2. In our thriller opening our antagonist is a typical
male, we choose to have a male antagonist
rather than have a femme fatal as we wanted
our character to appear more intimidating. For
example: in our opening we are representing a
stereotypical representation as the male is
dominant over the female protagonist. By
watching our opening you can see our antagonist
has a close resemblance to the fictional
antagonist ‘Hannibal Lector.’ Like Hannibal our
antagonist is a “pure psychopath,” although our
target audience do not know the exposition of
antagonist it’s likely that him and ‘Hannibal’ had
many similarities. For example; both may have
been traumatized as a child, this is usually the
cause of the choices some serial killers make.
Both characters are similar also; in our cooking
scene classical music is played, this connotes
that like ‘Hannibal’ our antagonist is portrayed as
cultured and sophisticated with a refined taste in
music.
Similarities to the fictional character ‘Hannibal Lector’
3. Differences to the fictional character ‘Hannibal Lector’
Compared to the fictional character ‘Hannibal Lector’ our antagonist is also
portrayed differently in our opening. For example; in our thriller opening we had
no dialogue, because of this we did not develop the antagonist’s personality, like
Hannibal. Hannibal is known as a “social elite” rather than an introvert, like our
antagonist in our thriller opening. Also, contrasted with the other films that
‘Hannibal’ is in connotes that they are different in the way they are viewed. For
example; In ‘The Silence of the Lambs,’ Hannibal is described through
protagonist’s eyes, however in our opening the antagonist is viewed purely by the
audience themselves. This allows the audience to make their own judgements
and views on the antagonist.
4. Typical Female Traits and Similarities to Helen Hudson
In our thriller opening our protagonist is a typical
female, we choose to have a female victim as
stereotypically women are easier to manipulate.
For example: in our opening we are representing
the stereotypical representation of a female
character, as the woman is connoted to be
vulnerable. By watching the first few moment of
our opening you can see how our protagonist
becomes more vulnerable overtime. In the
opening the way in which our character walks
connotes she has some confidence even though
she is alone. In Copycat the protagonist Helen
Hudson starts of as a confident character,
evidence of this is when she is giving her lecture.
Commonly the protagonists in thriller films run
on a rise and full structure as at least one point
they become vulnerable. For example; Helen
Hudson in Copycat is represented as a confident
woman, however she soon becomes vulnerable
when she is attacked in the university toilets.
5. Character Vulnerability
Compared to the character Helen Hudson from Copycat our protagonist is
vulnerable throughout the opening of our Thriller. For example; when the
audience is first introduced to our protagonist she is walking alone, this allows her
to become vulnerable when she receives a text message from the antagonist.
This is similar to Helen when she goes to the toilet in the university , she becomes
vulnerable in this scene as the police escort leaves her side. To make clear that
our victim is vulnerable we used her costume to represent her lack of confidence,
as the dull colours connote death. In the opening her body language also
represents the increase of vulnerability, for example: when she receives a text
from the antagonist
