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'Maguffin'

A maguffin is something or a plot device that motivates the characters and makes the story more interesting. But this usually  has no other relevance to the story.

Suspense And Shocks Of Thrillers

Hitchcock uses a lot of suspense in his films. This is to keep the audience waiting to find out what is going to happen in the film. This also makes the viewer want to keep watching as they do not know what is going to happen. BUT this also makes the audience create scenes in their head before they actually happen as the viewer is waiting to find out what will happen. Usually the actual scene is totally different to what the viewer imagined.

This is one of the many reasons why Hitchcocks thrillers were so successful. 

The rules of a thriller

some directors and film makers say 'there are no rules' or that 'the rules are there to be broken'.

But also some directors say that certain conventions that mainstream films observe in order for them to appeal to the biggest audience.

Most thrillers have the main features in their films such as:

• different technical aspect 
• good Vs bad
• dilemas
• antagonists
• main characters
• heros
• villans

some films that show this are 'children of men'