The thriller genre: what is it and how has it changed?
The thriller genre has existed for decades and is famous for providing the viewer with heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. Thrillers are loved for their ability to keep the viewer on the "edge of their seat" and so are regularly teeming with suspense and mystery. Plot twists and cliff-hangers are used throughout thriller films in order to grip the viewer.
A common misconception is that thrillers are the same as horror films, however thrillers typically explore themes such as crime, revenge, ransoms and captivities, and horrors typically revolve around ghosts, aliens, clowns, exorcisms, zombies and haunted houses.
A common misconception is that thrillers are the same as horror films, however thrillers typically explore themes such as crime, revenge, ransoms and captivities, and horrors typically revolve around ghosts, aliens, clowns, exorcisms, zombies and haunted houses.
Popular and recent thriller films include titles such as:
Some older thriller films include titles such as: silence of the lambs, the sixth sense, vertigo, the third man and Chinatown.
How has the thriller genre changed over time?
Many people believe that over the years, the thriller genre has become more focused on blood and gore rather than being centred around gripping the viewer. Some say that thriller films are now created with the purpose to shock and even horrify the viewer rather than entice them and have lost their element of mystery and suspense. This may be because thrillers have been slightly influenced by the horror genre; incorporating sadistic violence and body counts. These opinions are based on recent thriller films such as SAW and would you rather; films that explore extremely gruesome elements and lack any intelligent plot.
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