Do film-makers follow rules?

Some film-makes will claim that 'there are no rules' or that ' rules are there to be broken'.

However, we must would agree that there are certain conventions that mainstream films observe in order for them to be acceptable to the mass audience.

Thriller Conventions;
- MacGuffin
- Double Agent
- Mystery
- Hero Wins
- Flashback
- Suspence
- Mysterious Phonecalls
- Hi-Tech Gadgets
- Young Naive Protagonist
- Resourceful Protagonist
- Hero falls in love
- A reason for conflict