RESEARCH: Holiday Homework - Watching a Thriller Film

During my research, I watched the film 'The Dark Knight Rises' which is a thriller that came out in 2012 and it had a big success, attracting millions of people from all around the world. It was written and directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard and Anne Hathaway, very big Hollywood stars.

This film can be included in a number of genres, like action, crime, and, more importantly, thriller, and I found aspects of it that made it belong to the thriller genre and the crime thriller sub-genre.

The film is very action-packed, with several fighting or car chasing scenes and there is a lot of use of special effects, which is very typical of a thriller film.
The  music is very suspenseful throughout the whole film, giving the audience a sense of imminent danger.

The title sequence

The title sequence of this film follows the conventions of a thriller film opening, especially through the music, which builds tension and gives the audience a sense of the mood of the film.

Following conventions, it opens with the production company logo or ident, followed by the names of the actors and producers, and the name of the director.