The opening sequence of SE7EN acts as a prologue for the film. In this sequence, the film introduces the killer "John Doe", who is played by Kevin Spacey. In the sequence, the film is shown to be a disturbing film with quite a dark atmosphere.
The film is directed by David Fincher, who is a world renowned actor. Traditionally, Fincher has directed films that are quite dark and twisted, but always seem to be brilliantly made. Se7en is no different in that sense, as it has done incredibly well.
The main characters in the film are Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, who are all incredibly well known actors, which shows that this film had a large budget, and was appealing to the masses of these actors followers.
In this clip, we can see that there is a quite disturbed man, who is clearly preparing to commit a crime of some sort. We can see this through him crossing peoples faces off which is a common thing for villains to do if they have intentions of murder. We can also tell he is about to commit a crime, as he is slicing off his finger prints using a scalpel knife, which shows he does not want to leave any evidence that would link him to the crime he will commit.
In this clip, we can only see "John Doe's" hands, so we do not get a real idea of what he looks like, or whether or not he is socially active with anyone. From what we can see though, he is quite a disturbed individual. He is first of all slicing off his finger prints, and then goes and sows up a book, so he is clearly mentally not there, or has a strong belief in whatever it is he is fighting for.
The location plays a big part in building suspense in this scene. The reason for this is that it is set in a dark room that is lit by one light above. This gives the film a spooky mood from the offset, as we can see that this villain character is a secluded character, who will lurk and prey on the weak.
The sound track in this clip is important to this opening sequnece. The reason for this is that if there was not a great
In this clip, there are quick editing cuts which help build up the atmosphere of the clip. The reason why these quick cuts help to build up a tense atmosphere, which will truly capture the audience is that it helps to build a picture of the killers mental pattern, and shows his mental instability.
This clip reveals the genre of this film almost instantaneously, as the music and shots help to build up a feeling of tension. This film obviously falls under the genre of thriller, and potentially horror.
If I had the chance to go back and ask Alfred Hitchcock a question about this opening sequence, I would ask him why he used such a selective bunch of shots, of just the mentally unstable, and did not try and use all of the array of acting talent that they had on show. I would also ask them what it was that made them decide to go with the soundtrack in the background.
The titles are integrated incredibly well into the opening sequence of se7en. They flow smoothly and fit in well with the shots being shown. The titles also help to emphasise to the viewer what genre of film it is. It does this through its jagged edged letters, which represent a blade and show almost the instability of the characters within the film.
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