The problem with thrillers is that they are not easily defined or catergorized into a specific genre. this is because so many of the emotions and the reactions that come from thriller are part of the whole experience of film. it is a "meta-genre"
Some "types" of thrillers include: Psycological Thriller, conspiricy thriller, medical thriller, eco thriller.
The Thriller relies on a intricate plot to create suspense, apprehension and fear in audiences. it plays and stresses our most basic worries to extremes, and draws on our most infantile and therefore repressed thoughts. these thoughts are usually voyeuristic, sexual or violent.
The Thriller achieves this by raising questions or Enigma codes in the mind of the audience, yet most thrillers have universal themes at their centre, struggles over love, death or money that captivate the spectator. in thriller, there is usually a sense of delay, a build up of tension and when something does happen, there is a relief from that tension.
we go to watch thrillers because in many ways the audience is sadomasochistic - the audience enjoys watching pain and suffering inflicted on the characters in the film. our pleasure is derived from their discomfort. but the audience also experience's a sense of ambivalence, we can identify and sympathise with the main character or hero.
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