Thriller Genre: Typical Characters

The typical characters in a thriller film usually consist of a villain and a hero or good and evil fighting or battling. Both characters are usually male and tend to both dress smartly this implies power and strength that women are not seen to have, this gives the men the ability to fight each other. The villain generally is well-built and is made to look fierce this also gives the audience a sense that he cannot be trusted as we are made to believe that from the way he acts, but usually the villain has a reason that they see life this way, something has usually changed the villain in their past to make them act the way they do, sometimes they have a group of people that are on their side and help with the battle against the hero. 

The heroes in the film are mostly someone whose life is in danger for example: police men, spies or the public that have been dragged into some danger this makes the audience see that they are fighting for safety and to remove the danger from their life, they also sometimes have people that support them and fight with them although in some thrillers they portray the hero and fight for the villain instead.