Thriller Themes

A theme is a key idea or issue highlighted/explored when watching a media text

They are explored faced by the character's issues or actions.

In a horror, the themes are fear, violence, death and escape

In a romance, we see romance, sexuality and sex

The common themes of a thriller are:

fear

control 

romance

violence

religion

politics

revenge

death

Power

Gone Girl

The themes in the trailer are investigation. This is due to how the storyline follows a woman who mysteriously disappeared and there is an investigation of what has happened to her and where she is. There is also a theme of dishonesty in which the disappearance of Amy has caught the attention of the media and it leads to the accusation of other people, with her husband, Nick, as the prime suspect. There is also the theme of fear in which Amy is seen to be terrified of her husband. 

Also, there is a theme of control that is presented in the trailer. this would be due to how Amy has fear of her Husband, Nick, which would convey that he is more dominant than her in their relationship. There is also the theme of mystery. This may be similar to the theme of investigation, however, throughout, the characters uncover many things which is crucial to their case of the missing woman. 

Themes example

The theme for this trailer is revenge. this is presented in the trailer as the antagonist rams his car on a supporting protagonist's car and is seen calling the main protagonist as the wrecked car blows up in flames behind him, killing the supporting protagonist, Han. He calls the main protagonist that he doesn't know who he is, but he is about to. The idea of this scene to be added in the trailer gives the idea that the antagonist's main purpose is revenge against the team who crippled his brother. This creates some excitement as the audience gets to see how the antagonist operates with things. This could be explored in my media product as I could illustrate that something has happened, which would give the characters a motive to retaliate. 

Another theme for this is death. This would be presented in the trailer as it shows a character getting killed in a car explosion which is set up by the villain in the story. There is also a shot of a funeral taking place, which connotes that someone has lost their life. This theme could affect the audience as the idea of the theme of death could connote that one of the main characters could be dead by the end of the film. This could be explored in the thriller opening as I could give the idea that someone had passed away, which could lead the narrative of the story of how the death happened.

Another theme in the trailer is violence. This is shown during the fight scene showed between Hobbs, a supporting protagonist, and Shaw, the primary antagonist. There is also a scene where Dom, the main protagonist, goes up against Shaw, the villain. This would give the audience the idea that there will be violence throughout the scenes and this would mainly be shown through the fight scenes. This could be explored as I could start off the opening with an altercation that could end fatally for someone.