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- 1. USE Develop Challenge Watch Click The Buttons To Change Page Trailer
- 2. Intro Weapon Of Choice (2011) Taken (2009) • Narrative Themes Develop Kidnap Theme Kidnap Theme Lone Hero Lone Hero Challenge •Shot Types Missing Family Member Missing Family Member Betrayal Betrayal Watch •Genre Conventions Revenge Revenge Trailer
- 3. Intro Collateral (2004) Develop Challenge Watch Trailer Weapon Of Choice (2011)
- 4. Intro A Suspenseful An emphasisfailed or successful crime account of a on Action In ‘Weapon Of Choice’, the central protagonist’s seen in There are numerous action stunts that can be younger brother ‘Weapon Of Choice’ trailer. the is successfully kidnapped. Develop Shoot-Outs A Focus on the Criminals, Rather than the Police The are no police officersthe the trailer whatsoever. Guns feature heaily in in trailer, with many of the characters being held at gunpoint at one stage or Challenge another Double-Crosses A Blurred Sense Of Heroes & Villains In the trailer it is clear that the female lead has Aside From the central protagonist, it is difficult to tell committed a betrayal. in the trailer who is good and who is bad. Watch Trailer
- 5. USE Betrayal Intro Betrayal is a narrative theme common in Crime Thriller’s, such as in Taken (2009) where the central character is double-crossed by an old friend. It is a regular occurrence in the genre that the hero is betrayed by an old acquaintance, or Challenge perhaps a rival . However, in Weapon Of Choice, the concept is developed further by the idea that the hero could be betrayed by someone much closer to them, such as a long-term girlfriend. Watch Trailer
- 6. USE The Hero In Weapon of Choice, the hero does challenges the usual criteria of a Crime thriller protagonist. For Develop example , the general convention is that the hero be a rugged, middle-aged man, ie. Liam Neeson or Tom Cruise. However, the central character in W.O.C, played by Sam Ball, is in his early twenties. This challenge to the conventional hero Intro is reinforced further by the idea of occupation. Crime Thriller hero’s are usually detectives, retired C.I.A operatives or former criminals themselves. They are very rarely just an average, everyday person, which is the case Watch in Weapon of Choice. By challenging this Trailer convention, and having a younger, ordinary hero, the hope is that the target audience will connect with him better.
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