A Thriller is a broad genre used in Films, literature, gaming and television which can include overlapping sub-genre's. The main ingredients for a Thriller is a fast pace, frequent action which involves a hero who must stop the plans of a more powerful and a better equipped villain.
In literacy Thrillers there are many devices which are used extensively such as suspense- to build up to an event or an action, Red herrings- a device which gives the reader a false impression on either a person or an event and cliff hangers which are used to make the audience wonder what will happen in the next book.
There are many types of Thrillers which include:
Spy thrillers Psychological thriller
Military thrillers Horror thrillers
Conspiracy thrillers disaster thrillers
Medical Thrillers supernatural thrillers
Forensic thriller Religious thrillers
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories which is distinguished by the structure of the plot. Thrillers occur on a grander scale where crimes must be prevented, Assassination's, terrorists and a government conspiracy, These may reflect a "Zeitgeist" in todays world.
The standard plot element of a thriller includes:
A sense of jeopardy and violence
A climax- the mystery is solved and then hero defeats a villain saving his and other peoples lives
Influenced by film noir the hero can die in the process of saving lives.
Thrillers usually take place wholly ore partly in exotic or dramatic settings such as foreign cities, deserts, churches, subways, airports and on airplanes, polar regions or high seas- or in the woods ( a common setting for a thriller.
Example of a thriller film
One of the most popular Thriller films from the 20th and the 21st century is James bond - Originally a series of books by Ian Fleming.Fleming based his fictional creation on a number of individuals he came across during his time in the Naval Intelligence Division during World War II. His first book was Casino Royale(1953) The series follows the missions of an MI6 agent James Bond with his famous code name of 007 who stops the plans of several evil corporation's, gang members, specific powerful people and countries who threat MI6 and the British isles. Along with M who is the head of MI6 and Q who is a scientists who is responsible for some of the gadgets which bond has such as the famous Aston Martin vehicle and several gadgets and guns.
Cultural impact
Cinematically, Bond has been a major influence within the spy genre since the release of Dr. No in 1962, with 22 secret agent films released in 1966 alone attempting to capitalise on its popularity and success. These films are known to be a massive hit around the world.
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