The opening scene to Se7en begins with Morgan Freeman in his apartment/home getting ready for a day at work, he seems very reluctant to get dressed. Freeman is dressed in a suit, this could suggest that he works in a office. He has laid out his tools and items in a certain order with means he is very organised. The apartment he lives in is quite dull, saturated and plain in light and colour. Freeman looks out of place in his own house as it doesn't look like anyone lives there because of the cleanliness of it all. The apartment is very quiet and strangly tranquil and it looks as if Freeman dislikes his home this also shows that he hasn't got any family that he lives with, i think he is very lonely. He has laid his suit jacket on his bed, that is perfectly made. Freeman is so precise that he picks of a tiny bit of fluff off of his jacket.
The next shot is when Freeman is at work, we see that he is a cop and he is investigating a murder. The flat looks very dark with some natural daylight coming through, the light is quite concentrated and is only coming through one window. Freeman seems like a caring man as he is concerned when he asks about a child who was in the house at the time of the murder. The other policeman is very rude and uncaring as he only cares about someone being dead and that somebody killed him. Brad Pitt is now introduced to this scene when he comes bounding up the stairs into the crime scene. The way he 's dressed shows he is very laid-back, relaxed and confident. He is also chewing gum which shows that he is less professional that Freeman. The next scene is where the body is taken out and the two main characters go out onto the street to discuss the case. They talk for a bit, it seems like Freeman is incharge of Pitt's character and he is the boss of the case. Freeman is wearing a coat and hat which shows his professional side whearas Pitt is chewing gum with shows that he is less professional.
The next scene is where Freeman is in his bed and you can hear lots of traffic and noise coming from outside. He takes off his glasses and turns on a metronome, this suggests that he is stressed and needs the metronome to relax. You can also hear another ticking over the top of the traffic and the ticking of the metronome, this may symbolise that time is running out.
The opening credits begin with someone cutting off his fingertips with a sharp razor-like blade, this suggest to the viewers that this person is the killer, he is getting rid of his prints so that he may not be traced if he commits a crime. It looks as if he is making a note or a book of some sort or maybe a ransom or threatening letter. The killer is seen to cross out certain words from a dictionary, pieces of paper or the Bible. The music behind the opening scene makes you feel uneasy and like somebody is watching you. The font that is used to introduce all the actors and the names of the crew and the movie is very distorted and strange and it gives you a strange feeling.
Overall, this film looks very disturbing and weird, i would like to see the rest of this movie to see what comes from it. I like the genre of thriller/horror so i think this film would be interesting to watch.
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