The Thriller.
Drama goes "Oooh!"
Horror goes "AAAAA!"
Action goes "I'm cool!"
Com (edy) goes "Ha-ha-ha!"
But there one sound that no one... actually, everyone knows it... ...
whatever...
Thriller and Suspence films are types known to promote intense excitment, suspence, a high level of anticipation, uncertainty, anxiety, nerve-wrecking tension - everything that might cause serious mental disorder.
A genuine thriller is a film that invariably pursues a sinle-minded goal - to provide thrills and keep the audience at the edge of their seeats as the plot builds towards the climax. The character is usually placed in a menacing siruation or mystery, or an escape or dangerous mission. Life itself is threatened, usually because the principal character is suspecting or unknowingly involved in a dagerous or potentially deadly situation. The menace is sometimes abstract or shadowy.
Thrillers are often hybrids - there are lots of varieties of suspence thrillers:
1) Action- or Adventure- Thrillers (The Bourne Identity, Mission Impossible)
Thrillers are often hybrids - there are lots of varieties of suspence thrillers:
1) Action- or Adventure- Thrillers (The Bourne Identity, Mission Impossible)
2) Sci-fi Thrillers (Elysium, Tron:Legacy)
3) Crime-capper thrillers (Ocean's Twelve, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels)
4) Western Thrillers (The Last Samurai, The Good The Bad and The Ugly)
5) Film-noir Thrillers (L.A. Confidential, The Usual Suspects)
Other types of thrillers:
1) Psychological thriller
This is a specific sub-genre with heavy focus on the ustable emotional states of characters. It often incorporates elements from the mystery and the drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre.
Characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their brutish enemies, but rather are reliant on their mental resources, wheather it be by battling wits with a strong opponent or by battling for equilibrium in character's own mind.
2) Conspiracy Thriller
This is a subgenre of thriller fiction. The protagonists of conspiracy thrillers are often journalists or amateur investigators who find themselves pulling on a asmall thread which unravels a vast conspiracy. A common theme in such works is that characters uncovering the conspiracy encounetr difficulty ascertaining the truth amid the deceptions. It often happens due to coincidence.
3) Political Thriller
This is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of a political power struggle. They can involve national or international scenarios. Political corruption, terrorism, and warfare are common themes. There is also a strong overlap with the conspiracy thriller.
The basic plot is usually an ordinary man pulling an innocent thread which leads to a mess of corruption. The corruption should be political or governmental in nature.
4)Techno-Thriller
This is a hybrid genre, drawing subject matter generally from science fiction and thrillers. They include a disproportionate amount of technical details on its subject matter. The inner workings of technology and the machanics of various disciplines are thoroughly explored.
This type of thriller can often be regarded as contemporary speculative fiction; world wars are a common topic. Techno-thrillers are often overlap with near-future science fiction. They also have a substantial overlaps with the genres of conspiracy thrillers.
5) Supernatural thriller
This is a thriller in which the film brings in a n otherworldly element mixed with tension, suspence and plot twists. Sometimes the protagonist and/or villain has some physic ability and superpowers. The film deals less with action and more through building tension through plot twists.
Now we know in detail what the thriller says. Nowadays, it's probably one of the most attractive and popular genre in the cinema as the spectators want something to thrill them the common live doen't seem so exciting anymore... Well, this is the live.
This is a subgenre of thriller fiction. The protagonists of conspiracy thrillers are often journalists or amateur investigators who find themselves pulling on a asmall thread which unravels a vast conspiracy. A common theme in such works is that characters uncovering the conspiracy encounetr difficulty ascertaining the truth amid the deceptions. It often happens due to coincidence.
3) Political Thriller
This is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of a political power struggle. They can involve national or international scenarios. Political corruption, terrorism, and warfare are common themes. There is also a strong overlap with the conspiracy thriller.
The basic plot is usually an ordinary man pulling an innocent thread which leads to a mess of corruption. The corruption should be political or governmental in nature.
4)Techno-Thriller
This is a hybrid genre, drawing subject matter generally from science fiction and thrillers. They include a disproportionate amount of technical details on its subject matter. The inner workings of technology and the machanics of various disciplines are thoroughly explored.
This type of thriller can often be regarded as contemporary speculative fiction; world wars are a common topic. Techno-thrillers are often overlap with near-future science fiction. They also have a substantial overlaps with the genres of conspiracy thrillers.
5) Supernatural thriller
This is a thriller in which the film brings in a n otherworldly element mixed with tension, suspence and plot twists. Sometimes the protagonist and/or villain has some physic ability and superpowers. The film deals less with action and more through building tension through plot twists.
Now we know in detail what the thriller says. Nowadays, it's probably one of the most attractive and popular genre in the cinema as the spectators want something to thrill them the common live doen't seem so exciting anymore... Well, this is the live.
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