2. What is a thriller?
Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film and television,
having numerous subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and
defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened
feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and
anxiety. Successful examples of thrillers are the films of Alfred
Hitchcock.
Thrillers generally keep the audience on the "edge of their
seats" as the plot builds towards a climax. The cover-up of
important information from the viewer is a common element.
Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, and cliff
hangers are used extensively. A thriller is usually a villain-
driven plot, whereby he or she presents obstacles that the
protagonist must overcome
3. Thrillers in another sense?
Ancient epic poems such as the Epic of Gilgamesh,
Homer's Odyssey and the Mahābhārata use similar
narrative techniques as modern thrillers. In the
Odyssey, the hero Odysseus makes a perilous
voyage home after the Trojan War, battling
extraordinary hardships in order to be reunited
with his wife Penelope. He has to contend with
villains such as the Cyclops, a one-eyed giant, and
the Sirens, whose sweet singing lures sailors to
their doom. In most cases, Odysseus uses cunning
instead of brute force to overcome his adversaries.
4. Honourable Thriller mentions
• The Third Man (1949) Carol Reed
• Rear Window (1954) Alfred Hitchcock
• The Usual Suspects (1995) Bryan Singer
• The Silence Of The Lambs (1990) Jonathan Demme
• Reservoir Dogs (1992) Quentin Tarantino
• Old Boy (2003) Park Chan-Wook
• North By Northwest (1959) Alfred Hitchcock
• Se7en (1995) David Fincher
• The Departed (2006) Martin Scorsese
• Fargo (1996) Joel and Ethan Coen
• Shutter Island (2010) Martin Scorsese
• Casino Royale (2006) Martin Campbell
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009) Niels Arden Oplev
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6. My Ideas
• Urban exploration- jungle/forest getting lost
• Earthquake- natural disaster/chaos and
destruction
• Bank robbery- self explanatory with
kidnappings
7. My Ideas
• Urban exploration- jungle/forest getting lost
• Earthquake- natural disaster/chaos and
destruction
• Bank robbery- self explanatory with
kidnappings
