Wednesday 11 January 2012

Aim- to understand different character types in a thriller.

Protagonist {good]
arent aware of who is actually aliigned with them.
{Audience are unaware too}
Dramatic irony- viewer knows more then the characters.

Antagonist.
False hero.
Mentalliy handicaped.
Government {FBI etc}
Manipulator.
criminals.

Types of thrillers:
Conspiracy.
Phycological.
crime.

Character archetypes.
False hero.
Handicapped protagonist. Paul sheldon, diesel washington, rear window.
Picraresque hero- charming, uses wits to escape from problems.
unaware hero- protagonist who stumbles into plot {mistaken identity}
unreliable narrator- dont know what there talking about.
women in peril.

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