What is a Thriller?

Thriller (to thrill), the orginal meaning 'to pierce'.

To pierce the comfort zone and imagination of the audience aswell as the skin of the character on screen. THE MAIN AIM OF A THRILLER IS TO draw FEAR to the audience AND MAKE THE VIEWER FEEL AS UNCOMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE. THRILLERS RELy ON THE INTRICACY OF THE PLOT TO CREATE FEAR, APPREHENSION AND SUSPENSE AMOUNGST THE AUDIENCE. IT DOES THIS BY PLAYING ON the EVERYDAY FEARS, MAKING US RELATE WITH IT'S CONTENT. THIS IS DONE BY DRAWING ON OUR OWN FEARS and OUR OWN PHOBIAS. THESE FEARS CAN BE VOYEURISTIC, SEXUAL OR VIOLENT.

A THRILLER CREATES TENSION BY RAISING ENIGMA CODES AND THROUGH THE SENSE OF DELAY, CAPTURE'S THE AUDIENCE’S ATTENTION. MOST THRILLERS HAVE UNIVERSAL THEMES, SUCH AS LOVE, DEATH OR MONEY. A SENSE OF DELAY WORKS WELL IN THRILLER as IT CREATES TENSION AND A CLIMAX OR AN ANTICLIMAX. THRILLERS ARE SADOMASOCHISTIC- MEANING THE AUDIENCE TAKES PLEASURE OUT OF SEEING PEOPLE IN PAIN, in SUFFERING OR MISFORTUNE. OUR PLEASURE IS DERIVED FROM THE DISCOMFORT OF OTHERS, HOWEVER THE AUDIENCE CAN ALSO HAVE A SENSE OF PITY FOR THE VICTIM.