This is a list of conventions which regularly occur in a movie when it is of the thriller genre:
- The lighting is normally darkened to give a sinister effect.
- Builds up tension and suspense throughout the whole film.
- Atmospheric music is used.
- The victim is usually a woman and/or a child.
- A twist in the plot usually occurs.
- Protangonist & Antagonist.
- Narrative enigma.
- A crime is usually commited.
- Protagonist who is systematically disempowered and drawn into a complex web of intrigued.
- Themes of mirroring, indentity and voyeurism.
- Title sequence often reflects the main character's psychological state.
- Protagonist usually has a flaw which is demoralized by the antagonist.
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