Conventions of thrillers
The genre of Thriller is very hard to define, it can be interlinked closely with many other genres, for example; Sci-Fi Thrillers and Action Thrillers. the general consensus for a thriller film, is the feeling of the unknown. Narrative enigma is very important in Thrillers because Thriller films always want the audience to keep guessing, and the always want the audience to have an unanswered question.
The narrative structure is very complex and includes themes such as crime and violence, The structure is loosely based around Todorov's theorem that there is equilibrium, followed by a disequilibrium, followed by a return to the equilibrium, but a Thriller's narrative structure is more complex than this because there are lots of side stories, and lots of points of disequilibrium throughout, such as making the protagonist seem as though they are in a helpless situation and they are doomed. The Protagonist is often accustomed to violence, solving crime/problems and feeling dis-empowered at some point in the narrative. the setting for a Thriller is often a real life situation or environment, such as a city or a suburban area, this is so that the film has a certain verisimilitude to real life.
There are often themes of mirroring in thriller films, such as antagonists showing similar characteristics to protagonists, or just showing shots of a mirrored character (E.G. in a mirror, or reflection in a mirror). Themes of voyeurism are also shown in Thriller films, such as a stalker following a victim or a protagonist watches a criminal, and other such interactions between different characters.
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