Recently we watched two of Spielberg's earlier masterpieces,
Duel and
Jaws. Duel essentially made Steven Spielberg famous and paved the road for
Jaws, which is the unofficial sequel to
Duel. Jaws has also been described as "
Duel on the water." There are a number of similarities between the films from plot to imagery to the respective monsters and even a sound effect at the end of each film.
Your assignment: In a well crafted paragraph or two, compare
Jaws to
Duel. This is due by the end of class Monday, 3/23! In what ways are they the same? Do you think Spielberg's work on
Duel better prepared him for an undertaking such as
Jaws? If you were not in class for
Duel, there is a link to the full film below. Yes, there are commercials.
