Monday, 12 January 2009

Characters- in a typical Psychological Thriller and Horror movie

Thriller and Suspense films are types of films known to promote intense excitement, suspense a high level of anticipation, anxiety and nerve-wracking tension. Thriller and suspense films virtually have similar characteristics and features this also includes the outcome of how characters are portrayed in each psychological thriller movie.
The tension usually arises when the main character(s) is placed in a menacing situation or mystery, or an escape or dangerous mission from which escape seems impossible. Life itself is threatened usually because the character is unknowingly involved in a dangerous or potentially deadly situation. Plots of thrillers involve characters which come into conflict with each other or strange outside forces. These forces are usually dark ad shadowy.

Characters in thrillers include:

  • Convicts
  • Criminals
  • Stalkers
  • Assassins
  • Down-on-their-luck losers
  • Innocent victims (often on the run)
  • Prison inmates
  • Menaced women
  • Characters with dark pasts
  • Psychotic individuals
  • Terrorists
  • Cops and escaped cons
  • Fugitives
  • Private eyes
  • Drifters
  • People involved in twisted relationships
  • World-weary men and women
  • Psycho-fiends







The themes of thrillers frequently include:
  • Terrorism
  • Political conspiracy
  • Pursuit
  • Romantic triangles leading to murder....
Suspense-thrillers come in all shapes and forms: There are murder mysteries, Private eye tales, Chase thrillers, Women-in-danger films, Courtroom and legal thrillers, Erotic thrillers, Surreal cult-film soap operas, Atmospheric, Plot-twisting psychodramas. Thrillers keep the emphasis away from the gangster, crime, or the detective in the crime-related plot, focusing more on the suspense and danger that is created.



No comments:

Post a Comment