Horror or not ?
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questar — 9 years ago(September 21, 2016 09:22 AM)
Your statement implies that "horror" is synonymous with things that don't exist. A horror movie is that which is filmed with the intent of conveying the emotion of horror, and has nothing to do with existence in itself. Furthermore, movies that try to convey horror by way of something that is unlikely to exist are the most ridiculous of all, and as a result are more of a comedy.
For example, how am I supposed to relate to a ghost story when I've never in my life seen evidence of it. Today with social media streams more fluid than they have ever been, one would think there would be some evidence, but alas, there is nothing. -
fud-slush — 9 years ago(September 19, 2016 07:02 AM)
Not at all, it's just been discussed many times before, but if you're trying to ignite new or scintillating conversation about this wonderful film, methinks you've got to do a little better than asking 'is it a horror film?'. Why not read some of the posts?
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jerryhammond38 — 9 years ago(September 24, 2016 06:05 AM)
I am sure it has been discussed many times before. I decided not to count.
Anyway, I get the reality is much scarier argument but for classification's sake I still prefer to stick with supernatural = horror. -
muffinsmom-86558 — 9 years ago(September 27, 2016 09:52 PM)
Eh. I wouldn't really consider it a "horror" movieI'd consider it more of a thriller or suspense more than a horror. The whole entire movie is building up suspense since we don't really get to see the shark a lot If you want a horror movie though, my favorite has got to be the original Carrie or The Exorcist.
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Jimothy3 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 07:38 AM)
It's a horror movie first and foremost. It tries to frighten you. It has jump scares in it, back when they weren't littered throughout horror movies. It left people at the time frightened to go into the water. Look at the title. Listen to the music. How much more obvious is it?
I don't understand the reasoning for not wanting to class it as a horror movie. -
benGsboat — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 01:26 PM)
How much more obvious is it?
Considering how this topic keeps popping up every few months, it's clearly not so obvious. Adventure/Drama/Thriller is how it's classified on the main page, so I guess it's not obvious to IMDb either.
Spielberg doesn't consider it a horror film, and he's the guy whoy'know directed it. -
Jimothy3 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 04:09 PM)
I'm fine with people viewing it as being under another genre such as a thriller. I myself would view it as a thriller after horror. As long as it's acknowledged as a horror as well.
I fail to see how on this same site you have a film like Cujo, that essentially replaces the shark in Jaws with a dog, and it's classified as a horror, whereas this one isn't. Or even classifying Arachnophobia as a horror in its list of genres, ahead of this film. Or even listing this film's three sequels as horrors and not this one. So as you can see, IMDB's judgment is a little bit imbalanced here and I disagree with it, as I do with Spielberg's opinion if he does not regard it as a horror at all.
The film is very much filled with horror and terror and presents that tone right from the front cover along with its many taglines. Nobody is going to look at the front cover and go "Yes, this is a drama." -
benGsboat — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 07:57 PM)
I myself would view it as a thriller after horror.
I respect that. I myself would view it as a thriller with moments of horror. Also humor, drama, and adventure. Thriller above all else, though, because it's all about the build-up, the suspense. The pay-offs (head, leg, geyser of blood) are brief.
Spielberg has said that he wanted Jaws to keep people on the edge of their seats. It's been described by many as Hitchcockian and we all know what he was The Master of -
Jimothy3 — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 02:14 AM)
It may have been made as a thriller. I think it transcends the thriller genre and becomes as much or more a horror. It's very much been a template for many horror movies; a killer terrorising a local community, killing people off one by one. That is Jaws in a nutshell. Most of the horrors of this nature have a build up and and a suspense, if they're any good. Halloween certainly does. The idea for Alien was even pitched as "Jaws in space". If they are horrors then Jaws should be too.
