Thriller Genre Conventions
Total Recall 2012
The Narrative: Its about stolen identity which leads to nurmerous confrontations and actions scene of fighting and realisation. Main character Doulgas Quaid played by Colin Ferrel, has a recurring dream when infact later on in the movie he realises it’s a memory of being a spy.
The Protagonist: Is Doulgas Quaid who previously was a spy but had his identity stolen. The protagonist is in peril when he is being in targeted also by spies. He has been targeted because he was not supposed to find out that the UFB has implanted him with false memories.
The Title: Total Recall implies a complete memory after Quaid gets his memory taken from him.
The Antagonist: Is UFB Chancellor Vilos Cohaagen who is played by Bryan Cranston. He implanted false memories into the mind of Carl Hauser who was the orignal name of Douglas Quaid who was previously a unknowing spy.
The narrative presents ordinary situations in which extraordinary things happen: Quaid comes home from work at the UFB (United Federation of Britain) and his wife of seven years, played by Kate Beckinsale, (who secretly has been monitoring him while working for ‘the antagonist’) attempts to kill him.
Micro Elements (Trailer): There is a fades in and fades out throughout the whole trailer, it creates a contrast in suspense during the action moments as a breather for the audience. There is also very specific lighting in a dimmed low key area in action scenes which grips the audiences attention as it comes across quite negative. There is also high angles used throughout the narrative as the main character showing he is vulnerable as he doesn't understand who he is. The sound during the action scenes is very amplified and fast paced which can express tension and drama in the narrative.
Themes of Identity: Throughout the narrative, the main character struggles to find his original identity as he has been given a new one unknowingly.
Themes of seeing, reflection and mirroring: At the very beginning of the trailer, Quaids wife comforts him after having a recurring nightmare, she is manipulating him because we find out later in the film that she has been monitoring him as she is on the antoginists side.
A series of/ one important enigma(s) are/ is set up in the opening sequence of the film: The audience might question why he entering a room where memories are stored. Shortly after we then question why the sudden violence has occured and also how he has suddenly got these amazing fighting skills and being attacked and chased all the time.
Themes of seeing, reflection and mirroring: At the very beginning of the trailer, Quaids wife comforts him after having a recurring nightmare, she is manipulating him because we find out later in the film that she has been monitoring him as she is on the antoginists side.
A series of/ one important enigma(s) are/ is set up in the opening sequence of the film: The audience might question why he entering a room where memories are stored. Shortly after we then question why the sudden violence has occured and also how he has suddenly got these amazing fighting skills and being attacked and chased all the time.
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