Research Update 8-11-10 (Thriller - Sub genre)

Thriller is a genre of literature, film and television that uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. There are several primary sub genres of thriller that are used frequently within films, they are; mystery, crime and psychological.

It is mostly characterised by an atmosphere of violence, crime and murder by showing society as dark, corrupt and dangerous, though they often feature a happy ending in which the villains are killed or arrested, Evidently being a typical convention for all type of thriller films.

Religious Thrillers are of a big relevance to our group as that it conveys with the religious theme and thriller genre we shall use for our film.

An exceedingly popular religious thriller is 'Devils Advocate' directed by Taylor Hackford, released in 1997.

In this trailer, In contains some conventions for the thriller sub genre. There is a lot of suspense and tension within the main characters dialogue that leave the audience clueless and eager to know more. We get a hint of corruption with the characters in a few of the shots and quite a bit of distubring words about God, leading to an eerie sense of direction to satan being more favourable in this film.