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    Today we were told to research a genre and explain all the different aspects of the genre. The genre I chose to research was a psychological thriller. I chose this genre because most of my favorite movies are of this genre such as Shutter Island and Memento.

    The target audience for psychological thrillers is Adults and Older Teens. Psychological thrillers usually have a lot of mature themes and focus on mental illness and trauma. This genre usually has unreliable narrators that lead the viewer astray, mind games and manipulation to give red hearings to the audience, and plot twists that reveal hidden layers of the story, often dramatically shifting the audience's understanding.

    Some typical genre conventions are Close-Up Shots to highlight emotions and draw viewers into the character's mind, low lighting, and high contrast which creates a moody, tense atmosphere, and nonlinear editing like flashbacks, dream sequences, or weird timelines that create a fragmented reality. All of these conventions add to the misguidance and twists of the story which make the genre so addictive and fun. Usually, these movies have trailer teasers with tension that emphasize the buildup of suspense, using jump cuts, and close-ups. The genre also uses a lot of minimalist posters which use dark color schemes, shadowy figures, or symbols creating mystery to draw in the viewer.

    These things can be seen  In Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese. Viewers follow U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels as he investigates the disappearance of a patient from a mental hospital. The film uses isolated settings, eerie music, and flashbacks to show Teddy's headspace. As he uncovers clues, viewers witness Teddy become more and more insane, with psychological twists blurring the line between what's real and whats not. The way the narrative is manipulated, the unreliable protagonist, and the depth of the story make Shutter Island an amazing psychological thriller.

    Another movie that features these things is in Memento, directed by Christopher Nolan. Here we see a focus on memory, identity, and mental illness. The story follows Leonard Shelby, a man with short-term memory loss who relies on photographs, notes, and tattoos to investigate the murder of his wife. Nolan uses a skewed timeline, with scenes presented in reverse chronological order making it so that he and the viewer can't trust what he knows.

Some other examples of this genre are seen below

Gone Girl (2014)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2267998/

Se7en (1995) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/ 

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_silence%2520of%2520the%2520Fight Club (1999)

The Machinist (2004) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361862/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520machinest

Prisoners (2013) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392214/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

American Psycho (2000)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144084/

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