Se7en Analysis

This is a very dark setting; with a close up shot of some strange, orderly arrange items. This looks as though it is someone’s route that they have done for many years every day. They look like they are very old; however, they have been kept in very good condition. The first item on the left looks to be some sort of napkin or handkerchief it also has a floral pattern on it, this could represent some kindness that is the character. The second thing in the line is a police badge, this gives us the clue that the person these items belong to is a police man or detective or something higher. The third item is a lock knife; this doesn’t mean that they use it for a weapon. It could be used for a number of reasons; also it has some sort of decoration on the handle. So they could carry it around with them for religious reasons. The fourth in a row is a pen; this is a logical reason for carrying this item around if you are in the police. The last thing in the row is some sort of case. I cannot make out if it is a gun case or glasses case.

This is a mid shot of one of the main characters played by Brad Pitt. This character has a quite brightly lit; he has light hair, wears a bright white top so it stands out against the dark background. He could be seen as the immature, inexperienced cop. He looks very young so he won’t have as much experienced as we sensed from the cop that ordered his items of the day he needed. This character is wearing a shirt and tie but he is also wearing a leather jacket, so this looks like he isn’t taking his job very seriously by the way he is dressed.

This is a mid shot of the two main characters. There is a big difference visually about the two characters; they are both wear the same type of things however, the cop closes to the camera is wearing darker clothing than the second cop. They are also different in age; the young cop is in a slouched posture with his hands in his pockets with his back slouched also. However, the older cop, is walking with his hands behind his back and walking with a straight back. This shows the difference in the generations, how they are so different in many different ways. They are walking together down what looks like a rough street, even though they are walking together you can tell that there is a distance between them, like they don’t know each other that well.

This is the start of the opening title sequences in Se7en, there is a lot of over lapping of images in this shot. There is a cloth that looks to have wet blood all over it, there is also some sort of book with writing all over. There is also some sort of paper sticks that are structured in the middle of the shot as well. In this shot it shows that someone is planning something. They are trying to confuse the audience and make them wonder why they have decided that this is a good idea to put these together. They are trying to tell the audience that these series of shots all have meaning to the story that the film will take.