The Da Vinci Code
Conventions of The Da Vinci Code trailer
- This trailer creates suspense when the body is found and a series of messages are found around the body
- The setting is in a city which matches the general consensus of a thriller genre
- The narrative clearly revolves around the investigation of a puzzle or enigma
- The hero is clearly involved in the investigation to solve the solve the puzzle/enigma
- The hero's knowledge of the enigma puts him in danger which creates suspense
- The enigma/puzzle is a rational explanation which is made to look supernatural
- The film is also action packed, full of car chases and murders
Shutter Island
- In this film the enigma is the island itself
- The detective is made a hero as soon as he is dragged into something deeper than what he intended
- The puzzle is the disappearance of a prisoner
- The use of the writing on the walls and on the notepad creates suspense which is the main aim for a thriller
- This thriller is shown in an institution run by the authorities
- As the hero becomes ever closer to solving the enigma the film becomes more violent
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