Action Thriller

The action thriller i chose to evaluate was die hard 1. It is a fast paced action packed movie in which John McClain (Bruce Willis) has to rescue his wife from terrorists. The antagonists are terrorists and the protagonists.

Pyschological Thriller

Whats involved in a Psychological Thriller:

-Drama/mystery
-Danger on mostly a mental level rather than a physical level
-2 or more characters preying on each others minds or one solitary character with mental struggles.
- Characters will have fear or fascination with death.
-Characters try and discover own purpose.
-Narrative, confusion over what is real and what is not.





'The Game' is a psychological thriller. We can tell this from the trailer by various micro elements, such as, the ambient non-diagetic sound of the tense music which accompanies the drama.
The title suggests playing a game which sets the theme for the movie. Various camera angles and techniques help to make the movie more extreme and exciting. It begins with a narrator.

Micro Elements of Seven

There are many different micro elements in the film Seven, which, collectively add up to make the film into a thriller including camera angles. The film starts off with a close up of a Morgan Freeman's face then skips too an over the shoulder shot of him putting his tie on in the mirror. During this time sound begins to pick up, deep ambient sound almost resembling a heart beat. His slow movements show he has things running through his mind. Brad Pitt enters, non-diegetic music is happening in the background, the detectives radio's making rustling sounds, clocks beginning to tick, suggesting time is running out. As the credits appear on the scream, bass kicks in mixed with odd robotic sounds, ocastional screaming