Genre

Our thriller is suited to the psychological sub-genre of thrillers. This is because it shows the common conventions of reflections, illusions and the mental threat shown by the kidnapper as he taunts the students (voiceover). The kidnapper also has the mental disorder of Cotard Syndrome where he believes that he is dead and therefore immortal. The intense opening scene (which infact the ending of the narrative) shows the emotional stress that this kidnapper has caused for the students, leaving only one left. In the second scene (which is from the beginning of the narrative) we see the confusing narrative and illusions for the characters, as we hear the voiceover and the kidnapper in several opposing locations. The audience then feels uncertainty as it who and what the voice is.