Researching Thrillers: Se7en (What's in the box?)

Se7en is a crime thriller, directed by David Fincher which was released in 1995. Fincher was responsible for other films such as Fight Club and more recently, The Social Network starring the big JT himself, Justin TImberlake.

Anyway, back too Se7en.

New York City. Behind the bright lights and bustling streets, the film Se7en focuses in on everything sinister, dark and immorally wrong with the big apple. We open with a scene where Detective Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and Co. are called to investagate a graphic homicide, Somerset is entering his final week of working life and is set to retire, que a fresh faced plucky young Brad Pitt. Pitt's character, Detective Mills, is the new sheriff in town who is set to take over from Somerset once he leaves for good, however Somerset's retirement party is put on hold when himself and Mills are called to a series a graphically linked homocides which seem to follow the theme of the seven deadly sins, where the victims are susposidly being punished for there seemingly "sinful" qualities. The film progresses in a roller coaster like fashion with it's steep climaxes and sudden drops to the tense atmosphere and as the story progresses so to does the motive and the logic behind the increasingly violent murders. After 5 of the 7 murders have been discovered the film steps up a gear and without going into to much detail or Infact spoiling the final twist in the tail, I'll just say that the shocking revelation at the climax of this film is enough to make you lose your head.

All in all, Se7en was a fantastic film and a good place to start in broadening my knowledge of thrillers as a whole and to also give me a better insight into some features I can include in my final piece.

If this is not enough, here's a link to the the trailer to give you a feel for the film: