A thriller is a film which is designed to keep the veiwer on the edge of their seat throughout the duration of the film. Typically a thriller steriotypically envolves a crime such as murder or some sort of supernatural creature or being(s). there is often a complex storyline often contanining the following:
twists.
chases.
murders.
Identity crisis.
Fascination of death.
Fast pased storylines.
The twists and the Identity crisis are used to confuse the veiwer and keep them thinking how is the villian and who is the victim. In some cases the such as the film 'Se7en' the villians face is never shown until right at the end of the film and when it is we see that this man has been seen many times as diffrent roles throughout the film and has often interacted with the two detectives who are attempting to track him down.
In some Thrillers the villian will outsmart the potential 'Hero' figure and we often see that there was an underlying plan throughout the film.
Another exarmple of a thriller when the evil (semi) wins over the 'hero' figure is; 'I Am Legend' when towards the end of the film the lead role played by Will Smith blows himself up in order to destroy some the the 'zombie' type creatures. But he also semi succeds in the end as the cure he is developed is saved by the woman who he saves by blowing up some of the zombies. This is a typical exarmple of the type of thriller in which the Hero figure has to sacrifce something,in this case his life and in se7en's case jail time in order to succed or to ensure justice.
other exarmples of thrillers are:
Inception (2010)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Fight Club (1999)
Rear Window (1954)
The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
Jaws (1975)
Sin City (2005)
