Date post: | 16-Aug-2015 |
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IN A THRILLER, THEY USE PROPS (WHICH ARE TYPICALLY VIOLENT) AS A METHOD TO SUPPORT THE
PLOT, AS DEATH IS A MAIN THEME WITHIN THRILLERS.
THE PROPS CAN RANGE TO SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE A PHONE OR TO A VIOLENT
WEAPON. MOST PROPS ARE USED TO ADD VERISIMILITUDE OR TO THE BUILDING
TENSION.
EXAMPLES (WEAPONS) A WIDE RANGE OF GUN
STYLES, A RANGE OF KNIFE TYPES, EXPLOSIVES, BROKEN
GLASS & FIRE
IN A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER, THE WEAPON IS ADAPTED TO SUIT THE
PERSONALITY OF THE ANTAGONIST. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BIGGER THE WEAPON/MORE DAMAGE IT DOES NORMALLY MEANS THE
ANTAGONIST IS MORE VIOLENT AND TWISTED.
AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS IN KILL BILL. THE SWORD USED BY THE
ANTAGONISTS ARE NAMED AFTER A CHARACTER, SUITS THE CULTURE AND ADDS VIOLENCE
WITH THE LOOK.
OTHER: A PHONE, MONEY, COMPUTER, RELIGIOUS
SYMBOL, BRIEF CASE, MASK/TO HIDE IDENTITY ARE ALSO USED TOO. EVEN THOUGH THEY DON’T ADD VIOLENCE-
THEY CAN BE JUST AS USEFUL
FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE THRILLER FILM "TAKEN" THE PHONE WORKS AS A PROP. THE ROLE OF THE PHONE IS
TOO TELL THE PROTAGONIST AND AUDIENCE WHAT IS
HAPPENING, WHICH IN THIS CASE BUILDS TENSION.
THE MOST COMMON WEAPONS USED IN A
THRILLER ARE GUNS & KNIFES- AS OTHER
EVERYDAY OBJECTS SUCH AS CHAINSAWS AND AXE ARE STEREOTYPICALLY
PLACES WITHIN HORROR.