Thriller Review, 'I Am Number Four'

The film I watched was called I Am Number Four, which stars Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron. The movie is a Sci-Fi Thriller which has a lot of intense action and romance too. It was produced by Michael Bay through DreamWorks and the budget was estimated to be around $50-60 million. 

The film is about a boy named John that is a Lorien child, he is from another planet, running away from Magadorians that invaded their homeland Lorien. Nine children escaped, the first 3 were killed, and John is number four, the Magadorians kill in order and therefore are after him now. The film centres itself around John and a girl he has fallen in love with, Sarah. 


By watching the trailer, I thought straight away that it was a good film to watch, the trailer had quick scene shots of the other members that had died from before. It also showed some glimpses of the action that was going to take place too. We see some special effects that they have used too, through CGI.
Watch I am Number Four Trailer here on YouTube

Special effects used

What makes this movie a thriller is the exciting plot of having Magadorians hunting John down. The action with the fighting scenes, the supernatural power and surreal feel to it makes the audience excited and filled with thrills throughout the film.

The film starts off with up beat tempo of music, which seems like violins and drums, as it takes us through some type of forest. This makes it thrilling to the audience because we get the feeling that something is about to happen sooner or later during this scene. Audience are right to think that because a person dies in that scene. 


The opening starts with a medium shot of planet Earth, then it gets closer and closer to a certain country, whilst the camera is following at a fast speed. We finally get a zoom into a house then door then into it to see a man laying down. The camera takes different shots of the man, as if it is following him. We finally get a close up of the mans face to show his shocked face, knowing someone has come for him. This kind of opening structure makes the story more thrilling since it gets straight to the point that consists of full on action. It leaves the audience to anticipate for the more main action parts.


Another reason why this film is a thriller is due to the violence/fighting scenes it has. The movie features huge lizard creatures that is made my CGI, and other creatures of the type. It has many jumpshots which make it captivating for the audience to watch.