Thriller Mind Map

Thriller mind map

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Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film and television programming that uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer’s moods giving them a high level of anticipation, ultra heightened expectation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety and or terror. Thrillers tend to be adrenaline rushing.

 

Conspiracy thriller: In which the hero/heroine confronts a large, powerful group of enemies whose true extent only s/he recognizes. Film examples: Awake, Snake Eyes, The Da Vinci Code, Edge of Darkness

 

Crime thriller: This particular genre is a hybrid type of both crime films and thrillers that offers a suspenseful account of a successful or failed crime or crimes. These films often focus on the criminal(s) rather than a policeman. Central topics of these films include serial killers/murders, robberies, chases, shootouts, heists and double-crosses. Film examples: Seven, No Country for Old Men, Silence of the Lambs

Psychological thriller: In which (until the often violent resolution) the conflict between the main characters is mental and emotional, rather than physical. Characters, either by accident or their own curiousness, are dragged into a dangerous conflict or situation that they are not prepared to resolve. Characters are not reliant on physical strength to overcome their brutish enemies, but rather are reliant on their mental resources, whether it be by battling wits with a formidable opponent or by battling for equilibrium in the character's own mind. At times, the characters attempt solving, or are involved in, a mystery. The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's mental state.

 

Political thriller: In which the hero/heroine must ensure the stability of the government that employs him.

 

Erotic thriller: A type of thriller that has an emphasis on eroticism and where a sexual relationship plays an important role in the plot. It has become popular since the 1980s and the rise of VCR market penetration.