Brief:
The opening two minutes of a fictional film, including titles
Definition:
The thriller is a fictional film genre - suspense and tension being key elements. Thriller films are movies that primarily use action and suspense to engage the audience. Thrillers emphasise nervous tension and anxiety. Thriller films are distinct from horror films, which emphasise fear, or action films, which emphasise exhilaration.
Typically, the hero of a thriller embodies the everyday citizen, often pitted against a larger force or organisation. Alfred Hitchcock, who is widely considered the master of this genre, utilises this very effectively with "the common man" as the protagonist. It builds tension with a minimum of pugilistic action, relying instead on mystery.
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