Tuesday 23rd September
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Georgia Turner
Media extract - Opening scene to 'Se7en' (Seven)
Genre:- Drama | Mystery | Thriller |
Seven is about two detectives solving murders to hunt down a serial killer who uses the 'seven deadly sins' for representation.
Just by reading the title 'Se7en (Seven)' we can pick out the number 'seven' (7) which gives us a clue about the seven deadly sins. Looking for a deeper meaning, the seven portrays the idea of there being 7 deaths/murders in total, representing each sin. The seven deadly sins are; Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed and Sloth.
At the start of the opening scene we see the main detective 'Somerset' who is played by Morgan Freeman. Somerset is getting ready for work, putting a suite on and getting his belongings. Somerset is wearing a black suite which could represent death and a sense of mystery due to the suite being a dark, dull colour. This is slightly ironic due to the fact the film is about solving murders and is in the genre category 'Mystery'. When Somerset gets his belongings for work he picks up a badge and a gun, everything we have seen portrays the character of a detective due to the suite, the badge, and the gun. He also lives alone which could show that due to his job he may not be able to trust people and may not want to let people in. Somerset then walks into the scene of the crime and the first question he asks is, "Did the kids see it?" This shows that Somerset doesn't just care about hunting down the murder but is concerned for others safety and is caring towards others it has affected.
A short while after the opening scene the two main detectives walk out of the building and it is raining. Pathetic fallacy is used to create a link between the vibe as there has been a murder, as rain leaves a sad, depressing mood which links to the main event. The city in which the film is set is supposedly drenched in sin, therefore the rain could be a metaphor for the city being drenched in sin. Somerset is wearing a hat and has his hands covered under his coat which could portray an idea of him not being soaked in sin while the other main detective Mill who is played by Robert Pattinson is getting drenched in sin. This tells us a lot about what type of people they are, for example, we can already make out that Somerset is a nice man who cares about others and we don't know a lot about Mill as he seems to be a mysterious sort of character.
The opening scene finishes when Somerset goes to bed after a day of working on the murder scene. We can pick out a variety of things from this scene such as, Somerset has put his clock on and we can hear it ticking constantly. Somerset may have done this to relax and ease his mind to escape from reality as we can hear shouting and car alarms in the background (diagetic sound) coming from the city.
At the end of the extract it shows us the titles which includes some amazing graphics and images which could portray some ideas linked with the murder himself/herself. During the titles it gives us visual clues such as, picture of the victims of the serial killer, pieces of hair maybe off the victim etc. It also shows us someone using a blade to cut the skin off their fingers, this portrays an idea of maybe the murder doing this in an attempt to cover up his actions as he will be able to get rid of his fingerprint he had during the murder of the victims. We then see some files which seem to be about the deaths of the victims with photos and information, this could of been a way for the murder to log/record each murder and how he did it which would also explain the other clues given during the titles too.
A short while after the opening scene the two main detectives walk out of the building and it is raining. Pathetic fallacy is used to create a link between the vibe as there has been a murder, as rain leaves a sad, depressing mood which links to the main event. The city in which the film is set is supposedly drenched in sin, therefore the rain could be a metaphor for the city being drenched in sin. Somerset is wearing a hat and has his hands covered under his coat which could portray an idea of him not being soaked in sin while the other main detective Mill who is played by Robert Pattinson is getting drenched in sin. This tells us a lot about what type of people they are, for example, we can already make out that Somerset is a nice man who cares about others and we don't know a lot about Mill as he seems to be a mysterious sort of character.
The opening scene finishes when Somerset goes to bed after a day of working on the murder scene. We can pick out a variety of things from this scene such as, Somerset has put his clock on and we can hear it ticking constantly. Somerset may have done this to relax and ease his mind to escape from reality as we can hear shouting and car alarms in the background (diagetic sound) coming from the city.
At the end of the extract it shows us the titles which includes some amazing graphics and images which could portray some ideas linked with the murder himself/herself. During the titles it gives us visual clues such as, picture of the victims of the serial killer, pieces of hair maybe off the victim etc. It also shows us someone using a blade to cut the skin off their fingers, this portrays an idea of maybe the murder doing this in an attempt to cover up his actions as he will be able to get rid of his fingerprint he had during the murder of the victims. We then see some files which seem to be about the deaths of the victims with photos and information, this could of been a way for the murder to log/record each murder and how he did it which would also explain the other clues given during the titles too.
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