Inspirational Director of a Thriller...

The first director that comes into people's minds when the genre Thriller is mentioned, is of course Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense thrillers. He is an English film maker and director who has helped shape the genre of thriller today. One of his earliest films was 'The Lodger' (1926), this was a silent film. Even his earliest films were suspenseful and gripping. His first sound film was 'Blackmail' (1929). There are a few reasons why Hitchcock is said to be the master of Thriller, the main is his ability to manipulate the audience's fears and desires, he has the skill to take viewers into a state of association with the representation of reality facing the character. In most of his films he tries to add a  taboo or sexually-related theme. Examples = Homosexuality in 'strangers on a train' (1951), obsession in 'Veritgo' (1958) and a twisted Oedipus complex in 'Physco' (1960). The basic outline to his films are placing an innocent victim (usually an average, responsible person) into a strange, life-threatening or terrorizing situation, this is usually due to a case of mistaken identity, misidentification or wrongful accusation. A few examples of the variety of films within the genre of thriller that Hitchcock uses are Suspense Thriller = 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (1933), Spy chase/Romantic thriller = 'The 39 Steps' (1935) and Mystery = 'The Lady Who Vanishes' (1938)