[Source]:This is a short clip from the movie 'Panic Room' when the antagonists of the movie(Meg and Sarah) first communicate with the protagonists of the movie. I have noticed that in most thriller movies there is always some element of a phone call scene.In most thrillers the protagonist of the movie is usually confused with the current situation and is demanding to know what the antagonists are planning or want. In this scene the house telecom allows the protagonists to talk to the antagonists, however the antagonists are unable to talk back, which gives the protagonists an aspect of power. hey are able to see everything that the burglars are doing which creates an almost ‘Big Brother’ style affect.
Source]:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seRhXyoNrGI&feature=related
This is another video clip example of a phone call scene within a Western thriller movie. Unlike the phone call scene in Panic Room the protagonist is unaware of who the antagonist is, which creates a larger sense of mystery within the sequence. Bryan warns the person on the phone that if they do not return his daughter then he will ‘kill them’, which shows the extreme lengths that he is prepared to go to if they refuse to give him back his daughter. The phone call scene is important for my script as it is a recurring convention used in most Western thrillers.
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