What is the Definition of 'Thriller'?
Thriller is a broad genre that includes numerous and often overlapping sub-genres. Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains.
Characteristics:
Thrillers often take place in exotic settings such as foreign cities or deserts. The heroes in most thrillers are frequently "hard men" accustomed to danger: law enforcement officers, spies, soldiers, seamen or aviators. However, they may also be ordinary citizens drawn into danger by accident. While such heroes have traditionally been men, women lead characters have become increasingly common.
Components:
In recent years, when thrillers have been increasingly influenced by horror or psychological-horror exposure in pop culture, an ominous or monstrous element has become common to heighten tension. The monster could be anything, even an inferior physical force made superior only by their intellect, a supernatural entity, aliens, serial killers, or even microbes or chemical agents.
Genres:
Action (e.g. James Bond), Conspiracy (e.g. Capricorn One), Crime (e.g. Se7en), Disaster (e.g. Earthquake), Drama (e.g. The Illusionist), Erotic (e.g. Fatal Attraction), Psychological (e.g. Strangers on a Train), Spy (e.g. Bourne Triology) or Religious (e.g. Da Vinci Code)
(All information obtained from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre), therefore information may not be reliable)
Thriller is a broad genre that includes numerous and often overlapping sub-genres. Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains.
Characteristics:
Thrillers often take place in exotic settings such as foreign cities or deserts. The heroes in most thrillers are frequently "hard men" accustomed to danger: law enforcement officers, spies, soldiers, seamen or aviators. However, they may also be ordinary citizens drawn into danger by accident. While such heroes have traditionally been men, women lead characters have become increasingly common.
Components:
In recent years, when thrillers have been increasingly influenced by horror or psychological-horror exposure in pop culture, an ominous or monstrous element has become common to heighten tension. The monster could be anything, even an inferior physical force made superior only by their intellect, a supernatural entity, aliens, serial killers, or even microbes or chemical agents.
Genres:
Action (e.g. James Bond), Conspiracy (e.g. Capricorn One), Crime (e.g. Se7en), Disaster (e.g. Earthquake), Drama (e.g. The Illusionist), Erotic (e.g. Fatal Attraction), Psychological (e.g. Strangers on a Train), Spy (e.g. Bourne Triology) or Religious (e.g. Da Vinci Code)
(All information obtained from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre), therefore information may not be reliable)
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