The thriller genre started in the 1920’s and ever since that date the genre has become a great success with it becoming more and more popular. Thrillers usually provide lots tension and suspense. Thriller films include the likes of Psycho, Vertigo, Donnie Darko, Shutter Island and Memento. A person who really brought the Thriller genre to the world is a man called Alfred Hitchcock. This is because he made lots of famous Thriller films that changed the way we see films. They were so influential because they provided lots of famous scenes that keep the audience on the edge of their seats. One scene in one of his films called Psycho was something that changed the way we look at Thriller films forever. This was the shower scene which was extremely well filmed to create lots of tension that gave the perfect representation of vulnerability and suspense. In short if a film thrills then it is defined as a Thriller. Thrillers are known for its fearful excitement. Stories set in the Thriller genre are usually to do with violence, crimes and murder. The characteristics include adrenaline rushing, gritty, rousing and fast paced. The films are always designed to keep you on edge and to always keep the audience guessing all the way through the film. The first signs of the Thriller genre started in a comic called “Safety last” by Harold Lloyd in 1923. It is about an all American boy performing a daredevil stunt on the side of a skyscraper. Since 1923 though the Thriller genre has really kicked on and has produced some of the best films in the world. Below are some pictures of some well known Thriller's.
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