Conventions of a thriller genre
Thriller genre is very broad most often used in films and television as well as literature which have a number of different sub-genres. Devices most commonly used in the films for this genre are suspense to help viewers become anticipated as to what will happen next , red herrings are also used mostly for plotlines which involve a mystery one example would be Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho or today’s modern films such as Final Destination though it isn’t noticeable to the viewer and also cliff-hangers which are used extensively through out films and television programs to keep the viewer fixed on the screen and wanting to know what happens next to the protagonist or antagonist.
The average plotline for any thriller genre would be this; it is characterized as being fast paced with frequent action and resourceful heroes that are quick witted, that must face against villains that are more powerful and better equipped than the hero which is trying to stop a diabolical plan that the villain is creating which in some way affects the hero or someone they know or perhaps where they live.
Most commonly thriller genres are based in exotic settings such as foreign cities, rainforests, deserts etc with it starring a hero that is quite often used by directors as men who are tough, fearless and genuinely are accustomed to the danger for example swat police, war veterans, spies though men are often used to play the role for these characters. Women sometimes play these roles one example would be the actress Sigourney weaver who played as Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise.
Thrillers often involve mystery but these can be put into a variety of ways depending on the stories plotline. Thrillers often involve the hero who must stop the plans of an enemy, rather than uncover a crime that has already happened, while a murder mystery would be ruined if the murderer where to be discovered too early on in the film, thrillers will usually have the identity of the murderer revealed throughout the whole film. Thrillers also involve things on a much larger scale for instance it could involve a crime that needs to be stopped or else it would lead to mass murder an assassination on someone of great importance or acts of terrorism which could lead to chaos. Times of jeopardy and confrontations which lead to violence are a common use in the thriller genre of modern day films. Mystery often climaxes when the mystery is solved where as a thriller climaxes when the villain is finally defeated by the hero who in the process saves his own life and the lives of all the other people.
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