A psychological thriller consists of the characters in the film or novel being exposed to mental harm rather than physical harm. Also, a psychological thriller consists of the exposure of the psychological state of characters in the film or novel, with aspects of a thriller movie.
A psychological thriller consists of characters who are represented through extreme abnormal behaviours. These types of thrillers usually share similarities between other sub-genres, which can include mystery, horror, drama and action.
Examples of Psychological thrillers include:
> Se7en
> Silence of the Lambs
> Memento
> Black Swan
> Fatal Attraction
> The Butterfly Effect
> Psycho
> Shutter Island
Themes:
Psychological thrillers usually show the themes of death, perception, having an identity or purpose, identity and reality. Characters can usually battle with their own minds, creating tension and fear for the audience. The fact that the character is having to battle with their own mind is what creates the build up of a psychological thriller.
Also, the mental state usually affects the characters thoughts, perceptions and the lack of ability to grasp reality.
Also, the mental state usually affects the characters thoughts, perceptions and the lack of ability to grasp reality.
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From doing this task we learnt about the common Psychothriler films and ideas this will help us in our opening sequence because it will allow us to follow the conventions of thrillers and make our opening different; creative.
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