Analysis of 'Usual Suspects'

We watched the opening sequence of usual suspects which is a classic thriller, this gave us some insights into what a good thriller needs to include. It included many of the classic thriller conventions such as; Weapons, fire and darkness. A man had been shot in his legs and had then lost all feeling in them, this led the film onto the first element of crime, which is a main theme of a thriller. There was a man who had a gun, and a victim which is very typical of a thriller as one of the main character types is good and evil. The opening sequence's music automatically creates suspense and is eery music. Although our thriller will not have a similar story line the main conventions used will give us some good ideas and help us to film and edit our thriller.