Se7en Themes

The movie Se7en, directed by David Fincher, is a cynical film that follows the case from two detectives who are battling a killer who murders on a theme. One detective is about to retire, whereas the other is a newbie who is just getting started. This contrast between the two allows for a different perspectives on the murder and why these events are taking place. The dark path that the murder takes brings about different aspects of the world and attempts to demonstrate that extent that the seven deadly sins has on lives of people. This film allows for a visualization of the extent of human madness all in attempts of purifying the world.
In a critical analysis of the film, movie review Roger Ebert says that Seven is “one of the darkest and most merciless
Murray wrote about how the movie contained many sexual’s violence that was based on the seven deadly sloth, pride, gluttony, jealousy, avarice, lust and wrath. Rose give a statement to how the Detective Somerset's begins to have a connection with John Doe throughout the movie. Rose analysis about the character Somerset’s develop further on in the movie when he begins to ask questions which let Rose know that Somerset cares about every detail. As Rose wrote “But this reveals an aspect of Somerset’s character; his nature is to care about the details of the situation” (par. 5). Soon Detective Somerset start to connect all the missing pieces of the mystery that was left behind by the killer. In this passage, Rose statements “It is not until the end of the film that we become aware how much his success in tracking the killer depends upon his meticulousness, patience and tenaciously methodical approach – the very attributes he shares with his demonic antagonist. It is the juxtaposition of these two characters which sets up the final scene with its moral pay-off” (par. 6). Murray and