Se7en (1995)
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Andrew Kavin Walker
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gweneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey
Plotline
A veteran detective takes a rookie under his wing on his last case, to hunt for a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his method of murder.
Storyline
The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one
victim to the next as the sociopath "John Doe" sermonises to
Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony
comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically
demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir.
The seasoned and cultured but jaded Sommerset researches the Seven
Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while
the bright but green and impulsive Detective Mills scoffs at his
efforts to get inside the mind of a killer...
Opening Title Sequence
The opening title sequence to Se7en is full of diegetic sounds such as scratching as well as a random noted score which has been set to the scene (distortion and reverb effects are used for this - possible use of hexachords). Mass low key lighting used to give the start (and the rest of the film) a dark and chilling look. The main camera shots are that of extreme close ups and close ups of the film's unclear antagonist with straight cuts and fading transitions. The actually credits are hand written twice over in black and white and flicker on the screen to create tension with the screeching music.
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