Genre: In film theory, genre is referred to as the term for a type, species, or class of compositionn. method based on similarities in the narative elements from which films are constructed. Most theories of film genre are borrowed from literacy genre criticism. Film genres can be categorised in several ways.
Examples of this ae as follows:
Sub-Genre: These are identifiable sub-classes of the larger category of main film genres, with their own distinctive subject matter, style, formulas, and iconography.
Some examples of Thriller sub-genres are as follows:
This type of genre consists of some sort of hero or heroine who are stereotypically journalists or armature investigators who find themselves trapped in a very powerful organisation.
Examples of some conspiracy thrillers are: The Da Vinci Code, Deus Ex and Enemy of the State.
The hybrid between crime and thriller has created a more suspenseful account to showing successful and failed crime acts on film.
Examples of some crime thrillers are: The Usual Suspects, The Fugitive, Jagged Edge.
- ACTION / DISASTER THRILLER.
This particular genre follows a certain groups or persons survival in conflict with natural or artificial disaster like floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes.
Examples of some action/disaster thrillers are: Die Hard, Kill Bill Vol. 1, The Bourne Identity.
Film Noir is not simply a sub-genre, but rather a term for a distinct, stylistic type of crime-drama or thriller that was popular throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
Example of some film - noir style of thrillers are: Sunset Boulevard, The Maltese Falcon, Sweet Smell of Success.
This sub-genre looks into the stability of a government and the reliance on a hero or heroine who must ensure the stability of the government that employs him in order to prevent a bad things happening.
Examples of some political thrillers are: Three Days of the Condor, JFK and City Hall
This is the quintessential sub-genre of thriller that is implemented into all the sub-thriller genres. It plays with the audiences minds and produces suspense in film because it reflects the main characters conflict being mental and emotional hindered.
Examples of some psychological thrillers are: Memento, Rear Window, Taxi Driver.
This subgenre connects the plots closely religious objects, institutions and questions.
Examples of some religious thrillers are: The Devil’s Advocate, The Ninth Gate, The Da Vinci Code.
- SCIENCE - FICTION THRILLER
Science Fiction Thriller incorporates hypothetical, science-based themes into the plot of the film. Traditionally, a Science Fiction film will incorporate heroes, villains, unexplored locations, fantastical quests, and advanced technology.
Examples of some Sci - Fi thrillers are: Aliens, Inception, District 9
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