2. The females in the thriller films, are very significant because they
have no stereotypical role in the genre, this is because in some films,
they play the cold hearted and emotionless such as the film ‘ Mr and
Mrs smith’ starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, who
plays Jane Smith is portrayed as cold hearted and emotionless,
because as she is a trained assassin, she is required to kill her
husband, and she does so unconventionally, and acts how a male
would act, using guns and explosives. Females in thrillers can be also
portrayed as the damsel in distress, who needs saving by the
protagonist, which is usually the male as he is portrayed as mentally
and physically stronger than females in thriller films. On the other
hand it is quite common for the females to be the survivor ( the final
girl) in thriller and horror films, which could also subvert to this
stereotype, they are also portrayed as very charming and glamorous
and sometimes over sexualised in thriller films due to mise en scene
such as clothing and make up.
3. The men in thriller film are portrayed as both the
protagonists and the antagonists;
The males are often portrayed as the strong hero, who saves
the day by figuring out the enigma which is usually given
to the audience at the start or middle of the film.They are
usually mentally and physically strong and shows there
strength and independence during the disequilibrium, in
order to obtain the new equilibrium.
The males are also the antagonists which is the villain, there
is usually a background story to why the male wants to do
evil, due to previous situations which may include the
protagonist which could link into any of the key themes.
