Se7en - 1995

Se7en

I recently watched this movie over half term, I found it very interesting as it gave me an insight of the murderers psychological state. It is a crime thriller directed by David Fincher who is well known for his thriller films, such as The Panic Room, Fight Club, Zodiac and Killer.

This film explores the psychological state of a murderer, two detectives try to take down a serial killer who kill according to the seven deadly sins; Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Lust, Greed, Sloth and Anger.

Analysis of Se7ven opening titles

The title sequence of Se7en, introduces the psychological mind of a murder. The titles are shaky and words are quickly flashed on the black background. There are close up shots, high angle close up shots, and some panning shots. There are close up shots when the killer is slicing of his fingerprints, this shows that he will go to through extreme lengths, to cover up his tracks. Also it shows he is mentally unstable.

From the sequence, I have gathered that the murderer is researching, from books and newspaper articles. He is very organised, it seems like he is searching for something. There is an extreme close up shot, of the word God being cut out of money, this is very significant, as it conveys multiple meaning such as, the connection of the title - Se7en- the Se7en deadly sins - the money connects to the sin of greed. The colour (green) is also associated with envy. Some Images are red, which contributes to the idea of the 7 deadly sins - sin of anger. It also represents the blood that is going to be shed and how dangerous this person is.

The music is upbeat throughout the opening titles, there are deep notes, and the film sounds scratched. There are sounds of technical cliches. near to the end the music gets faster, and more upbeat. When there is an image of God being cut out, someone sings, 'you bring me close to God.' Thus suggesting the killer is devoted to God.