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 One scene that stuck out to me was the get out of the water scene. This is after the first shark attack, and no one really knew about the shark. Everyone is in the water and Chief Brody is very focused on the water to see if the shark is at the beach. A group of kids go into and then all of a sudden the shark attacks a kid and blood emerges in the water, which puts the beach into a panic. Everyone runs out of the water and then it turns out the shark killed a kid.  There were a few moments in this scene that stood out to me. There are a few shots where people are talking to Brody, but he seems to ignore them. They are just in his way of watching the waters. These types of shots sort of represent all the obstacles in the way of Brody trying to make the beaches safe such as the mayor not closing the beach, Brody's fear of the water, etc. It just seems as if he has so much in his way. The unique camera angle helped to add some suspense because the audience had a feeling tha...

The 1975 thriller Jaws was directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as Brody, the chief of police, Richard Dreyfuss who plays Hooper, a marine biologist, and Robert Shaw who plays Quint, a shark hunter. The film begins with some college kids on a beach on Amity Island at night and a girl decides to go swimming. While swimming, the girl gets attacked and eaten by a shark. The next morning the police find the body and send the body to the morgue to find out what happened. They find out she was attacked by a shark, so Brody tries to shut down the beaches until they can deal with the shark. The mayor says he can't because the town realizes on the beaches for money and the 4th of July is coming up. Another shark attack happens, but this time a little boy dies. This causes panic in the town, but the mayor tells them not to worry. The boy's mom puts up a flyer giving anyone $3,000 for catching the shark. The fishermen flood the oc...

Swiss Army Man is a comedy/drama film that was written and directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan. The movie stars Paul Dano as Hank and Daniel Radcliffe as Manny. The film opens with Hank stranded on an island about to take his own life but sees a body that washed up on shore. Hank goes over to the body and the body starts to fart. Hank then uses the farts to ride the body like a jet ski to reach another island. Hank then carries the body around the island to try and find a way home. They reach a shelter where the body comes back to life but knows nothing. Hank gives him the name Manny and starts to tell him about everything. By teaching Manny things about the world and having Manny experience different emotions and events, Manny gains "abilities" such as being able to shoot things out of his mouth and use his body like an axe. Throughout their time in the wilderness, Hank has Manny live out some of the events that have happened in Hank's life to try and motivate M...