A Thriller is a genre of film that by definition contain some form of exitement, suspense, anxiety or uncirtainty. The objective of a thriller lies within the name, it's purpouse is to provide the audience with a series of 'thrills'. Usually in a thriller there is a main character who is put into a dangerous, often life-threataning situation, sometimes because of his own actions, but usually by some powerful outside force or sinister organisation. There are several subgenres of the thriller catagory, some of the most important ones are listed below:
Conspirary Thriller:
In a conspiracy thriller, the main character is usually being chased by a shadowy government organisation because of something that they unknowingly stumbled upon, or they know a secret that they shouldn't. A classic example of a conspiracy thriller is The Bourne Identity. In this movie, the character (Jason Bourne) is shot and wakes up with no memory of anything that happened before then. It is his mission to find out what happened, why the government wants him dead and who he really is. In this sequence, he escapes from a swiss bank using his skills as a trained assassin.
Political Thriller:
A Political thriller is a thriller that deals with various political scenarios, scandals and disasters. Especially with this particular form of thriller, the movie generated is often based on a true story, and are often closely linked or intertwined with the conspiracy element. Assasination is a popular subject for political thrillers, as in 'The Jackal'. Bruce Willis stars as an assassin known as The Jackal, whose assigned target is the first lady (unbeknownst by the viewer until the movie's climax). It is the job of the FBI and a reluctant former IRA sharpshooter to stop him. In this scene, the jackal is given his target.
Espionage Thriller:
An espionage thriller, or more commonly a spy film Most espionage thrillers tend to follow a very similar pattern.
Psycological Thriller:
Techno Thriller:
Supernatural Thriller:
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