7even Film Analysis

the film 7seven could be classed as a "crime Thriller" this is a sub genre of Thriller. Many people claim the title sequence to 7seven is the best in the history of of Thriller films(view 7even title sequence analysis). the film it self is also full of the typical thiller convensions you would expect to find within a thriller.

just as many thrillers there is usually a battle between good and evil. in this case detective summerset and detective mills working together to find the murderer. this is usually in place to engage the audience, this is a key aspect of a crime thriller.

in crime thrillers the story line is often based around a puzzle, and the puzzle pieces are hidden and waiting to be found. each puzzle piece leads to the next. the same was in 7even as after every murder the murderer deliberatly left a clue, as if he is mocking the detectives as he is controling what the do next.

there are often chasing scenes in crime thrillers, this also occurs in 7even, as the detectives on several occassions come very close to finding the murderer. this creates suspence, which is a key aspect of a good thriller film. the suspence leaves the viewer wanting more.

lighting and weather effects are often used to add thriller effect. if you look closely, nearly all the scenes in 7even are at night, and the weather is usually wet and extreme, as it rains non stop. there were moments of thunder and lightening. this is all done on purpose to add a mysterious theme to the film.

Diegetic and non-diegetic sounds all have a negative connotation. Throughout the movie 7even the non-diegetic sounds were very melancholy, which would add to the tense vibes.

there are often deaths and murders in these types of thrillers, in 7even not only throughout the film there were denotations of death but also in the title sequence there were dead bodies. this adds a shock factor, and also supports the idea that the film is based around a puzzle as the death links into the rest of the film.

There was also alot of action in 7even, an example of this would be where the killer sees the detectives standing outside his flat, and takes a shot at them. the detectives then chase the murderer, and ofcourse they come accross some obsticles as detective mills ends up jumping from windows and roof tops. he also ends up injured on the floor once again in the killers control. detective mills ends up in the control of the murder at the end of the film, as he ends up killing the murder, putting himself in trouble.

as a famous theorist said, in films there are typical characters, in 7even the week characters are the murdered people as they are murdered because of their sins. the strong character would be detective summerset as he decides to remain of the case until it is solved. the evil character would be the murderer.