There are many sub-genres within 'thriller', but my personal favourite is psycological thrillers:
Psycological thrillers: in which (until the often violent resolution) conflict between the main characters is mental and emotional rather than physical.
I particularly like 'the Talented Mr. Ripley':
The film explores human nature's wants, desires and the lengths they are prepared to go to keep them. The main character - Thomas Ripley - , so when he meets Dickie Greenly, he falls into a twisted, dependant and obsessive love. I believe that he is probably an emotional starved person so when Dickie decides it is time for their friendship (in his eyes) to end, Thomas is broken. A particuarly fast-paced and seat-gripping scene of the two in a small boat way out at sea depicts the very unforeseen murder of Dickie. After which, Tom takes over Dickie's life to the extent of murdering a friend of Dickie's who becomes suspicious (and anyone else in his way) and in the end fakes Dickie's death.
I personally enjoyed the film alot because it began to scare me how much i empathised with Tom, and i really wanted him to get away with it. I think it showed the dark side of human nature's dependance and obsession fantastically.
Rating: ****
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