Tuesday, 11 January 2011

Conventions: Psychological Thriller

Psychological Conventions
  • A character's sanity is brought into question as well as deciding whether what is happening is happening in the film instead of a dream for example.
  • The plot can be quite confusing for the audience, this can become clear at the end of the film, on the other hand, it can end on a cliffhanger.
  • It is dark themed, with dark things occurring within the film i.e. murder.
  • The film is themed around a characters memory or dream.
  • Some characters have a fascination with death.
  • Parallel editing is quite common
  • Flashbacks are used often
  • Characters are in conflict with there own mind
  • 2 Characters play with each others minds.
  • Danger is on a mental level rather than a physical level
  • There is a sense of mystery in the film, something must be solved or found out. 
Some examples of Psychological films are:
  • Inception
  • Donnie Darko
  • Exam
  • Fight Club
  • The Game
  • Sixth Sense

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