Research:narrative themes and plots

Themes are things that add to the narrative to make it more interesting. It is important for the audience to know because they could miss vital information in a film if they are unaware of the theme subjects present.

Theme and genres

Themes are very dependent on genres. for example action is a common theme so it would need to be in the action thriller sub-genre in order to use that theme effectively.For example

• Crime thriller: This particular genre is a mix of both crime films and thrillers that offer high amounts of suspenseful successful of failed crimes. These films often focus on the criminal that the hero. this genre includes themes such as killers/murderers, robberies,chases, shootouts, heists and double-crosser's.    

Some examples of crime thrillers involving murderers include 

• ^Seven
• Silence of the lamb
• ^{Along came a spider}

Examples of crime thrillers involving heists or robberies includes  

• The killing
• Die hard

Common Themes In Thrillers

• death
• revenge
• religion
• romance
• kidnap 
• stalking
• obsession

These themes are common in a thriller because they are things that the audience would feel very uncomfortable about which creates a chilling response. They are also interesting because there is a hidden narrative behind each theme.
Themes have a great impact on the audience because each audience member has a preference of theme which is why they would be interested in a certain film. A theme like religion can be very cause controversy because its very meaningful to most people and they believe certain thing should not be mimicked or portrayed in a bad way to disrespect. Therefore this is very effective to those audience members, however there are people that will have the pleasure watching a religious based thrillers, because they discover new thing and develop better understandings. 


Conclusion

In my thriller I will use the theme of revenge because I personally think it is a great way to create anxiety for the audience to guess how the little girl will get revenge for her death.