2. Donnie Darko
Director-Richard Kelly
Year of Production- 2001
A troubled teenager (Donnie Darko) has
been seeing a psychiatrist due to his
troubled past . On October 2nd a large
bunny rabbit called frank draws Donnie
out of his room to tell him that in 28
days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 6 seconds
the world will end. Whilst Donnie is
outside a jet engine crashes into his
room. He avoids this bizarre accident,
the next few weeks Frank makes him
commit a series of crimes.
3. Shutter Island
Director- Martin Scorsese
Year of Production- 2010
It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is
assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from
Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been
pushing for an assignment on the island for personal
reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't
been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital
doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to
illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating
skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital
refuses him access to records he suspects would break the
case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication
with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in
the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply,
Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner,
even his own sanity.
4. Seven
Director- David Fincher
Year of Production- 1995
Two detectives, a rookie and a
veteran hunt a deranged sadistic
serial killer who chooses his victims
according to the seven deadly sins.
The killer views himself as akin to the
Sword of God, handing out horrific
punishment to these sinners. As the
detectives get closer to the
perpetrator of these gruesome killings
they Unfortunately too become
ensnared in his diabolical plan
5. What attracts me to this genre?
The reason I'm attracted to the psychological thriller genre is mainly due to the storyline
and actors, for example when shutter island was advertised i first noticed that Leonardo
DiCaprio was in it, this then drew me in to see what the film was about. Leonardo DiCaprio
played the role of Teddy Daniels a u.s Marshall who was assigned to go to
Boston's shutter island hospital to investigate a disappearance, he especially wanted this
Assignment due to personal reasons, he soon realises after not being there long that the
Treatments given by the doctors are illegal and sinister. Soon the film starts to become more in
Depth and twisted when the audience start to think is Teddy a u.s Marshall or a patient at the
Hospital. When it ended i still was unsure whether teddy was a patient or if the doctors made
Him think he was. After watching it, it Became one of my favourite films. the storyline i
thought was very clever throughout watching it i was trying to figure out what the
twist was going to be i never expected it to end how it did, It left me shocked and rather
impressed with Martin Scorsese and how brilliantly Leonardo DiCaprio played the role.
6. What makes me go to watch these
films?
• Stars- As you can see from the films i have chosen they each have very well
know actors in them such as; Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jake Gyllenhaal.
This is one of the reasons why I was drawn to these films, I know that all of
them have played parts in other films amazingly and have won awards so i
expect to watch i film they are in and be convinced of the role they are playing.
•story- The story line to a film plays an important part on whether i go to watch the
it or not. My chosen genre is psychological thriller so if i watch a film of this genre i
know that i will be getting a puzzling film i can really get in to and have to properly
think about. A perfect example is Donnie Darko you have to pay attention
throughout and it makes you have to think, i loved this film because i never expected
what was going to happen at the end.
