SECTION 1 THE THRILLER GENRE

Different people have different theories on what a thriller is the following people each have strong views on what makes a thriller

G.K Chesterton, He believed that when the thriller genre was just beginning he had to defend it. Chesterton Defined it was a 'modern genre' this idea probably started from the constant use of urban landscapes in thriller films. Chesterton then attempted to find 'poetry of modern life' this meant he was looking for excitement in everyday modern life trying to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

North op Fyre followed on from Chesterton's theory that it turns ordinary into extraordinary, by using a normal person who then at the end of the film comes out as a hero. He also picked up on the fact that a thriller is like a romance in the way that they both follow a pattern, the hero of a romance film is a normal man or women going by the laws of nature however they are slightly suspended, thrillers also use this method.

John caweliti did not really add much to the theories; he combines the Chesterton and fyre ideas that there is exotic and unusual environment being placed in everyday life.

Wh Matthew used fiction to create his theory that its like a labyrinth, thrillers have twists and turns which makes the film a puzzling journey for the audience, the movie becomes more addicting to watch and draws the audience in to want to find out what is going on. The audience has to go through mazes, twists, turns and dead ends until they come to the end of the film, hopefully by then all the techniques used would have made the ending unpredictable yet the film will give some foreboding techniques to foreshadow what will happen.

This is then followed by Pascal Bonitzer, he believed that the thriller should give the audience a partial view on what is happening, Many films use this technique and often drop hints on who or what is the problem this can be done from many things such a basic dialogue to lighting, sound and camera techniques. However the film should not give away too much.

Lars Die Saurberg talks about the two ways in which suspense can be added. The first idea is to deliberately hide things from the audience and the second is to delay a protracting outcome.

Noel Carroll believed that a thriller should create questions and answers. It is important to create questions which make the audience guess and this then creates suspense and dramatic tension until the questions are answered. This in twines with the probability factor, such as will the hero survive? This can also creates more dramatic tension as it may not be right for the hero to survive, such as in seven when the detective shoots the murderer its wrong and he will go to jail yet the audience has built up a connection with him throughout the film.