Why thrillers thrive

Why thrillers thrive

• People watch thrillers to experience life differently to how they do in reality. Thrillers creat and exciting jump from ordinary life to a life consisting of "emotional disturbances"
• Experiencing thrills at the cinema artificially is the best meidum for receiving the "shake-ups" we crave.
• People feel secure and safe being in a cinema as oppose to the people in the story. They are simply looking at it as if through a window, instead of experiencing the fear first hand.
• The fact we subconciously know we are safe means we can remain comfortable throughout as if we are "sitting in a comfortable armchair"
• The basic sense of security can never be undermined by the cinema as you are merely spectating the thrills.
• Connecting the audience with a character and helping them sympathise with them keeps them interested.
• The cinema beats the stage because you can believe the thrills you see. "The audience thrives on thrills, the cinema thrives on the audience, the director thrives on the cinema and everybody is happy"
• The more exciting the thriller is, the better.