The Thriller genre is an very general term. There are many different types of Thriller film; i.e. Mystery Thriller or Psychological Thriller. Some genres share the characteristics and conventions with others, such as Horror and Thriller, to the point when they can sometimes be confused with each other. To try and help with this confusion common themes from these films are classified into their own Sub-Genres.
When trying to classify films in Sub-Genres we should look at three main things.
1.Similarities in Plots
2.Similarities in Protagonists
3.Similarities in Antagonists
For example, Mystery Thrillers relate a lot to plots of Crime Thrillers, however rather than focusing on the criminal as the protagonist and the police as the antagonist, these roles are switched. Having us follow the police trying to solve the crime, trying to solve the mystery, hence Mystery Thriller.
Another example would be Disaster Thrillers. Generally these films have a very similar plot idea, focusing on the end of the world. This idea could be very literal (The world being destroyed) or more metaphorical (An invasion, destroying the only world the citizens of the invaded country have ever known). The protagonist(s) is a person or a group of people trying to survive through this disaster. An intriguing part of this Sub-Genre is that the antagonist is not a person, or a group. Quite often the antagonist is Nature, because it is nature that is trying to kill/harm the protagonist(s)
There a several more Sub-Genres relating to the Thriller Genre as a whole, however, they all fall under these guidelines.
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