Genre Difference, Repetition and Similarity

Thrillers can be very diverse from each other, as i explained in the introduction. Thrillers cover a wide range of topics, and has connotations from other genres such as action and horror, most thrillers are closer to one of these genres than the other, but some incorporate both with great effect.

'The Imitation Game' and 'The Purge'

Both categorized as thrillers, both very different.

The Imitation Game is about the famous Alan Turing, who single handed, and with very little support, cracked Germany's unbreakable Enigma Code during World War II, his life story and his end. Very little action, and no horror, but a lot of tension throughout which kept the audience on the edge of their seat.

The Purge is about  One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish, with no punishment or imprisonment. Fear action and horror are rife in this flick, and the tension makes audiences cower away in fear.

Basically the opposites of each other in terms of the characters, period, and narrative are all so different from each other. But the common factor is that they both have suspense, that keep everyone focused on the action, and anticipating every second that follows the last. Though its for different reasons its the same emotions from the audiance.