Tuesday, 27 April 2010

The Thriller Genre

Thriller and suspense films are types of films known to promote intense excitement, suspense, a high level of anticipation, ultra - heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve wracking-tension.
A genuine thriller is a film that relentlessly pursues a single-minded goal to provide thrills and keep the audience cliff-hanging on the 'edge of their seats' as the plot builds towards a climax. The tension usually arises when the main character(s) is placed in a menacing situation or mystery, or an escape or dangerous mission from which escape seems impossible. Life itself is threatened, usually because the principle character is unsuspecting or unknowingly involved in a dnagerous or potentially deadly situation. Plots of thrillers involve characters which come into conflict with each other or with outside forces - the menace is sometimes abstract or shadowy.

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