Monday, 6 February 2012

Thriller sub-genres

Each genre of a film has many sub-genres.


The sub-genre determines what type of thriller it is, as there is a wide range of thriller's available.
There are;

Crime Thriller:

Mix of both crime films and thriller films, and it offers a suspenseful or mysterious account of a crime - successful or failed. This type of thriller usually focus on the criminal-characters, rather than the law enforcers. Crime thrillers are most likely to emphasize the action taking place over the emotional or psychological thoughts- Seven And Oceans Eleven

Conspiracy Thriller:

When a hero confrots a large powerful group of enemies, whose  true extent only he recognizes
protagonists or often journalists or armature investigators. Snake Eyes and Flight Plane

Disater Thriller:

This Type of thriller is when the main source of conflict is a natural disatser and the hero has to save the world by finding a way to prevent this disaster from getting worse or by saving as many people as possible. We are always shown the ordinary person doing his day to that route, which then follows on through the movie to show how much his life has changed through this disaster. 2012 and The Day after Tomorrow

Psychological Thriller:

 A normal conflict between main characters leading to an often violent resolution. The conflict between the characters is usually mental and emotional, rather than physical. The conflict could even be something that in real life, wouldn't be scientifically possible. The Ring, Orphan And Cape Fear

Drama Thriller:

The film would normally consist of "drama" aspects mixed with the thriller aspects. The film is usually more slow paced, and involves the characters developing emotionally, psychologically and sometimes physically. This usually coincides with the plot, and with its twists and turns. The Interpreter

Religous Thriller:

This is when the plot of the movie is closely connected to religous institutions, objects and questions. Can be linked to metaphysical thrillers. It is mostly novels that get turned into religous thrillers- The Da Vinci Code

Erotic Thriller:

In which consits of erotica thriller and has become popular since the 1980's. Basic Instinct And The Crush

Horror Thriller:

In which conflict between the main charachters are mental, emotional, and physical. What sets the horror thriller apart is the main element of fear throughout the story. The main charachter is not only up against a superior force, but they are or will soon become the victims themselves. Silence of the Lambs And 28 Days Later

Supernatural Thriller:

Includes conflicts between some main characters. Usually one, both or all of them has super-powers, and may be considered a SuperHero or a Villain. Unbreakable

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