Se7en is a 'killer chiller thriller' where Detective Summerset (Morgan Freeman) and Detective Mills (Brad Pitt) investigate a chain of murders that are based on the seven deadly sins, which are, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Envy, Wrath, Lust and Pride.
It is identifiable as a thriller due to it's very dark nature which can easily be seen by how dark the sets are throughout the film. For example, in the Gluttony crime scene the darkness is heavily emphasized by the two white beams of light from the detectives' flash lights, using light smartly can create a very dark and chilling atmosphere, on a set, there cannot be dark without light. Using this and many more techniques, David Fincher (director) and Andrew Kevin Walker (writer) have made a phenomenal thriller film.
Comparing Seven with the opening scene of 'The usual suspects' there are obvious and easy to see similiarities such as the lack of light emphasisng just how dark the show is. Including The opening titles and scene from 'Lost Highway' with it's heavy use of shadows and contrast between light and dark we can pick out an obvious trend linked with the thriller genre, which is, lots of shadows to act as a shroud of mystery and a strong contrast between light and dark to make the dark look darker.
In Wednesday's lesson (5th Nov.) we watched up until the begining of the Sloth murder before we ran out of time, though we may be able to watch the rest (or as much as we can) in Friday's lessong (7th Nov.) So far I am enjoying this thriller as it uses religion icons in a very dark way and I haven't seen many movies or series do that.
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