In generic terms the genre thriller is created by conventions.
A thriller is a ‘meta-genre’. It is difficult to pin down exactly what a thriller is because so many emotions and reactions are experienced.
There are many different types of thrillers for example there is espionage/spy, psychological, and supernatural/unknown.
A thriller relies on an intricate plot which creates fear, apprehension and suspense in hearts and minds of people watching.
A thriller plays on basic worries and infantile and repressed thoughts. These thoughts can be sexual, voyeuristic or violent.
A thriller achieves this by raising questions or enigma codes in the mind of the audience. Most thrillers have universal themes at their core - struggles over love, death or money. It is the struggle that often enthrals the spectator.
It is also done through a sense of delay when something does happen, there is a sense of relief from that tension. Thrillers are often sadomasochistic which means that the audience enjoys watching the director cause pain and suffering to the characters. Our pleasure is derived from their discomfort. However a thriller should also contain a certain element of ambivalence which means that the audience needs to feel sorry for the victim.
Thrillers must involve visceral, gut level feelings rather than sensitive, delicate emotions.
Horror films are movies that strive to draw out the emotions of fear, horror and terror from viewers. Their plots frequently involve themes of death, the supernatural or mental illness. Many horror movies also include a central villain.
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