In a movie that's sort of a single monster movie, like 'Jaws,' once you see the animal, it identifies the threat, and you're able to start working on ways to take down the threat.
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When you first think of making a monster movie you have to realize that a lot of people may be down on you because there is a big prejudice against such films.
In a deeply tribal sense, we love our monsters, and I think that is the key to it right there. It is monsters; it is learning about them: it is both thrill and safety. You can think of them without being desperately afraid because they are not going to come into your living room and eat you. That is 'Jaws.'
Really interesting genre films, especially monster movies, evoke the fears of the times intentionally.
Watching Jaws just scared the living daylights out of me when I was young. I know a lot of people my age who are still petrified of sharks because of that film.
Movies like 'The Abyss' and 'Jaws' make people think the ocean is threatening. It's not. It's very tranquil.
The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself.
I've always been interested in this idea of looking at these monster stories and trying to really understand the mechanics underneath. That's very much true of this movie I made, 'All Good Things,' as well as 'Catfish,' which I produced.
I don't see scary movies. I've never seen 'The Exorcist' or 'Jaws'.
It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller.
I'm always frightened away by movies that lower the bar on our endeavor to learn more about the crazy weird creatures that we are.