‘Jaws’ revisited: The unsung and accidental genre in Steven Spielberg’s monster hit
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Steven Spielberg’s monster hit Jaws (1975), about a man-eating shark plaguing a seaside town, was a turning point in the American director’s career. In 2025, the film’s fiftieth anniversary was marked by a re-release in the United States.
The Jaws experience is now available in India. After screenings at the recently concluded Red Lorry Festival, the restored director’s cut version of Jaws will be shown on April 2 in Mumbai. The one-off screening at Regal Cinema by Film Heritage Foundation is a rare opportunity to watch Jaws the way Spielberg intended – on a big screen, and with hundreds of shrieking viewers.
Jaws is usually classified as a monster movie or a horror movie. In an essay, writer-director Atul Sabharwal argues that Jaws actually belongs to another genre altogether. The only way to find out which one is to read on.
A Meeting of Minds and Men
There was a moment in Steven Spielberg’s life that was known only to cinephiles, his fans and film historians. That moment, thanks to Spielberg’s The Fabelmans (2022), is now known to the whole world and a whole new generation.
The moment was the meeting between young Steven Spielberg/Sammy Fabelman and the director John Ford. Spielberg’s reverence for Ford made him seek an unscheduled meeting with the master. Such was its impact on the...