Comparing Conventions Of The Thriller Genre
The thriller genre is very popular throughout the film industry and these two films also demonstrate this type of genre. Insomnia and Memento both have similar clues on how they are thrillers, they are both very dark, build up tension and have a gradual build up of dramatic music. Typical conventions consist of the context being gloomy, scary and have a lot of cross and jump cuts. This is what make the thriller genre so popular.Also they keep you in suspense and this is what a lot of people like so this type of genre makes a lot of money because people keep coming back for more.
The thriller genre is very popular throughout the film industry and these two films also demonstrate this type of genre. Insomnia and Memento both have similar clues on how they are thrillers, they are both very dark, build up tension and have a gradual build up of dramatic music. Typical conventions consist of the context being gloomy, scary and have a lot of cross and jump cuts. This is what make the thriller genre so popular.Also they keep you in suspense and this is what a lot of people like so this type of genre makes a lot of money because people keep coming back for more. 
