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Thrillers became popular after JFK's assassination due to rising public fear. They typically involve psychological or paranoid elements to engage audiences. Historically, thrillers featured heroes overcoming villains' obstacles. Common characteristics include keeping audiences on the edge of their seats through tension and impossible traps for the hero. Thrillers usually climax with the hero defeating the villain to save lives. Iconic directors like Hitchcock and Scott expertly use suspense and pace to portray innocent people caught in circumstances beyond their control.
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The slasher film genre involves a psychopathic killer who stalks and brutally murders a series of teenage victims in a random fashion, often within a single day. Key characteristics include the masked killer whose identity is concealed, attractive young victims who engage in vices, and a virtuous female heroine ("final girl") left to confront the killer. Slashers focus heavily on graphic violence and inventive murder methods using blades, chainsaws, and other weapons. Halloween, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street helped ignite the slasher film craze of the 1980s by popularizing these archetypes and elements.
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The thriller genre first became popular in the 1920s with Hitchcock's film "The Lodger". It grew in popularity through the 1960s when Hitchcock's "Psycho" was considered one of the best thrillers ever made. A key theme of thrillers since then has been blood and violence, influenced by the graphic scenes in "Psycho". Thrillers in the 1950s began featuring big stars like Marilyn Monroe and genres like psychological thrillers rose in the 1990s-2000s with films like "Misery" and "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle". Typical elements of thrillers include dark colors, weapons as props, isolated settings, and cliched characters
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The thriller genre first became popular in the 1920s with Hitchcock's film "The Lodger". It grew in popularity through the 1960s when Hitchcock's "Psycho" was considered one of the best thrillers ever made. Since then, the main theme has been blood and violence, influenced by the graphic scenes in "Psycho". The 1950s saw stars like Marilyn Monroe appearing in thrillers, while the 1970s brought R-rated films with extreme scenes. More recent decades saw a rise in female villains and psychological thrillers. Typical thriller settings include cities, houses isolated in nature, and locations like ballet studios where the story centers. Common characters include criminals, victims,
Genre Analysis Final
The thriller genre first became popular in the 1920s with Hitchcock's film "The Lodger". It grew in popularity through the 1960s when Hitchcock's "Psycho" was considered one of the best thrillers ever made. A key theme of thrillers since then has been blood and violence, influenced by the graphic scenes in "Psycho". Thrillers in the 1950s began starring big actors like Marilyn Monroe, and genres evolved through the 1970s, 1990s/2000s to include psychological thrillers and female villains. Typical thriller elements include dark colors, weapons, isolated settings, and cliched characters like criminals and victims. Common themes are action, psychology, and
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Slasher films involve a mysterious psychopathic killer stalking and murdering a sequence of young, weak, and vulnerable victims. Key early influential slasher films include Halloween (1978), which popularized the masked killer, and Friday the 13th (1980), which brought graphic violence and a sequential murder countdown to mainstream audiences. Slasher films typically feature stock characters like the final girl hero who fights the killer, and victims who are often female teens killed after sexual activity. The genre became popular in the 1970s influenced by earlier psychological horror films and continues with remakes and sequels today.
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The document discusses the origins and evolution of horror films. It begins with the first horror film originating in France in 1896 called Le Manoir Du Diable. In the 1960s, horror films featured more human antagonists which was scarier than monsters, as seen in films like Psycho. Modern horror films aim to keep the antagonist or story unknown to prolong fear, like in Texas Chainsaw Massacre where the family is never fully explained. Lists of popular 1960s and modern horror films and directors are also provided.
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This document discusses different types of thrillers and the history and use of codes in thrillers. It identifies four main types of thrillers - conspiracy, psychological, crime, and romantic/erotic thrillers - and provides examples of each. It outlines Alfred Hitchcock's pioneering role in the thriller genre in the 1920s-1960s. It also notes that thrillers remained popular in the 1990s and 2000s with films like Se7en, The Sixth Sense, and Shutter Island. Finally, it explains that codes in thrillers can be technical (camerawork) or symbolic (revealing a character's feelings through their actions) and are used together with conventions to create suspense.
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Dramas portray characters and their development through journeys in realistic situations. Crime dramas specifically follow those involved in criminal activity or law enforcement. The history of dramas shows changing themes and genres over time from silent films of the 1940s to modern films influenced by politics, history, and social issues. Common characters in dramas include the protagonist hero, their helper or friend, and the antagonist seeking to ruin the protagonist. Famous directors and actors known for dramas are also listed.
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This document provides an overview of action and adventure films. It defines action films as focusing on physical challenges faced by heroes against villains, while adventure films emphasize exotic locations and exploring genres like swashbuckler films. Many successful films blend the two genres. Notable directors of action films include Michael Bay, known for big-budget spectacles with practical effects. Famous actors in the genres include Dolph Lundgren, Angelina Jolie, and Bruce Willis. The best action film, according to some, is Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Volume 1.
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The document discusses several major film genres:
- Action films typically have large budgets and involve saving characters from danger. Superhero films usually conclude with a big fight scene.
- Thrillers use suspense and tension to anticipate viewers, with subgenres like psychological thrillers and crime thrillers. Alfred Hitchcock was famous for thrillers like Psycho.
- Musicals often adapt from theater and include musical numbers that advance the love story. The Jazz Singer was one of the first musical films.
Genre analysis
The document provides an overview of the action genre. It discusses that action films typically feature one or more heroes facing a series of challenges involving fights, gunplay, and chases. These scenes create tension and thrill for audiences. The heroes must overcome incredible odds to attain victory by the end. Action films often hybridize with other genres like sci-fi or romance. Examples are provided of iconic action films from different decades that advanced the genre through new technologies and styles. The conventions of action films are also outlined, such as fast editing, special effects, close-ups during fights, and predictable narrative structures.
What is a thriller
A thriller is a genre focused on suspense and anticipation that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats. The protagonist faces danger from a problem, mission, or mystery. There are different types of thrillers like action, crime, horror, and psychological thrillers. Thrillers employ conventions like quick cuts, shadows, and tense music to build tension. Christopher Nolan is renowned for directing acclaimed psychological thrillers like Memento, Inception, and The Dark Knight trilogy that combine complex plots with commercial success.
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Before discussing the specifics of the kidnapping. it is crucial to understand who Dwayne Johnson is and why his kidnapping would be so significant. Born May 2, 1972, Dwayne Douglas Johnson is an American actor, producer, businessman. and former professional wrestler. Known by his ring name, "The Rock," he gained fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) before transitioning to a successful career in Hollywood.
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The abduction was executed with military precision. A group of masked men, armed and organized, infiltrated the set. They created chaos, taking advantage of the confusion to isolate Johnson. Johnson was outnumbered and caught off guard despite his formidable strength and fighting skills. The kidnappers overpowered him, bundled him into a waiting vehicle. and sped away, leaving everyone on set in a state of shock and disbelief.
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- 1. Thrillers (film genre) Megi Cara
- 2. History Became popular after the assassination of President Kennedy due to the rise in public fear at the time. Most consist of either psychological or paranoid elements as a way to engage the audience. Historic Connotations: “A thriller is villain-driven plot, whereby he presents obstacles that the hero must overcome” -Homers Odessy.
- 3. Common Characteristics Provide thrills and keeps the audience cliff-hanging at the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax Tension arises when the character is placed in a menacing situation or a trap from which escaping seems impossible Thrillers mostly take place in ordinary suburbs/cities a thriller climaxes when the hero finally defeats the villain, saving his own life and often the lives of others. the compromised hero is often killed in the process
- 4. Character Profiles heroes in most thrillers are frequently ordinary citizens unaccustomed to danger traditionally men, however women lead characters have become increasingly common the hero must prevent the plans of an enemy rather than uncover a crime that has already happened. While a murder mystery would be spoiled by a premature disclosure of the murderer's identity, in a thriller the identity of a murderer or other villain is typically known all along
- 6. Famous Thriller Directors Scott has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Directing as well as Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. He won three British Academy Awards for the film Blade Runner.Hewas knighted in the 2003 New Year honours. In 2011, Scott is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Famous for his expert and largely unrivalled control of pace and suspense, and his films draw heavily on both fear and fantasy. The films are known for their droll humour and witticisms, and these cinematic works often portray innocent people caught up in circumstances beyond their control or understanding Alfred Hitchcock American Gangster (2007) Psycho (1960) Hannibal (2001) Rear Window (1950) G.I Jane (1997) Ridley Scott The Ring (1930)