Se7en
Over a few a sessions, we watched Se7en. It wasn't the first time I had seen the film having studied it for my A2 Film Studies exam in college. I enjoyed it then and this time was no different. I find each time I watch it I spot something new and I am always amazed and shocked at the ending every time.
About Se7en
- Released in 1995
- Directed by David Fincher
- Written by Andrew Kevin Walker
- Starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, Gwyneth Paltrow
- IMDB 8.6/10
Description
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. (according to IMDB)
My Views
As already mentioned above, this wasn't my first time watching Se7en and it certainly won't be my last. I find it's one of those films that just never gets old. Despite being released over 20 years ago, it still seems quite an iconic movie.
There is one part of the film that I particularly enjoy and that is that the beginning credits. I enjoy other parts of the film but the credits are one thing that really stands out to me. I can watch it over and over again and find something completely different about it each time. The amount of thought and work that went into creating it is really inspiring. In a strange way, after watching the entire film a couple times, you realise that you can sort of see the whole story in the first five minutes. I think this was done brilliantly by the editors and director.
The story itself is quite dark and this is reflected on screen by the lack of lighting and the generally dark and dismal mise-en-scene.
After doing some research, I learnt that when the film was first released, any posters, ads and even the opening credits didn't contain the name of the killer played by Kevin Spacey. I believe this was a good move by the editors as it allowed the audience to guess and it made it so much more realistic.
According to Rogerebert.com, it was worthy of 4 stars out of 4 which shows just how much of an exceptional film it is even 20 years later.
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4YV2_TcCoE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEZK7mJoPLY - opening credits.
There is one part of the film that I particularly enjoy and that is that the beginning credits. I enjoy other parts of the film but the credits are one thing that really stands out to me. I can watch it over and over again and find something completely different about it each time. The amount of thought and work that went into creating it is really inspiring. In a strange way, after watching the entire film a couple times, you realise that you can sort of see the whole story in the first five minutes. I think this was done brilliantly by the editors and director.
The story itself is quite dark and this is reflected on screen by the lack of lighting and the generally dark and dismal mise-en-scene.
After doing some research, I learnt that when the film was first released, any posters, ads and even the opening credits didn't contain the name of the killer played by Kevin Spacey. I believe this was a good move by the editors as it allowed the audience to guess and it made it so much more realistic.
According to Rogerebert.com, it was worthy of 4 stars out of 4 which shows just how much of an exceptional film it is even 20 years later.
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4YV2_TcCoE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEZK7mJoPLY - opening credits.
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