Example of a film that challenges the common conventions

Phonebooth is the example of a thriller that challenges the common conventions. This is because it avoids the typical darkness and shadows of a normal thriller, making the scene a bright city area. The film's tension is built up by music and sound effects etc, rather than not knowing what will come from the dark, the viewers dont know what the antagonist will do. It is the unpredictability in this film that runs the tension throughout .the only true link to normal conventions is that you hear and see the story from the killers point of view which in turn makes you feel sorry for the male protagonist.