Convention

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Film Title

What is the Enigma?

Who is the Protagonist?

Who is the Antagonist?

How is suspense built?

Any other signs of a thriller?

Se7en

(1995)

The mystery of seven is seven murder that link to the se7en deadly sins

David Mills (Brad Pitt)

Kevin Spacey (John Doe)

serial killer begins to edge closer and closer to his final plan, the detectives begin to become more stressed and jaded. The climax of the movie is where all the suspense boils over, we come face-to-face with the killer, the killer’s plan is close to an end

Mystery of why the  kills are linking to the seven deadly sins

The Usual Suspects

(1995)

The movie follows a group of five criminals who team up after being rounded up for the same crime. However, they soon find that they have crossed a very dangerous and mysterious crime figure known as Keyzer Soze.

Pete Postlethwaite as Kobayashi

Suzy Amis as Edie Finneran

Giancarlo Esposito as FBI Agent Jack Baer

Dan Hedaya as Sergeant Jeff Rabin

Peter Greene as Redfoot (uncredited)

Scott B. Morgan as Keyser Söze (uncredited)

Scott B. Morgan as Keyser Söze (uncredited)

Hardened criminal Dean Keaton lies badly wounded on a ship docked in San Pedro Bay. He is confronted by a mysterious figure he calls "Keyser," who shoots him dead and sets fire to the ship

Has mystery throughout the thriller.

The Silence of The Lambs

(1990)

The silence of the lamb’s enigma is figuring out the murders and skinning of women

Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling

Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine)

He assigns her to interview Hannibal Lecter, a former psychiatrist and incarcerated cannibalistic serial killer. Crawford believes Lecter's insight could prove useful in the pursuit of a psychopath serial killer nicknamed "Buffalo Bill", who kills young women and removes their skin from their bodies.

Suspense during the interviews of Hannibal Lecture

Rear Window

(1954)

woman scream, "Don't!" and the sound of breaking glass. Later that night, during a thunderstorm, he observes Thorwald making repeated late-night trips carrying a suitcase. The next morning, Jeff notices that Thorwald's wife is gone, and sees him cleaning a large knife and handsaw.

James Stewart as L. B. Jefferies

Lars Thorwald

 The major theme of the film regards Jefferies voyeurism. His intrigue in the everyday lives of his neighbours is viewed as intrusive and morally wrong on principle. Suspense as Jeff is seeing the murder however he is unable to stop it.

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