2. Definition:
A film specifically designed to give b viewers
feelings of suspense, n excitement,
surprise, anticipation and anxiety.
-The first thriller genres where thought to be those of
Alfred Hitchcock:
4. ACTION-THRILLER
• A thriller that focuses on action, explosions, fighting.
Films in this genre include the borne films, James Bond
and the taken trilogy.
• They don't necessary need to be overly gory and tense
but do need to have sequences were tension is built up
and held.
5. CRIME-THRILLER
• These involves criminal activity and is usually focuses
from the criminals POV and the antagonist is usually the
police or something similar.
• The only thing that separates this from the classical
thriller is the criminal aspect. Crime thrillers can be gory
and suspenseful. An example of this would be The
Sweeny.
6. DISARSTER-THRILLER
• Usually focused on a natural disaster. The main
character is usually tying to stop or survive the disaster.
A good example of this genre is The Impossible.
• They are not normally as suspenseful but usually quite
gory and very emotionally hard hitting.
7. PYSOCOLOGICAL- THRILLER
• The most popular kind, this is a thriller that intentionally
screws with the viewers mind. Tension is built up with
twists and turns in the storyline.
• They are usually not too gory but they deal with difficult
subjects such as abduction, rape or murder. A good
example are most of Alfred Hitchcock's films.
