Thriller - 'Se7en'

The movie 'Se7en' is a thriller film, about a serial killer that murdered several 'innocent' victims of the seven deadly sins. This is due to the killer's belief that the world has a such ignorance for the Seven Deadly Sins that he believes that the world should know that it is against the bible. The Seven Deadly Sins in this film are:

• Gluttony (A man was tied to his chair and force fed to death
• Greed (A lawyer whom had a pound of his own flesh taken from him)
• Sloth (A man was tied to his bed for over a year, and there were photos taken of him all over the room, documenting the year. Although he wasnt dead, he was in fatal condition)
• Lust (A man at a club who was forced to have sex with a prostitute but had a device strapped to him which killed the woman)
• Pride (A model who had her nose cut off to spite her face, the killer gave her the option of suicide or living disfigured by gluing a pot of sleeping pills to one hand and a phone to another, she chose suicide)
• Envy (This was the killer John Doe himself as he was envious of Detective Mills' wife and family. John Doe told Mills that he 'visited his wife' and she begged for her own and her unborn child's life, which Mills did not know, therefore Mills shot Doe leaving Doe the person killed for Envy)
• Wrath (Which was when Detective Mills killed John Doe)

Mills, played by Brad Pitt and Somerset, played by Morgan Freeman are the detectives working on this case. Somerset was preparing to retire before being put on this last case with a very different to himself, younger and 'cocky' detective. This is due to Mills being less experienced compared to Somerset. The two investigate the first murder together and then the second, by this time, realising that they have a link, along with the further 3 murders as the last one is with John Doe and then the Wrath sin being Detective Mills. 

I believe that this movie is a thriller due to the idea of mystery. Despite there being a lot of blood or the murders actually occuring, this movie is a thriller due to the viewers ideas on the thought of the murders and the aftermath. There is a creepy and tense mood throughout the movie. The murders are complicated and leaves the audience with a lot of questions such as 'who is the murderer?' and 'how will he kill the next victim?'. The element of secrecy and mystery easily connotes the fact that it is a 'crime thriller'.

Most of the movie is dark, which suggests the idea of scary and evil idea of the town and serial killer, John Doe. This is a thrilling and suspenseful experience throughout the whole film. Also, Kevin Spacey's name was purposely removed from the opening credits to surprise the audience when his face was finally shown towards the end of the film.