The Butterfly Effect (2004)
In this film, the main protagonist finds a way to go back in time and to change the future. He has been a victim of childhood traumatic, which have been aggravated by stress, including memory loss.
This plot line is similar to ours in the sense that the main protagonist does not appear to be fully mentally stable, and for this reason, society may view him differently. It also shows a loved one, and the desperation to get them back, like Harry is trying to find his daughter. However, our film does not use elements like time travel or a tragic childhood, instead there are many twists in the plot line.
Identity (2003)
This film is set in a motel during bad weather, where ten strangers become acquainted with each other but realise that they are being killed off one by one.
This plot line is extremely different to ours. There is a lot of killing in this film, however as a group we wanted to stay away from this idea. This is because we wanted our film to be more psychological than thriller based, and as an independent film company this was easier to do as we did not want any deaths to appear fake.
Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island is about an investigation of a prison for the criminally insane where a prisoner has gone missing and is supposedly near by.
This film is also very different to our film idea. Although both films have a disappearance, they are in very different contexts and make the films very different. This shows that conventions of a psychological thriller can be the same, however have different effects on both the film and the audience. This film is more crime based than ours, adding another psychological element to it. Although, in our film a small number of people are trying to solve a mystery, making the two films more similar.
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