Thursday, 17 October 2013

Thriller Genres

Here are the general tyes of thriller genres, explaining what they are:

Conspiracy Thrillers
Conspiracy thrillers normally have an investigator trapped in an organisation, people plotting and identification of good to rule the world. For example flightplan has two people plotting to blow up a plane.

Crime Thrillers
Crime thrillers have a 'crime' that needs to be solved, have psychological aspects, serial killers, murders and chases. For example Se7en has a serial killer following the 7 deadly sins.

Disaster Thrillers
Disaster thrillers have a devastating disaster, like a tsunami or a plague killing people. For example I am Legend has a man and his dog who are trying to survive through an apocalypse.

Mystery Thrillers
Mystery thrillers are related to crime including detectives, their is a mystery to solve. For example The Usual Suspects has a mystery to solve.

Political Thriller
Political thrillers challenge the stability of the government, have a hero that's task is to prevent bad things from happening. For example V for Vendetta, a man gets together a group of people to challenge the government.

Psychological Thriller
Psychological thrillers plays on the audiences mind building suspence and posing unanswered questions. They also show mentality of the character and the throught processes. Eg. Shutter Island has a twist at the end that is unexpected which answers questions that the audience may have.

Religious Thriller
Religious thrillers plot closely to religious objects, institutions and questions. Show positives and negatives of a religion.

Supernatural Thriller
Supernatural thrillers have an otherworldly element showing supernatural events, they could have an unexpected twist or show people with supernatural talents. Eg. Iron man has supernatural powers.

Techno Thriller
Techno thrillers manipulate sophisticated technology which can take over the world, mostly based on fictional things in life. Eg. iRobot has robots that could potentially take over the world. 

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