SE7EN

In class today we had the privilege to watch the thriller movie "SE7EN" directed by David Fincher in 1995 starring Morgan Freeman , Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow.

"SE7EN" is a horrifying , moody , spine-tingling atmospheric thriller that tells the story of two detectives - one ready to retire, the other at the start of his career, and their attempts to catch a perverted serial killer , who kills his victims in a way that reflects the christian seven deadly sins.

Detective mills and and somerset try and sort through the killers clues and cryptic methods in order to catch him before any more murders take place.

The murders themselves are artistic in their creativity and worries me greatly at how such a person could think of such ways of torture in order to teach a life threatening lesson.

In the film an obese man was forced to eat himself to death, punishing himself for his attitude of gluttony and another man had to slice a pound of flesh away from his own body ,inflicting pain on him self for his attitude of greed.

The horrific scenes appeared to look so real ,and this impressed me a lot. The reality of the scenes were so powerful sending shivers up my spine.

It is debatable that perhaps these people who suffered probably deserved being killed, as the killer himself also argued , however everyone has the right to be forgiven and given a second chance to change their ways.

The Camera Shots & Angles , Lighting and props all had a professional influence , creating a fantastic 'mise-en-scene'! The soundtrack of the movie was mostly effective.

The movie was set in a troubled city where horrific crimes to this extent was nothing new to the police department.

With dark grey clouds hovering the city, it continuously rained creating a sombre mood and sad atmosphere reflecting the emotions of the murders taking pace, as if the the whole city was mourning for the victims , this effect had an impact on me shifting my emotions to a depressive and sorrowful state.

Instead of being simply the quarry in a chase, the killer handed him self in and was revealed as a twisted but articulate antagonist,who had devised a horrible plan for concluding his sermon, that involved taking both detectives to a secluded area where he would reveal the last finishing pieces to his cunning plan.

This thriller is certainly not for the young or the sensitive. Even though i found watching the film very enjoyable , it lacked by not finding the right way to end. Personally, i thought the way the story ended was incredibly distressing, however it ended way too easy and certainly can not get away with that!

Watching this film was a great experience and has certainly become an inspiration and positive influence on the idea of my two minute film.

Hopefully i could make a clip half as good as this movie !