Thrillers also often take place in exotic settings such as foreign cities, for example James Bond, is always in different locations to thrill the audience and see whats next. The heroes in most thrillers are frequently "hard men" accustomed to danger eg. policemen. However, they may also be ordinary citizens drawn into danger by accident. While such heroes have traditionally been men, women lead characters have become increasingly common; for an early example is seeing Sigourney Weavers character, in the movie Alien, 1979. `
Thrillers have, fast pacing , frequent action and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains. A thriller is a villain driven plot. the villain presents obstacles the hero must over come.
Thriller uses devices such as suspense, this creates excitement for the audience. Red herring, this leads the audience to a false conclusion. Also cliff hangers, what excites and confuses the audience and leave them excited for the following sequence.
Thriller often overlap with mystery stories, but are distinguished by the structure by the structure of their plots. it occurs on a much greater scale than mystery films; the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination or to over throw the government.
Thrillers can be defined by the primary mood that they create fear full excitement; "if it thrills you, its a thriller"
There are all kinds of thrillers:
Legal thriller. Spy thriller, Action Adventure thriller, Medical thriller, Police thriller, Romantic thriller, Historical thriller, Political thriller, Religious thriller, High tech thriller and Military thriller.
