Lesson on "What is a thriller"

The thriller genre uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. It keeps the audience on the edge of their seat with eerie non-diegetic sound and often dark and isolated surroundings. Thrillers tend to have protagonists who are unaware of the antagonists' true colours. This means someone hiding their true identity, perhaps pretending to be good to get closer to the main character without him suspecting anything. The thriller can be restricted or unrestricted. Restricted narratives are when the audience knows only as much as the main character does and unrestricted narratives are when the audience knows things that the main character doesnt know. Thrillers can include many sub-genres, pshychological being one of the most popular. Other sub-genres include Supernatural, political, crime, conspiracy and legal thrillers.