Thriller Sub-Genres

This video tells us of the different types of information that you would need to know for thriller films.

1. Enigma code - gradually finding things out, building suspense and drama for the film.
2. Types of thriller - Thriller sub genres

• Conspiracy thriller - This type of genre plays with the identification of good to overrule the evil in the world. An example of this could be 'the Da Vinci Code' because there is a conspiracy about whether there is more to the christian era than meets the eye.

• Crime thriller - usually represents action in a psychological way. I would say 'the Usual Suspects' is a crime thriller because they play on the idea of revenge from the criminals that were rounded up as suspects and then get revenge on them later.

• Natural Disaster thriller - shows natural disasters in a way which should be resolved. An example could be '40 days and 40 nights' because the film is about the trip that they face while struggling tihe the everyday natural disasters around the world.

• Mystery thriller - follow the protagonist in solving a mystery, for example Denzel Washington plays an army officer in search to find the mystery and justice over a female commanders heroic acts that lead to her death.

• Psychological thriller - shows the characters views and the torment that they go through in order to create suspense and drama, for example in Fight Club Edward Norton plays an office worker looking for a way to change his life but in the end the narrator was struggling with his identity creating a fictional person.

• Supernatural thriller - the protagonist or villain usually have a supernatural gift thats able to get to the source of the problem. An example of this would be The Sixth Sense. Starring Bruce Willis, the Sixth Sense is about a boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist. 

3. Linear - one type of action results in one response