My Thoughts on Seven (1995)…

Submitted by Standard_Rip9349 t3_ydtdcp in movies

Well, after a thorough rewatch, it’s safe to say that this is a masterpiece after all. The only nitpicks I can even try to think of is that the editing and sound design are indeed dated, but that’s because this film is a huge product of its time. Down to the grunge music playing in the intro and in the end credits, but that’s what adds to the atmosphere of this film, personally. It’s a ‘90s thriller that is gloomy, realistic, haunting, and very fucked-up, and David Fincher nailed every sense of what that is.

Like I paraphrased in my previous review I made years ago on this film, Fincher is a master of making dark and deep films. He understands pacing extremely well and his meticulous nature of creating interesting production design and lighting choices make his filmography… and this film very unique from the rest of any mystery films out there. Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman give off incredible chemistry and are an iconic duo that makes this film super engaging. Gwyenth Paltrow is solid, and Kevin Spacey (for whom, I know, is a name that shouldn’t be mentioned due to horrible acts he’s made), but for this performance that’s set in stone, he was excellent.

Like I said, the production design and lighting is incredible, and the score by Howard Shore is really good. The cinematography is phenomenal here with so many shots that are now stuck in my head, and those last twenty-to-thirty minutes are amazing. The writing also warrants a rewatch due to so many hints to the movie’s inevitable ending and the script just in its self is really amazing.

Overall, this is a tried and true detective thriller classic that will cement itself as one of the most important films ever made. Hell, it’s a huge influence on The Batman.

What did you guys think about this film?

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BEE_REAL_ t1_itu7z1f wrote

> Overall, this is a tried and true detective thriller classic that will cement itself as one of the most important films ever made.

This is a bonkers thing to say.

Se7en is good bit if you venture outside Reddit and IMDb, it's just good. It is an extremely self-serious, one-note movie that expresses itself mostly by being edgy. It is a peak refrigerator woman story: Paltrow's character is barely a character and is juet in the story to have her gruesome murder propell the story of the male protagonist. The story and themes get less coherent the more you think about them.

I still like it, it's just insanely overrated by dudes on internet boards

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sgmctabnxjs t1_ituarnq wrote

I think as soon as people move away from popular pap, to popular crafted cinema they think it's the greatest thing they've ever seen (it quite possibly is!), even though in world/historic terms it's still pretty tame/derivative/commercial.

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Gummy_yumyum t1_itufh69 wrote

This is one of those movies I’d describe as… clever. It’s a clever concept. There are clever scenes. But I’ll admit I don’t really get the appeal beyond a first watch.

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ZippyZappyZoopy t1_ituiz4z wrote

calling something edgy is not a critique. there is nothing wrong with being edgy, with pushing the envelope and taking things too far. thats the entire point of art. why are you so bothered by edginess? why do you need everything to be clean and neat and nice and soft?

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BEE_REAL_ t1_itujk9w wrote

You're assuming a lot from one word lol

Se7en is not edgy from a filmmaking perspective, it pushes no envelopes in terms of form, narrative, or even content really. It doesn't really engage with the violence in the movie, it just suggests. It gives flashes of convoluted violent scenarios, but with no interest in actually intimating the viewer with the violence -- it justs suggests it to try to impress the viewer with edgyness.

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ZippyZappyZoopy t1_itujzld wrote

oh nah i'm not bothered by you calling seven edgy specifically i'm iffy on that movie myself. i just hate the use of the word edgy as a catch all descriptor or criticism in general.

people need to use more words to say what they mean because edginess is not inherently bad.

>it justs suggests it to try to impress the viewer with edgyness.

like this means nothing lol.

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BEE_REAL_ t1_ituu0ia wrote

That's fair, I could probably cut the "with edgyness" part out and it would communicate what I mean better

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