3. • ‘Seven’ is a 1995 thriller film
• Because it is a thriller, it’s
expected that it excited the
audience and builds suspense
and tension, keeping the
audience ‘on-edge’.
• It can also be expected that it
features violence or conflict of
some sort.
• Another expectation is that the
protagonist is a brave and
intelligent male, which may also
be the case with the antagonist
(who won’t be as intelligent as the
protagonist).
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5. • A psychological thriller includes all the conventions of a
thriller film but the plot and narrative is reliant on mental
and emotional conflict rather than physical. Characters
are more reliant on their mental abilities or state rather
than their physical strength.
• Psychological thrillers often distort perspectives and
normal events, and often create ambiguity the audience
until everything is usually solved by the end of the film,
and so there is usually a sense of mystery in
psychological thrillers.
• In psychological thrillers, the suspense comes from the
mind rather than from a physical threat.
6. • An example of a psychological
thriller is ‘Shutter Island’.
• The narrative of the film is
ambiguous and is thought
provoking, complex and puzzling.
• It is expected, due to the film
being a Thriller,
that it excited the audience and
builds up
suspense and tension throughout.
7. • A psychological thriller differs from a thriller by adding
new conventions, often used to create ambiguity and
mystery for the audience.
• Conflict/violence in a psychological drama is also mainly
emotional and mental based, as opposed to physical
conflict or violence.
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9. • An example of a thriller hybrid genre is a comedy thriller.
• A comedy thriller combines elements and conventions
from both the comedy and thriller genres.
• The film still excites the audience and builds up tension,
but also provides comedy as another form of
entertainment for the audience.
10. • An example of a comedy
thriller is silver streak.
• It is expected that the film
should build suspense and
provide an exciting narrative
where possibly a brave and
intelligent male protagonist
goes up against an
antagonist, however, it is also
expected that the film should
provide comedy, which is
unconventional of the thriller
genre, but expected in the
comedy genre.
11. • A comedy thriller differs from a typical Thriller film via the
use of comedy
• Comedy is unconventional in thriller films and therefore
rarely seen, as thrillers tend to focus on more serious
topics and are not conventionally light-hearted or
comedic in any way.
• The comedy-thriller will, however, share some
conventions with a typical thriller film, such as an exciting
and tension building plot.
