Definition of a Thriller
"Thriller films are films that primarily use action and suspense to engage the audience"
There is a significant difference between Horror Movies and Thriller Movies:
- Horror = Fear
- Thriller = Exhilaration
Type of character in a typical thriller:
- Usually an ordinary hero pitted against a villain who is determined to destroy them/their country etc.
- Usually the hero has to face the danger alone or with little help.
- One of the main conventions is this idea of an ordinary man.
- Hitchcock was known as the master of the ordinary man.
- Films such as North by North West, 39 Steps.
Thrillers can often be made into Hybrids:
- Thriller and adventure/crime/detective/horror
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