Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Se7en

Se7en was made in 1995. It is an American Thriller. A lot of David Fincher's films are related to serial killers. David Fincher has been very successful and released the film Alien 3 in 1992 which then grew into what we now know it is Aliens vs Predator.
The opening credits are quite disturbing with the things that the character does. For example, he is shown cutting off his finger print. Already this shows that he has done something and he doesn't want to get caught for doing it. At the start it opens up with a sort of old fashioned timer that is going tick tock. This make the scene feel very eary for the audience and it makes them want to watch on. There is not a certain soundtrack for the credits but there are lots of uncomfortable sound effects. This makes it hard for the audience to relax due to the suspense of the sound effects as they grow throughout the scene. These sound effects match the images that are on display as they are also mysterious and disturbing. The camera angle never shows the identity (the face) of the character so he remains unknown. This helps create suspense in the film as the audience will have to wait to find out who this mysterious character actually is.
The credits end with a high tense sound which then transitions into a long shot of the city where this film is set. It then has diegetic sound of police sirens in the city so that this creates an atmosphere.
The two protagonists are detectives, Detective Mills and  Detective Somerset. Both of these characters have completely the opposite personalities. Detective Mills is a hothead and is a character that is not respected. He always wants to fix everything. Detective Somerset is a nearly retired detective that only has 7 days left on the job hence why the title of the film is Se7en. He loves his job and throughout the film you get to know the real Somerset and not the Detective Somerset. This is shown when he goes to dinner with Detective Mills and his wife.


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