Main Task : Research on Thriller genres

Researching for Thriller genres was crucial for us to understand and get hold of as we wanted to know what people likeed from Thriller, what people didn't like from Thrillers, what they wanted more of etc...

Primary Elements:
•       The protagonist(s) faces death, either his and/or her or somebody else's.
•       The force(s) of the antagonist's must initially be cleverer and/or stronger than the protagonist's.
•       The main storyline for the protagonist is either a quest or a character that cannot be put down.
•       The main plotline focuses on a mystery that must be solved.
•       The film's narrative construction is dominated by the protagonist's point of view.
•       All action and characters must be credibly realistic or natural in their representation on screen.
•       The two major themes that underpin the thriller genre are the desire for justice and the morality of individuals.
•       One small, but significant, aspect of a thriller is the presence of innocence in what is seen as an essentially corrupt world.
•       The protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) may battle, themselves and each other, not just on a physical level, but on a mental one as well.
•       Either by accident or their own curiousness, each character is dragged into a dangerous conflict or situation that they are not prepared to resolve.
Story and Setting:
The protagonist in these films is set against a problem – an escape, a mission, or a mystery. No matter what sub-genre a thriller film falls into, it will emphasize the danger that the protagonist faces. The cover-up of important information from the viewer, and fight and chase scenes are common methods in all of the thriller subgenres, although each subgenre has its own unique characteristics and methods. Plots of thrillers involve characters which come into conflict with each other or with outside forces – the threat is sometimes abstract or unseen. An atmosphere of creepy menace and sudden violence, such as crime and murder, characterize thrillers. Thrillers often present the world and society as dark, corrupt and dangerous.

Thriller and Mystery:
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories but are distinguished by the structure of their plots. In a thriller, the hero must stop the plans of an enemy rather than uncover a crime that has already happened. Mystery thrillers also occur on a much grander scale: the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the overthrow of governments.
Thriller and Crime:
Pure crime films/novels focus on a specific crime or set of crimes, and solving the mystery or tracking down the criminal(s), with no or little violence but more drama throughout. Thrillers are usually fiction-based and fast in pace, while crime fiction tends to be more leisurely paced, dramatic and realistic. Generally, violence is also lacking in crime fiction, but this depends on whether the work is based on the mafia, where violence is intense.