Polictical thriller analysis - Munich Massacre

Conventions of a political thriller:
- Uses many locations, often focuses on different cultures or countries.
- False heroes, characters we think are good reveled not to be.
- "Helper", character who provides the protagonist with something useful.
- Threat is set against a backdrop of political power struggle.
- Plots are designed to give political power to someone while opponents try and prevent this.
- Innocent people drawn in to the political world.
- Trying to prove innocence.

Munich

Munich Massacre focuses on culture and countries as it is a film of the true story of the 1972 Munich Olympics, 8 terrorists from the organisation "Black September" raided the apartments of 11 Israelis and killed. It is a typical convention of a political thriller to be based on a true story.
The film uses many different locations which is also typical of a political thriller, these locations include the apartments and the Olympic stadium, and sets of where the police do their work.
The treat is set against a backdrop of a political power struggle. the plot line is designed to focus on a political power to the group of terrorists, while the police try to figure out the best way to control the situation.
Innocent people had been drawn in to the political world and have had their lives taken due to some other people's political power struggle.