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A Path-Breaking Masterpiece In The History Of Noir Genre.
Se7en is a 1995 psychological crime thriller directed by David Fincher and stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey and Gwyneth Paltrow. Written for the screen by Andrew Kevin Walker, it's about two detectives trying to track down a killer who uses seven deadly sins as motives for his murders.
My Favourite Fincher Film To Date. To make something gritty and dark with a potential that is so artistic and still scary takes INTELLIGENCE. The way this film constructed was literally a chef's kiss. The atmosphere this film was made in was utterly disturbing and cold-blooded and it always feels gory and appalling when you think about it. Fincher pulled out a Hitchcock out of this film and it really sticks to the plot without unnecessary points bothering it. This film has suspense written all over it.. and it's bone-chilling at it's core. Pitt, Paltrow and Freeman were phenomenal as always... But Kevin Spacey is the heart of this film. His performance was terrific and the casting was ideal. The screenplay is intense and the direction is poetic and it's one of the best thrillers ever to be made.
This film is brutal and gruesome and it's breathtaking... and it's truly amazing. See this film if you haven't guys...
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David Fincher’s Se7en is of course, nothing short of a masterpiece, widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the 1990s and possibly the magnum opus of his career, it is in my mind the defining film of the entire thriller genre. It is two hours of pure ‘lightning in a bottle’ cinema, a film that heightens your senses and shocks you to the core. Se7en follows a pair of detectives - Mills and Somerset that investigate a series of murders based on the seven sins. The film has a tense, dark, atmosphere. It’s mysterious and heart-racing, a more effective film than ninety percent of horror movies out there. Se7en has a distinctly procedural feel in terms of the plot, the film is grounded in realism and evokes a certain chilling dread to that regard as there is nothing supernaturally scary about it. A film that relies on less is more to give the audience the most petrifying experience of their lives. And yet the style of this film brings out its many layers and is the very thing that immerses us in this sadistic, creative yet disturbing story. One that’s timeless and universal.
There is an air of nihilism in Se7en, illustrated in some very intelligent ways. Fincher invites us to ponder the meaning of a world gone callous and indifferent. As Detective Somerset says “Apathy is a solution. It’s easier to lose yourself in drugs than it is to cope with life”. And yet in this hopelessness I think the film’s eventual message is summed up in the quote that says - “The world is a fine place, and worth fighting for. I agree with the second part”. The story of the preaching serial killer is used to debate worldviews, and show different solutions. Both Somerset and John Doe have eerily similar takes on things but the attitude they have towards life couldn’t be more different. If there was someone close to an audience surrogate it would be Mills. Someone who still has compassion and a compulsive need for the world to make sense. It’s only all the more devastating that this man, while he may not have been ‘a great man’ suffered the most. Se7en is arguably the greatest serial killer movie of all time and a vicious entrapping screenplay is most of the reason why. Perhaps it’s the ending as well. An ending so bold that only Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman’s combined Hollywood clout was able to keep it in the final cut. It is the most shocking scene in the same film that has the ‘Sloth victim’. There are very few Climaxes that can top the ‘what’s in the box scene’ from Se7en. Let’s leave it at that.
But so are the characters. Kevin Spacey as John Doe is one of the most fascinating and terrifying villains of all time. A man who believes he is saving the world by committing such acts, not because he is a ‘lunatic’ but a cold and calculating genius with a rotten heart, and no hope in humanity. One of the major themes of the film is how it really shows us just how far our fellow human beings will go, (because in the end, that’s what’s scariest isn’t it?) and John Doe is the representation of the worst of humanity. Mills and Somerset’s relationship and differences really make this film stand tall amongst others of its kind. The film is just really well fucking acted, from everyone. Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, they all give excellent performances. Everything comes together perfectly, and it’s satisfying to see a film made by people who know exactly what they’re doing. It rains a lot in Se7en. The constant downpour is one of the few things that sets the bleak tone for the film. The electric editing, the sleek direction, the gripping score and dark cinematography, everything. Se7en is simply one of the most impactful and genius films I have ever seen but honestly that’s kinda obvious isn’t it. I mean, it’s Se7en.
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Se7en is the perfect film due to the performance of a great Brad Pitt, consolidating in this film as one of the best Hollywood actors of the time, on the other hand accompanying him in the leading cast is a Morgan Freeman already established in the industry and with a great reputation. These two have a great chemistry in the film, forming a duo of detectives already mythical in the history of cinema. The third actor in discord is Kevin Spacey, this actor asked not to appear in the promotional posters to keep the mystery about who would be the antagonist. Finally, Gwyneth Paltrow plays the wife of Brad Pitt's character, which at first does not have a great weight in the plot but then as the film progresses will acquire greater prominence.
This film belongs to the thriller genre, considered by many critics as the best thriller of all time, due to the pressure that the continuous search for the serial killer puts on the viewer. The story takes the viewer through an adventure in which the end will leave you stunned and thinking for several hours. Considered one of the best endings in the history of cinema and implementing the so-called plot twist.
Regarding the technical aspects of the film, visually it is a spectacle, photography and production design makes the viewer believe that he is immersed in that era and the music accompanies to generate a high tension.
It is a movie that will keep you in suspense during the 2 hours and 7 minutes that lasts this great work of art directed by one of the best film directors in history, Mr. David Fincher.
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