I N MOST THRILLERS it is easy to distinguish between the virtuous and the villainous. Towards the political end of the genre, however, the line becomes blurred. Tales of anti-government whistleblowers, which hinge on keystrokes rather than killings, epitomise this tension. Someone who breaks the law in service of a broader justice makes for a complicated protagonist. In a drama that creates a compelling character, such as the rogue cop of “Luther”, the BBC ’s detective thriller. But in stories based on real life, portraying the person behind intelligence leaks as evidently good or bad—and therefore one viewers can get behind or not—means taking a political stance.
在大多数惊悚片中，很容易区分良性和恶棍。然而，在这种类型的政治末尾，这条线变得模糊。反政府举报者的故事是在击键上而不是杀人的铰接，这表明了这种张力。为更广泛的正义而违反法律的人使一个复杂的主角。在创造引人入胜的角色的戏剧中，例如英国广播公司（BBC）的侦探惊悚片《路德》（Luther）的流氓警察。但是，在基于现实生活的故事中，将智力背后的人描绘成显然是好是或坏的，因此，一个观众可以落后于政治立场。
