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- 1. Ourโฉthrillerโฉopeningโฉdevelopsโฉformsโฉofโฉconventionsโฉsuchโฉasโฉsuspense,โฉAchillesโฉheel,โฉenigma,โฉisolation,โฉ
perilโฉandโฉvoyeurism.โฉTheโฉthrillerโฉconventionโฉidentityโฉisโฉchallengedโฉduringโฉtheโฉopeningโฉofโฉtheโฉfilmโฉ
becauseโฉyouโฉareโฉunawareโฉofโฉtheโฉcharactersโฉidentityโฉuntilโฉsheโฉisโฉwakingโฉupโฉfromโฉwhatโฉappearsโฉtoโฉbeโฉaโฉ
dream.โฉEvenโฉthoughโฉyouโฉasโฉtheโฉaudienceโฉfeelโฉthatโฉyouโฉareโฉfinallyโฉawareโฉofโฉherโฉidentityโฉandโฉsoโฉ
unconsciouslyโฉplaceโฉherโฉinโฉaโฉtypeโฉofโฉsocialโฉgroup,โฉitโฉchangesโฉbyโฉtheโฉendโฉofโฉtheโฉopeningโฉsequenceโฉasโฉ
herโฉidentityโฉasโฉaโฉschoolโฉgirlโฉbecomesโฉclear.โฉโฉ
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Thisโฉstillโฉimageโฉcreatesโฉtheโฉthrillerโฉconventionโฉofโฉsuspense;โฉaโฉ
stateโฉorโฉfeelingโฉofโฉexcitedโฉorโฉanxiousโฉuncertainlyโฉaboutโฉwhatโฉ
mayโฉhappen.โฉTheโฉimageโฉisโฉtakenโฉfromโฉtheโฉopeningโฉsequenceโฉ
whenโฉAliโฉisโฉdreamingโฉofโฉherโฉexperienceโฉatโฉTheโฉThicket.โฉItโฉcreatesโฉ
suspenseโฉbecauseโฉbeforeโฉtheโฉquickโฉcuts,โฉtheโฉflowโฉandโฉpaceโฉofโฉ
theโฉopeningโฉsequenceโฉwasโฉquiteโฉslow.โฉWhenโฉtheโฉquickโฉcutsโฉ
begin,โฉtheโฉaudienceโฉdoesโฉnotโฉexpectโฉitโฉasโฉtheโฉpaceโฉincreasesโฉandโฉ
doesโฉnotโฉexpectโฉtheโฉcharacterโฉtoโฉthenโฉfaceโฉtheโฉcamera,โฉsoโฉwantsโฉ
toโฉknowโฉwhatโฉisโฉaboutโฉtoโฉhappen.โฉ
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Thisโฉimageโฉisโฉfromโฉtheโฉbathroomโฉscene.โฉItโฉisโฉaโฉgreatโฉexampleโฉofโฉ
AliโsโฉAchillesโฉheelโฉasโฉlaterโฉonโฉsheโฉdevelopsโฉanโฉobsessiveโฉ
compulsiveโฉdisorderโฉ(OCD).โฉHerโฉOCDโฉmakesโฉherโฉconstantlyโฉfeelโฉ
asโฉthoughโฉtheโฉmudโฉisโฉstillโฉonโฉher.โฉItโฉisโฉthisโฉveryโฉactionโฉthatโฉcausesโฉ
suspicionโฉamongโฉtheโฉpeopleโฉclosestโฉtoโฉher.โฉHerโฉAchillesโฉheel,โฉ
meaningโฉaโฉseeminglyโฉsmallโฉbutโฉactuallyโฉcrucialโฉweakness,โฉmakesโฉ
theโฉpeopleโฉinโฉherโฉlifeโฉnoticeโฉthatโฉsomethingโฉisโฉnotโฉright.โฉโฉโฉ
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Thisโฉisโฉanโฉimageโฉofโฉtheโฉveryโฉfirstโฉthingโฉyouโฉseeโฉwhenโฉwatchingโฉ
ourโฉthrillerโฉopeningโฉsequence.โฉItโฉisโฉaโฉstillโฉimageโฉofโฉAliโฉwalkingโฉ
throughโฉtheโฉThicketโฉwoods.โฉThisโฉisโฉanโฉenigmaโฉthatโฉmakesโฉtheโฉ
audienceโฉquestion:โฉwhyโฉsheโฉisโฉinโฉtheโฉwoodsโฉaloneโฉwhileโฉitโฉisโฉ
dark?โฉEnigmaโฉmeaningโฉaโฉpersonโฉorโฉthingโฉthatโฉisโฉmysterious,โฉ
puzzlingโฉorโฉdifficultโฉtoโฉunderstand,โฉlikeโฉaโฉpuzzleโฉorโฉparadox.โฉItโฉisโฉ
importantโฉtoโฉhaveโฉanโฉenigmaโฉinโฉtheโฉopeningโฉofโฉaโฉthrillerโฉfilmโฉtoโฉ
keepโฉtheโฉaudienceโฉguessing,โฉandโฉwantingโฉtoโฉfindโฉoutโฉmore.โฉ
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Isolationโฉisโฉtheโฉprocessโฉorโฉfactโฉofโฉisolatingโฉorโฉbeingโฉisolated.โฉInโฉ
ourโฉthrillerโฉopeningโฉtheโฉmainโฉcharacterโฉisโฉisolatedโฉfromโฉherโฉ
worldโฉasโฉsheโฉgoesโฉtoโฉaโฉsecludedโฉlocationโฉonโฉherโฉown.โฉTheโฉfactโฉ
thatโฉsheโฉisโฉisolatedโฉmakesโฉtheโฉaudienceโฉquestionโฉwhy:โฉwhyโฉisโฉ
sheโฉaloneโฉandโฉdoesโฉsheโฉintentionallyโฉwantโฉtoโฉbe?โฉTheโฉ
combinationโฉofโฉherโฉbeingโฉisolatedโฉandโฉherโฉbeingโฉinโฉtheโฉdarkโฉ
suggestsโฉsheโฉisโฉpurposelyโฉisolatingโฉherselfโฉtoโฉpreventโฉothersโฉ
fromโฉseeingโฉher.โฉThisโฉthenโฉbringsโฉoutโฉtheโฉquestion:โฉwhyโฉdoesโฉ
- 2. sheโฉnotโฉwantโฉtoโฉbeโฉseen?โฉThroughoutโฉtheโฉsequenceโฉtheโฉcharacterโฉisโฉalwaysโฉisolatedโฉhoweverโฉitโฉisโฉselfโ
inflicted.โฉ
Thisโฉstillโฉimageโฉisโฉaโฉprimeโฉexampleโฉofโฉtheโฉthrillerโฉ
conventionโฉperil,โฉmeaningโฉtheโฉimmediateโฉ
dangersโฉorโฉdifficultiesโฉthatโฉariseโฉfromโฉaโฉparticularโฉ
situationโฉorโฉactivity.โฉBecauseโฉAliโฉisโฉdraggingโฉtheโฉ
shovelโฉacrossโฉtheโฉground,โฉitโฉimmediatelyโฉ
suggestsโฉaโฉhazard/risk.โฉThisโฉisโฉcreatedโฉthroughโฉ
theโฉfactโฉthatโฉaโฉshovelโฉisโฉnotโฉnormallyโฉusedโฉinโฉtheโฉ
dark.โฉThisโฉalsoโฉbringsโฉforwardโฉtheโฉquestion:โฉwhyโฉ
isโฉsheโฉdiggingโฉinโฉtheโฉdarkโฉandโฉwhatโฉisโฉsheโฉ
digging?โฉ
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Theโฉwholeโฉofโฉwoodsโฉsceneโฉinโฉtheโฉopeningโฉsequenceโฉ
illustratesโฉtheโฉthrillerโฉconventionโฉofโฉvoyeurism.โฉThisโฉ
isโฉbecauseโฉtheโฉaudienceโฉisโฉtakingโฉpleasureโฉinโฉ
watchingโฉsomethingโฉtheyโฉshouldnโtโฉbe.โฉThisโฉcouldโฉbeโฉ
aโฉpossibleโฉcrimeโฉthatโฉtheโฉantagonistโฉdoesโฉnotโฉwantโฉ
youโฉtoโฉwitness.โฉโฉTheโฉwaysโฉinโฉwhichโฉourโฉopeningโฉ
sequenceโฉhasโฉcreatedโฉvoyeurismโฉisโฉthroughโฉtheโฉ
positioningโฉonโฉtheโฉcamera.โฉTheโฉcameraโฉisโฉplaceโฉ
behindโฉAliโฉinโฉorderโฉtoโฉmakeโฉtheโฉaudienceโฉfeelโฉasโฉ
thoughโฉtheyโฉareโฉalmostโฉstalkingโฉher.โฉTheโฉuseโฉofโฉhandโฉ
heldโฉalsoโฉaddsโฉtoโฉtheโฉconventionโฉofโฉvoyeurismโฉasโฉtheโฉ
audienceโฉfeelsโฉlikeโฉtheyโฉโฉโฉโฉareโฉwatchingโฉherโฉandโฉ
anticipatingโฉonโฉwhatโฉsheโฉisโฉaboutโฉtoโฉdoโฉinโฉtheโฉwoods.โฉโฉ
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