Thrillers that are created in the present day are signficantly different to those that were produced 60 years ago by the likes of Alfred Hitchcock. Thrillers have been around since the 1920's, Hitchocks' "The Lodger" was one of the first thrillers made. It was a silent movie but proved to be extremely thrilling for that time period.
"The Lodger" synopses:
A serial killer known as the Avenger is murdering blonde women in London. A new lodger, Jonathan Drew, arrives at Mr. and Mrs. Bounting’s in Bloomsbury and rents a room. The man has some strange habits, he goes out during foggy nights and keeps a picture of a blonde girl in his bedroom. The Bounting’s daughter, Daisy, is a blonde model and she is engaged to Joe, a detective. When Joe finds out that Bounting suspects Jonathan, he is jealous of the lodger flirting with Daisy and arrests the man accusing him of being the Avenger.
Films have become increasingly daring over the years, films that were rated the equivalent to an 18 in the 60's are now no more than a 12 in 2012. This is because the present day audience are always wanting something more thrilling and exhilarating than the last film. Since the early days of thriller films, a large number of thriller sub-genres have emerged, allowing a more varied audience for thriller films. An example of a more recent thriller, containing more suspense than ever before is "The Woman In Black"
"The Women In Black" Synopses
A widowed lawyer travels to a secluded village on an important assignment, and encounters a vengeful ghost with mysterious motives. After losing his beloved wife in childbirth, young barrister Arthur Kipps was nearly consumed by grief. Arthur is on the verge of losing his job when an important client of the firm dies, and his boss offers him one last opportunity to prove his worth by settling the woman's affairs. Determined to succeed, Arthur travels to the remote village and receives a chilly welcome. Something horrible once happened here, and it seems that the locals are determined to ensure Arthur never finds out what it was. Now, the more time Arthur spends in his client's crumbling estate, the more aware he becomes of a presence that isn't quite human. In this house dwells a woman's ghost. In life she lost something precious, and now in death she'll do whatever it takes to get it back. Until she does, her spectral presence will serve as a harbinger of doom, always to be followed by the death of an innocent.
"The Lodger" synopses:A serial killer known as the Avenger is murdering blonde women in London. A new lodger, Jonathan Drew, arrives at Mr. and Mrs. Bounting’s in Bloomsbury and rents a room. The man has some strange habits, he goes out during foggy nights and keeps a picture of a blonde girl in his bedroom. The Bounting’s daughter, Daisy, is a blonde model and she is engaged to Joe, a detective. When Joe finds out that Bounting suspects Jonathan, he is jealous of the lodger flirting with Daisy and arrests the man accusing him of being the Avenger.
Films have become increasingly daring over the years, films that were rated the equivalent to an 18 in the 60's are now no more than a 12 in 2012. This is because the present day audience are always wanting something more thrilling and exhilarating than the last film. Since the early days of thriller films, a large number of thriller sub-genres have emerged, allowing a more varied audience for thriller films. An example of a more recent thriller, containing more suspense than ever before is "The Woman In Black"
"The Women In Black" Synopses
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