Welcome to The Discarded Image. A new online video series that analyses and deconstructs well known pieces of cinema. In this episode we loo...
Welcome to The Discarded Image. A new online video series that analyses and deconstructs well known pieces of cinema. In this episode we look at the beach scene from Steven Spielberg's pop classic JAWS. nnHere's a link to the beach sequence without commentary - https://vimeo.com/122302722nn- twitter.com/1848Median- twitter.com/julianjpalmern- fb.com/1848media.comn- www.1848media.comn- vimeo.com/channels/894788nn"Spielberg asserted his own role and deftly organized the elements of a roller coaster without sacrificing inner meanings. The suspense of that picture came from meticulous technique and good humour about its own surgical cutting. You only have to submit to the travesty of JAWS 2 to realize how much more engagingly Spielberg saw the ocean, the perils, and the sinister beauty of the shark, and the vitality of its human opponents."nnDavid Thompson in The New Biographical Dictionary of Filmnn"Spielberg uses his gift in a very free-and-easy, American way - for humour, and for a physical response to action. He could be that rarity among directors, a born entertainer - perhaps a new generation's Howard Hawks."nnPauline Kael in her review of The Sugarland ExpressnnFilms ReferencednnSabotage (Hitchcock, 1936)nCitizen Kane (Welles, 1941)nRear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)nVertigo (Hitchcock, 1958)nPierrot Le Fou (Godard, 1956)nWeekend (Godard, 1967)nJaws (Spielberg, 1975)nCarrie (De Palma, 1976)nClose Encounters of the Third Kind (Spielberg, 1977)nRaiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981)nE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Spielberg , 1982)nIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Spielberg , 1984)nJurassic Park (Spielberg , 1993)nSaving Private Ryan, (Spielberg , 1998)nA.I. Artificial Intelligence (Spielberg , 2001)nCatch Me if you Can (Spielberg , 2002)nWar of the Worlds (Spielberg. 2005)nMunich (Spielberg , 2005)nThe Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (Spielberg, 2011)nnEpisode 2 coming soon! Less
