Links to Leon

"Leon" (1994) directed by Luc Besson is another thriller that we studied in the process of creating our thriller opening. We decided to use aspects from Leon such as not revealing the main character right at the beginning of the thriller. We thought this was effective as it makes the audience ask questions such as "who is this man?" and "Is he good or bad?". This is a key element of thriller and creates tension and suspense for the audience which draws them more into the film and then they before more emotionally involved so the impact it has on them is bigger. I thought Leon was a good thriller personally and I thought it worked well hiding Leon's features and his identity from us as we did not know if he was good or bad making us as the audience ask more questions about his life style and as him as an individual. Although Leon is more about killing and assassination where as our thriller is about revenge on a past experience's rather then completely focusing on death as a theme.