Seven

I decided to watch seven this week and i have reviewed the opening. The sound is really simplistic with a lot of dark shadows all over the place. All the people are in very old looking suits and the silence at the begginning with the feint siren as detective somerset is getting ready makes it seem really scary as it is soo quiet it also helps the detective to seem really alone. the way they keep the policemen in the dark is very film noir. You never get to see his face you are totally focused on Brad Pitts character. The town is also really clever as it looks really grubby and old and the pathetic fallacy as it is raining. Also as they walk down the street you really get a sense of the two characters in the may Morgan Freeman walks and is uninterrupted whereas Brad Pitt keeps walking into everybody. The colours used for Morgan Freemans house are very drab it seems like all the colour has drained from his house in the same way everything has drained from his life and he just wants to give up. The mise en scene of the opening seems very dark and sombre as if something big is about to happen but none of the characters no it yet. The music of the begginning is really confusing and when teamed with the images it just makes you ask loads of questions about what is going on and what are all the pictures and notebooks about.