3. Two of the top films where both psychological thrillers, this could suggest this subgenre is very
successful and has a bigger target audience.
Se7en
Here is a response from a critic (Se7en)
‘An intensely claustrophobic, gut-wrenching thriller.’
This could suggest its success comes down to the fact that it is very intense and great at
making the audience feel on edge, making it enjoyable at the same time.
Here is an obvious difference between what the critics thought and what the audience thought.
Based upon this it could indicate this type of thriller is very popular
4. It is clear how intense and
original it is, it shows that critics
love the realism and on edge
feel to the narrative.
Se7en
Psycho
It is further concluded that
the film became so popular
because the narrative felt so
real and gave moments that
made the audience feel
unsafe and on edge.
5. A realistic experience (Narrative)
Original storyline
Intense scenes to make the audience feel
unsafe.
Something's that relate to what we feel is
safe and makes it dangerous
From this I can use these conventions as inspiration in order to create a
piece that will have a greater chance to be successful due to the very
similar conventions compared to the most popular thrillers to date.