Thrillers are a genre of films, and are defined by points such as:
Mood: The most common form of mood used in thrillers are suspense , excitement and anticipation for what comes next. These are often caused by bouts of excitement amid slower paced downtime, which forwards the plot, or constant thrills and action, all while headed towards a dramatic climax. Usually, thrillers are villian driven, with the bad guys dictating every move with superior power/intelligence.
Devices in use: Similar devices occur among most thrillers. Such devices in use include
Red herrings: Red herrings are objects, characters or quotes, used to mislead the protagonist and/or audience into reaching a different conclusion.
Plot twists: Plot twists are usually an event that reveals an event that the protagonist audience did not expect, I.E, a characters death, a betrayal etc.
Sub-genres: There are several kinds of thriller sub-genre, such as:
Psychological thrillers: Psychological thrillers usually take the common thriller formula, but usually have mentally unhinged/unhealthy characters, sometimes even protagonists, and sometime incorporate horror-esque elements in them, such as murderers and sociopaths.
Crime thrillers: Crime thrillers use the the thriller genre in a criminal setting, such as highly intelligent criminals, whom the protagonist must outwit and understand.
Tropes: A common thriller trope is the macguffin, a random plot device that the villains want, wth little contribution or background to the story, existing only to progress the plot, and give the protagonist material goal to work towards.
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