Codes and Convection of Thriller

A thriller genre gives viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise and anxiety.

Thriller movie keeps the audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax. Thriller movies tends to keep the important information from the viewer. for example; plot twist. A thriller plot is usually a villain-driven plot, whereby he or she creates obstacles that the protagonist must over come. Thriller movie often uses street or urban areas.

Thriller usually consists of a battle between the protagonist and antagonist, when there is a disruption in the equilibrium. The aim the protagonist is to restore normality, while antagonist wants to destroy it.

The antagonist will have a hidden identity that the viewers will uncover eventually when the film progress. Antagonist is always taking revenge from a past event.

the theme of the storyline  for thriller movie is designed so that it will make the audience think that the story can reflect them in their real life, which makes them scared or emotional.

Music is important in any film to understand the mood of the character and situation. In thriller music adds suspense and tension, in thriller music usually starts from slow paces and then builds up as the movie progress to make the scene more dramatic for the audience.

Conventions of a Thriller 

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