Cliff Hangers, Red Herrings and Enigmas
Cliff Hangers
It is commonly used to show a thrilling situation. Characters would have to face difficult problems, e.g. In North by North West, Eve and Thornhillare literally hanging of a cliff.
The aim of a cliff hanger is to keep the audience engaging with the film, to see if the problem resolves itself or plummets to more danger and possibly the destruction of the hero/heroine.
Red Herrings
A red herring is a false trail, which is aimed to divert the audiences attention from the truth, e.g. In the Untouchables, Eliotness is given information on a warehouse that is storing Al Capone's alcohol, leading up to this scene there is slow suspenseful music, the treasure department surround the warehouse and break in. Inside the warehouse no traces of alcohol were found. It was a false lead.
Enigmas
Enigmas are puzzles, mysteries or problems, the protagonist must solve them in order to defeat the antagonist.
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