense)
Most of the tension occurred when Chief Brody, Matt Hooper and Quint set out to sea to hunt for the shark.
(sit back, enjoy the rideeeeeeee)
But even before the three set out to hunt for the killer shark, there was some tension/suspense in the previous scenes too. For example, before victims got attacked, the camera would show their legs underwater, and then play the oh-so-famous Jaws theme music. Leaving the audience, biting off their fingernails, wondering "What's gonna happen next???" (watch the following clip)
If you come to think of it, some of the characters did very illogical things in the movie. For example, the mayor. He knows for a fact that there is a shark in the sea, that is utterly dangerous and is eating everybody up, BUT STILL he does not want to close the beach down??? What nonsense. Characters like this in movies really get on my nerves and make me want to punch them in the face.
But actually, these characters are all part of the tension. They were created to have annoying personalities like that, to do nonsensical things, to create suspense. To keep the audience on the edge of their seats (pissing them off too) Because if there were no characters like that, the movie wouldn't be so appealing anymore.
Some examples of tension in other scenes are when, they set out to sea and wait for the shark to approach so they could kill it. That is biggest tension of the movie.
There are good ways of utilising tension and bad ways of utilising tension. An example of a good tension would be: not holding the suspense for too long as you may lose the audience's attention and interest; you would cause for it to be draggy. Prolong it but not too long.
An example of a bad tension on the other hand is when it is not certain on what it is focusing on. You have to make sure the tension is based on a specific, not all over the place.
From the observations above, you can say that Jaws used the right technique of tension. It suited Jaws' plot well like a puzzle piece in the right spot.
There are good ways of utilising tension and bad ways of utilising tension. An example of a good tension would be: not holding the suspense for too long as you may lose the audience's attention and interest; you would cause for it to be draggy. Prolong it but not too long.
An example of a bad tension on the other hand is when it is not certain on what it is focusing on. You have to make sure the tension is based on a specific, not all over the place.
From the observations above, you can say that Jaws used the right technique of tension. It suited Jaws' plot well like a puzzle piece in the right spot.
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