Friday 15 January 2010

Example of Crime Thriller: Reservoir Dogs



The clip above is the trailer for Reservoir Dogs (1992), one of the conventions followed is the fact that this contains 'murders, shoot-outs, and a double cross'. This is shown by the dialogue and the narrative of one of the characters betraying the rest. Also it is set in a large city, which is also a convention of a crime thriller this is shown as the setting of the film. Also from the narrative you can tell that they aspire for recognition/ success by actually committing the crime. Also the several locations, as shown by the warehouse, the bank which their robbing, the car at thirty seconds in to the clip.

One of the conventions, "the protagonist being in danger" seems to happen a lot during the trailer, most of the time, if not all of the time, involving guns. There also seems to be themes of identity, as shown by the main characters having colours allocated to them instead of using their names. It is also centered around the crime of them robbing a bank, Which, as well as being a crime (and a convention), is also where one of the characters has betrayed the other characters, also a convention.

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