What makes JAWS (1975) so damn good?

Even on the 50th anniversary of Jaws (1975), the movie holds up as the quintessential summer blockbuster, and it all starts with the screenplay. JAWS (1975) Screenplay by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb #63 on the Writers Guild of America's 101 Greatest Screenplays Get more screenwriting tips: https://bit.ly/3dMJEVj Screenwriting tips in JAWS the movie: 00:00 Introduction 0:16 The First Ten Pages 1:38 The Character's Fear 3:50 Rising Stakes 5:40 Contrast in Characters 6:51 Snappy Dialogue 7:35 An Antagonistic Society 9:20 Know What You Write 10:20 Sequences 12:48 Subscribe Support Script Sleuth:   / scriptsleuth   Follow Script Sleuth on Twitter:   / scriptsleuth   WGA's 101 Greatest Screenplays: https://bit.ly/3ifZM5c Screenwriting Secrets in World Cinema: https://bit.ly/3eNqwbe More Great Screenplays: https://bit.ly/2D1JuwR SPECIAL THANKS TO: Brenda Garcia Nicholas Barragan William Chevalier #screenwriting #Jaws #StevenSpielberg