Psychological Thriller and example.

Conventions of a Psychological Thriller
- Misleading story; twists and tricks.
- Unusual happenings which are extra-ordinary
- Clever characters thinking ahead of everyone else.
- Isolated characters.
- Film works up to a final shocking reveal.
- Characters have fascinations or the fear of death.
- Danger on a mental level rather than physical.
- Characters try and find their own purpose.
- The idea of characters being in conflict with their minds; they don't know what it is true.
- Two or more characters preying on each others sanity.

An example of a Psychological Thriller is Momento which was directed by Christopher Nolan.
- The main character is suggested to be isolated due to the fact he has lost his memory and his wife has been murdered so he is alone. This is represented as his 'weakness'.
- The film uses a mature cast, links to the target audience being mature.
- The whole film is based on the protagonist's mental state and the death of his wife before the film.
-There are many twists within the Momento storyline and this is represented as the narrative is non-liner.
- He represents a fascination and obsession with his wife's death and avenging her.
- The protagonist throughout the film is in conflict with his own mind. He see's flashbacks from the past but barely remembers these events for long enough to take action and this frustrates and confuses him.
- The use of long term memory allows the audience to identify with him.