Thriller conventions

• A crime at the core of the narrator (often murder, but not necessarily).
• A complex narrative structure with false paths, clues & resolutions.
• A narrative pattern of establishing enigmas which the viewer expects to be resolved.
• A protagonist who is systematically - empowered and drawn into a complex web of intrigue by the antagonist.
• Extraordinary events happening in ordinaty situations
• Themes of identity
• Themes of mirroring
• Themes of voyeurism
• Protagonist with a flair which is exploited by the antagonist
• Titles often reflect an aspect of the protagonists/antagonists psychological state
• there is oftenn a scene towards the end of the film in which the protagonist is in peril.
• Mise en scene which echoes/mirrors the protagonists plight.