Subgenre- Thriller

Crime Thriller

(Since my film opening is based on a crime thriller, I have decided to do an analysis of this sub-genre)

-A crime thriller, is a sub-genre of Thrillers, which combines ideas and aspects of a thriller, with a crime film plot. The plot of the story/movie usually focuses on typical criminal characters such as robbers, murderers, psychopaths. This includes criminal acts such as murders, heists etc.

-The difference between normal crime movies and a crime thriller is that a crime thriller's story line focuses on both the criminal (antagonist) and the hero (protagonist). It really concentrates how the antagonist's criminal acts impact the protagonist, physically and mentally.

Conventions of Crime Thrillers:

-Often involves some sort of investigation in the story. The movie usually includes violence, fast-paced sequences, suspense and death throughout the film.

-Crime Thrillers are usually pretty intense, making the audience feel like they are actually in the movie. Whether it will be making them jump out of their seat, shout or even scream.

-Creates enigma for the audience. Enigma is when something that happens in the movie, that will make the audience question the movie. An example of this is in the start of a crime thriller, you see a masked man butchering a woman with a hatchet, then burying her, his face isn't revealed because of his mask. The killer's identity is the enigma. The audience wants to know who the killer is.

-There is always an antagonist and a protagonist, a crime thriller always focuses on both sides and how they impact each other.

Examples of Crime Thrillers:

(Analysis of SWAT scenes from "The Silence Of The Lambs" and "Speed" can be found further down my blog)

Audience expectations from a crime-thriller:

Audiences would expect a normal situation, only to be compromised by something the antagonist does to disrupt the peace. People like to see situations like this because to them, it is interesting on how and why the antagonist does this and what the protagonist does to stop him. For example, a man is jogging through a park early morning, something everyone can relate to and is natural. Suddenly a masked man emerges from behind a tree and kills the man using a hatchet. Everything was ordinary until the masked man appears. It is something out of the ordinary, it is disturbing the peace of a situation that is realistic. Like the name suggests, the audiences want to be thrilled, and on the edge of their seats.

Target audience for crime-thrillers:

-Crime Thrillers are usually aimed at both males and females 

-Aged 15-50

-(Teenagers, Young Adults, Old people)

-(These are the stereotypical audiences for crime-thrillers)