Thursday, 14 January 2010

Analysis of a pyschological triller

Conventions -
-Drama/Mystery
-Danger on a mental level rather than physical
-Narrative focuses on 2 or more characters preying on the minds of each other to create conflict
or
1 solitary character in mental conflict with their own mind
-Characters try to discover their own purpose
-Characters have a fear or fascination with death
-Narrative confusion of what is real and what is not
-Non linear edits/flashbacks/montage



The Game -
It starts of with the main character battleing with his own mind, as he is made to believe that he is psychotic and he believes he is dangerous. But we find out it has all been a trick from his brother and he has been forced to being psychotic as he believes it is real, but it is shown to all be a trick which his brother has been playing on him. Therefore it matches and shows the convention of the narrative really well as it uses both and the viewer doesn't even know what narrative it is.
It also matches the convention of him trying to discover his own purpose as he doesn't know what is real or not anymore, it is also a mystery not just for the characters but for the viewer as well. It definately starts of as a danger in the mental level but it ends with a bit of mild violence

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