POST 10: WITNESS AS A THRILLER
DEFINITION:
These are types of films known to promote intense excitement,suspense, a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation,uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension. Thriller and suspense films are virtually synonymous and interchangeable categorizations, with similar characteristics and features.
Primary elements of the Thriller as a genre
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Witness as a thriller
Illustration in the film
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1.Central protagonist(s):
The central protagonist(s) faces death, their own or someone else's.
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2.Force(s) of antagonism:
The force/s of antagonism must initially be clever and/or stronger than the protagonist.
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3.Main storyline:
The main storyline for the protagonist is either a quest or the character who cannot be put down.
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4.Main plotline:
The main plot line focuses on a mystery that must be solved.
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5.Narrative construction:
The film's narrative construction is dominated by the protagonist's point of view.
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6.Action and characters:
All action and characters must be crediblyrealistic/natural in their representation on screen.
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7.Major themes:
The two major themes that underpin the Thriller are the desire for justice and the morality of individuals.
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8.Small but significant aspect:
One small but significant aspect of a great thriller is the presence of innocence in what is seen as an essentially corrupt world.
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Witness as a thriller
Illustration in the film:
1.Central protagonist(s): We all know that Samuel, John are the Central Protagonists. Samuel assist to the death of the policeman in the bathroom at the beginning of the thriller, and he is choked. Then we know that during the investigation John is always recherche by Mc. Fee who wants to kill him.
2.Force(s) of antagonism: I think the forces of antagonisme is represented by Mc. Fee, Fergie and Scheaffer. They are three face to John alone, because even if he is with the Amish, we know that the Amish rules, doesn't use violence. So he's the only one who can defend themselves with weapons. While the three other absolutely wants to kill Samuel and they are readiness to anything.
3.Main storyline: Here, in this movie, the main storyline is an investigation. In that, John have to found who kills the policer, but he also have to protect first Samuel, and Rachel but then the totality of the Amish community. Besides he have to protect himself. Then when he know that his friend is dead, he wants revenge.
4.Main plotline: The main plot line is that John Book , the central protagonist, found who kill the policer in the train station.
5.Narrative construction: In this movie we can feel the point of view of Samuel, Rachel, and John. The tree protagonist, but I think the most importants is that of John Book and Samuel, because both are face to danger during all the film.
6.Action and characters: I think the actors, as the Amish community with Samuel and Rachel, than John Book and the others officer have played really well. And it allows us to live scenes with them.
7.Major themes: We know that John is a moral person because during all the film he wants to found who kill the policer, and then he wants to revenge about his friend Carter, killed by Mc. Fee, Fergie and Scheaffer. We can also see that Rachel and his father in law are moral person because both stand to rules of their community.
8.Small but significant aspect: I think that the Amish community are the perfect image of innocence because they know nothing about the violence and don't admit that and they are confronted to feel that for a while. Before that Samuel became witness of the murder...
