Thriller Conventions

Your next analytical task is to write a report on the codes and conventions of the Thriller genre.

• A crime at the core of the narrative (often murder, but not necessarily - if not, what?).
• A complex narrative structure with plot twists.
• Themes of identity... (mistaken identity, lost identity, secret identity etc)
• Themes of voyeurism.
• Protagonist with a ‘flaw’ which is exploited by the antagonist.
• Titles often reflect a theme of the film.
• There is often a scene near the end of the film in which the protagonist is in peril.
• Mise en scene which reflects the protagonist’s struggle... (busy streets for confusion, deserts for isolation etc)

Chose a thriller film you know and analyse how it either follows or disregards these conventions.

Write it as a Word document.

Include pictures.