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Old 07-30-14 | 01:40 AM
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Re: Difference between suspense & thriller?

Suspense - the scene where they're riding out to the desert by the request of John Doe, for an unknown reason, but with John Doe making comments that build suspense.

Thrilling - after the box is opened and Mills has a gun pointed at John Doe's head, how the scene unfolds and ultimately ends.
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Suspense - the scene where they're riding out to the desert by the request of John Doe, for an unknown reason, but with John Doe making comments that build suspense.
thanks for thriller example, but i didn't understand suspense example, give another example scene which consist of suspense.
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Old 07-30-14 | 02:31 AM
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Re: Difference between suspense & thriller?

This scene goes from suspenseful to more of a thriller.

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This scene goes from suspenseful to more of a thriller.
sorry! does n't look like a suspense scene,
otherwise post best example scene for suspense from any movie, not only from se7en.
In Terminator 2, T‑1000 is hunting Sarah Connor & John Connor, is considered as suspense or thriller scene?
In Terminator 2, fighting sequence between T‑1000 & Terminator is considered as suspense or thriller scene?

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Old 07-30-14 | 03:35 AM
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Not a suspenseful scene? You don't know what's in the box. It's suspenseful. Somerset knows, and knows Mills will kill John Doe if Mills knows what's in the box. How's thay not suspenseful?
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Not a suspenseful scene? You don't know what's in the box. It's suspenseful. Somerset knows
somerset knows it, how that's suspenseful?
please answer this also:
In Terminator 2, T‑1000 is hunting Sarah Connor & John Connor, is considered as suspense or thriller scene?
In Terminator 2, fighting sequence between T‑1000 & Terminator is considered as suspense or thriller scene?
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Old 07-30-14 | 03:59 AM
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Somerset knows and Mills doesn't. He's thinking on his feet how to get Mills to not kill John Doe. Meanwhile John Doe starts revealing his knowledge about Mill's wife, and Mill's building confusion just adds to the suspense, up to the point where John Doe says he has a souvenir -- Mill's wife's head in the box. If you think this is just idle chit chat, then nothing will be suspenseful for you, and you need to give up on this thread.
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I'm not answering every goddamn question you have. Figure it out for yourself. Enough already.
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Originally Posted by Brack
Somerset knows and Mills doesn't. He's thinking ........
sorry! still cant understand your reply, & also i never give up on this thread until i get correct answer to my question, no one is giving me correct reply,
please answer my Terminator 2 Question also

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I'm not answering every goddamn question you have.
i am not asking you to answer my questions, so why ur worrying about my questions?

Originally Posted by Brack
Figure it out for yourself. Enough already
& also i cant Figure it out for myself, that's why i posting my doubts?

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Old 07-30-14 | 06:23 AM
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Re: Difference between suspense & thriller?

Simply look at the actual definitions of the English words "suspense" and "thriller" (i.e. something that thrills or to thrill).

Suspense: "A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen"

Thriller: "To affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement"

So both cause excitement or are exciting but the difference is a Suspense adds "uncertainty about what may happen"
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Maybe he needs pictures?

Thirller:



Suspense:
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I'd love to know what constitutes as a valid response to this guy's questions. Each thread he's started has had multiple people give him valid answers and he combats each reply with it not being correct.
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Old 07-30-14 | 12:16 PM
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Re: Difference between suspense & thriller?

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I'd love to know what constitutes as a valid response to this guy's questions. Each thread he's started has had multiple people give him valid answers and he combats each reply with it not being correct.
You're just jealous that you weren't the one to save his life. GuessWho is a great man!
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This sounds like the beginning of a bad Abbott and Costello routine but I'll play along. Who?
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Re: Difference between suspense & thriller?

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Simply look at the actual definitions of the English words "suspense" and "thriller" (i.e. something that thrills or to thrill).

Suspense: "A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen"

Thriller: "To affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement"

So both cause excitement or are exciting but the difference is a Suspense adds "uncertainty about what may happen"
can i say suspense & thriller both have same meaning?
give one example movie scene with youtube link

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Re: Difference between suspense & thriller?

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In before Groucho!
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Old 07-30-14 | 10:57 PM
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Re: Difference between suspense & thriller?

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can i say suspense & thriller both have same meaning?
give one example movie scene with youtube link
No they really don't.

Suspense in being excited or anxious because you don't know what will happen.

Thriller is being excited or anxious about what is happening at that time.

I really don't have the ability to be any clearer than that.
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Re: Difference between suspense & thriller?

suspense is future tense
thriller is present tense
that's what ur trying to tell to me?

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Suspense in being excited or anxious because you don't know what will happen.
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means that "every movie has suspense genre, we dont know what will be the ending of the movie"
can i say "mean girls" is suspense genre movie, because i dont know what will happen in climax scene.
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Old 07-31-14 | 12:21 AM
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Re: Difference between suspense & thriller?

Going around in circles. Maybe this one should be locked too...
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Going around in circles. Maybe this one should be locked too...
what wrong did i post, i am asking question whether mean girls is suspense genre or not?
are new user's not allowed to question or post a reply?
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Old 07-31-14 | 07:09 AM
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Question answered, closing.
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