A 'thrill' can be defined as a emotional disturbance. The audience, in their nature enjoy, and to some extent, need these 'thrills' in order to reassure meaning and interest in their often mundane lifestyles.
'The cinema can leave the spectator with a subconscious assurance of absolute safety, and yet surprise his imagination into playing tricks on him.' The true power of successful cinema is to postpone reality and submerse the audience in its content - whether it be fictional or not.
The cinema is a more effective way of portraying 'thrills' than the theater due to the increased ease of one projecting oneself into their consciousness - the viewer is no longer a spectator, but a participant.
'The audience thrives of thrills, the cinema thrives on the audience, the director thrives on the cinema, and everybody is happy.' It is the consumer that creates the demand, and the industry is more than willing to supply if the market proves lucrative enough. The film industry producing films of a Thriller genre is no exception.
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