Post by Lone Wanderer on May 29, 2020 4:37:55 GMT
A thriller is a film made to excite. A thriller wants to elicit responses like surprise, suspense and anxiety. The genre therefore relies on the experiential part of films. A good thriller creates an intense experience for the watcher, it must leave them on the edge of their seat. To do this filmmakers have come up with countless ways to trick the viewer into excitement, even though they are merely sitting in a safe chair in the cinema or at home.
To create tension and excitement a filmmaker has a number of tools at their disposal. It helps that film has since its inception been used to entice excitement into the viewer. A filmmaker can create a story like a puzzle, each piece reveals more and chances the film and its characters. Or a filmmaker can put their characters in tense situations; create use the audio-visual experience of film to put the viewer in the action happening on screen. Examples of all of these will be found in this list.
The goal here was to put together classic thrillers that for some reason are ‘underwatched’ nowadays. Furthermore, care was taken to put together a diverse group of thrillers, with different themes, approaches to filmmaking and from different countries and times. Avid film fans will definitely recognise a number of directors whose features are named on this list. Here are the greatest thriller classics you’ve probably never seen.
-- www.tasteofcinema.com/2020/10-great-thriller-movies-you-may-have-never-seen/
To create tension and excitement a filmmaker has a number of tools at their disposal. It helps that film has since its inception been used to entice excitement into the viewer. A filmmaker can create a story like a puzzle, each piece reveals more and chances the film and its characters. Or a filmmaker can put their characters in tense situations; create use the audio-visual experience of film to put the viewer in the action happening on screen. Examples of all of these will be found in this list.
The goal here was to put together classic thrillers that for some reason are ‘underwatched’ nowadays. Furthermore, care was taken to put together a diverse group of thrillers, with different themes, approaches to filmmaking and from different countries and times. Avid film fans will definitely recognise a number of directors whose features are named on this list. Here are the greatest thriller classics you’ve probably never seen.
-- www.tasteofcinema.com/2020/10-great-thriller-movies-you-may-have-never-seen/
