What are the conventions of the Thriller Genre?
One convention of the thriller genre is the excitement. Thriller movies entice the audience and aims to keep them excited and 'on the edge of their seats'. Thriller films often feature fast paced scenes where the audience are made to gain a building anxciety and which keeps them thrilled.
Another convention of the thriller genre is a villain or an evil character with bad intentions. Many thriller movies follow this convention because the use of a villian creates excitement for the audience, this is because of the rivalry created between good and bad. This is because the audience grow a sort of 'relationship' with the protagonist and feel anxcious when the villain sets out to attack the their character.
A third convention of the thriller genre is the triumph of the protagonist. Thriller movies follow this convention because a lot of the film's content will feature the villain setting out to attack the protagonist, which makes the audience feel anxcious. So when the protagonist eventually triumphs at the end of the movie, the audience gain a sense of relief.
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