Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller and Horror genres. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, in addition to the typical traits of the thriller genre.
The conventions of the thriller genre are all too do with sound and editing. eg quick cuts and camera angle changes, music that gives tension and that sets the scene. It can be to do with lighting, especially the use of shadow,mirrors and stairs are also conventions of thriller movies.Phonebooth in particular, is a thriller that does not play to the conventions, it avoids darkness and shadow etc. The one way to link it to standard conventions is to say that you hear and see the story from the killers point of view, you are made to feel sorry for the male protagonist and that you are told a story with the use of flashback and quick passed editing, otherwise the this film is unlike most thriller movies and avoids the main conventions and may even not be classed as thriller but psychological thriller as it plays with your mind rather than show you like a conventional thriller.
- Reality – The quality of being real. Characters often try to determine what is true and what is not within the narrative, this often results in the films core or the films twist.
- Perception – A person's own interpretation of the world around him through his senses. Often characters misperceive the world around them, or their perceptions are altered by outside factors within the narrative, such as visions, nightmares ect..
- Mind – The human consciousness; the location for personality, thought, reason, memory, intelligence and emotion. The mind is often used as a location for narrative conflict, where characters battle their own minds to reach a new level of understanding or perception.
Existence/Purpose – The object for which something exists; an aim or a goal humans strive towards to understand their reason for existence. Characters often try to discover what their purpose is in their lives and the narrative's conflict often is a way for the characters to discover this purpose.
- Identity – The definition of one's self. Characters often are confused about or doubt who they are and try to discover their true identity.
- Death – The cessation of life. Characters either fear or have an interest in death and murder.
Filmography
2002 - Red Dragon (Brett Ratner) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289765/
1999 - Fight Club (David Fincher) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/
2010 - Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/
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