Thriller is a genre that contains elements such as suspense, tension and excitement as a way to entertain the audience by keeping them on edge.
Within the Thriller genre, there consist several sub-genres which make it a very broad and flexible genre of the film industry. Crime, mystery, psychological, conspiracy and supernatural are examples of some of these sub-genres.
Thrillers usually have a main character (protagonist) who finds him/herself in danger. The plot is often created in a way to isolate the protagonist from the outer world to the extent where we learn more about this character's inner feelings, making us (as an audience) go through all the struggles that he/she faces.
Thrillers typically involve keeping the audience in the dark, making them unsure about what is going to happen next. This keeps the audience engaged throughout the film, which also makes them experience what the protagonist is going through.
Thrillers, like any other genre, have certain conventions, themes and plot styles that define it and make the genre recognisable for the audience.
Thriller Conventions - Themes:
- Mystery
- Eerieness
- Dark
- Goriness
Thriller Conventions - Plot:
- Complex Plots
- Twists/Sudden Twists
- Fast pace
- Frequent action
- Suspense
- Cliffhangers
Examples of Thrillers include Vertigo, Memento, Inception, The Godfather series, Fight Club, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Pyscho, Se7en and Jaws.
Within the Thriller genre, there consist several sub-genres which make it a very broad and flexible genre of the film industry. Crime, mystery, psychological, conspiracy and supernatural are examples of some of these sub-genres.
Thrillers usually have a main character (protagonist) who finds him/herself in danger. The plot is often created in a way to isolate the protagonist from the outer world to the extent where we learn more about this character's inner feelings, making us (as an audience) go through all the struggles that he/she faces.
Thrillers typically involve keeping the audience in the dark, making them unsure about what is going to happen next. This keeps the audience engaged throughout the film, which also makes them experience what the protagonist is going through.
Thrillers, like any other genre, have certain conventions, themes and plot styles that define it and make the genre recognisable for the audience.
Thriller Conventions - Themes:
- Mystery
- Eerieness
- Dark
- Goriness
Thriller Conventions - Plot:
- Complex Plots
- Twists/Sudden Twists
- Fast pace
- Frequent action
- Suspense
- Cliffhangers
Examples of Thrillers include Vertigo, Memento, Inception, The Godfather series, Fight Club, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Pyscho, Se7en and Jaws.
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