Research into the film: Se7en
The film is a deep psychological thriller that leaves your heart racing and your mind in overdrive. It's brilliant from the word go. The story consists of two cops, one new to the city and the other a veteran ready for retirement. The aim of the film is to catch a sick and deranged killer. The brilliance of the film comes with how clever it is, and the ingenuity of both David Fincher and the perfect cast selection of Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and then of course the ultimate bad guy, Kevin Spacey . The settings to almost every location are dark and gloomy, even in the houses the lighting is dim. The music used has a slow and deep tone, it's fair to say that the film is very dark. Sinister would be a better word to use.
As we find out, the killer is using peoples weakness against them, making them pay for the sins that they have committed, for example, the first victim is a morbidly obese man who has been force fed till his stomach explodes. Many other victims are found, all of which follow this pattern. What I believe to be the cleverest part of the film is how the killer is never caught. This adds to the craziness that has already happened. When we first meet the killer, it is in the police station when he turns his self in. This adds to the torment and empathy felt towards the cops because they never actually catch him. After all this effort he turns himself him, and explains what he has done. And for the first time we see the human behind the monster, we understand his motive, find the method in the madness. He explains how these people, or at least he feels, are ruining the world. He believes that your life is a gift and to not live it to the max is a sin. He explains how when someone who's morbidly obese sits next to him, it repulses him, why would you do that to yourself? And the strange thing is we agree with him, we don't want to admit it, but inside we know it's right. And we find ourselves agreeing with a serial killer. It feels wrong but we know it's right and we sympathise with him because of this. Does that make him any less guilty? Of course not, but we don't hate him. After all he's just doing what he believes is best for the world.
That is the brilliance of this film. It takes psychological to a whole new level. You can't just come out of the cinema and forget about it, it sticks with you. It changes your perception of life and how you look at things, that's why this film is amazing.
The film is a deep psychological thriller that leaves your heart racing and your mind in overdrive. It's brilliant from the word go. The story consists of two cops, one new to the city and the other a veteran ready for retirement. The aim of the film is to catch a sick and deranged killer. The brilliance of the film comes with how clever it is, and the ingenuity of both David Fincher and the perfect cast selection of Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and then of course the ultimate bad guy, Kevin Spacey . The settings to almost every location are dark and gloomy, even in the houses the lighting is dim. The music used has a slow and deep tone, it's fair to say that the film is very dark. Sinister would be a better word to use.
As we find out, the killer is using peoples weakness against them, making them pay for the sins that they have committed, for example, the first victim is a morbidly obese man who has been force fed till his stomach explodes. Many other victims are found, all of which follow this pattern. What I believe to be the cleverest part of the film is how the killer is never caught. This adds to the craziness that has already happened. When we first meet the killer, it is in the police station when he turns his self in. This adds to the torment and empathy felt towards the cops because they never actually catch him. After all this effort he turns himself him, and explains what he has done. And for the first time we see the human behind the monster, we understand his motive, find the method in the madness. He explains how these people, or at least he feels, are ruining the world. He believes that your life is a gift and to not live it to the max is a sin. He explains how when someone who's morbidly obese sits next to him, it repulses him, why would you do that to yourself? And the strange thing is we agree with him, we don't want to admit it, but inside we know it's right. And we find ourselves agreeing with a serial killer. It feels wrong but we know it's right and we sympathise with him because of this. Does that make him any less guilty? Of course not, but we don't hate him. After all he's just doing what he believes is best for the world.
That is the brilliance of this film. It takes psychological to a whole new level. You can't just come out of the cinema and forget about it, it sticks with you. It changes your perception of life and how you look at things, that's why this film is amazing.
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