Engima

Enigma is when the audience asks questions for example in The Third Man the audience maybe thinking when the voice over starts 'Who is the man that is talking' 'Why does he know so much about this place?' 'Who is Harry Lime?' 'Why are the Americans called "poor chap"?'.

Enigma creates a reason to watch the film. They leave you thinking about why this is happening and who it is happening to. Enigma alows the audience to feel a part of the film, its also makes the audience have certian expectations of the film because they would hope that the questions that they ask will be answeredduring the film. For example they would expect to find out who the man is that is talking and who Harry Lime is.

Enigma was used in or thriller by the business man suddenly becoming homeless. The audience would wonder why this had happened to him? What happened to his family from th beginning?Who did this. What caused it to happen? This will hopefully draw the audience deeper into the opening in hope to find out during the rest of the film.