2. in
which the hero/heroine confronts a large,
powerful group of enemies whose true extent
only s/he recognizes
3. This particular genre is a hybrid type of
both crime films and thrillers that offers a
suspenseful account of a successful or failed
crime or crimes. These films often focus on the
criminal(s) rather than a policeman. Central
topics of these films include serial
killers/murders, robberies,
chases, shootouts, heists and double-crosses.
4. In which (until the often violent resolution) the conflict between the
main characters is mental and emotional, rather than physical.
Characters, either by accident or their own curiousness, are dragged into
a dangerous conflict or situation that they are not prepared to resolve.
Characters are not reliant on physical strength to overcome their brutish
enemies, but rather are reliant on their mental resources, whether it be
by battling wits with a formidable opponent or by battling for equilibrium
in the character's own mind. At times, the characters attempt solving, or
are involved in, a mystery. The suspense created by psychological
thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one
another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by
merely trying to demolish the other's mental state
5. In which the protagonist is generally a
government agent who must take violent
action against agents of a rival government
or (in recent years) terrorists. The subgenre
usually deals with the subject of fictional
espionage in a realistic way
6. A suspense film in which the manipulation of
sophisticated technology plays a prominent
part. There is a bit of action and science
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