Saturday, July 24, 2010

A Brief Synopsis Of Se7en Starring Morgan Freeman

By Zachary Boyer

By reading into an article like this one, you more than likely are hoping to learn a little more about perhaps one of the most influential films to be released in 1995, Se7en. It is pronounced seven, and through the later paragraphs of this piece you will learn a little more about the movie with a plot synopsis and some other important details that you should know to fully appreciate the film.

You are going to be fairly warned in advance, though. This article will likely contain some spoilers to the plot of this film. In order to adequately do the film any justice in discussing it, such spoilers are going to be necessary. So if you have not seen this film, the movie and its plot will be discussed in full in the later paragraphs of this article.

When you start watching this movie, you are going to be introduced to the two main characters of the piece, Detectives William Somerset and David Mills. They have recently been paired together to help Mills adjust to city detective work. Somerset is set to retire soon, so they are a great match and it is not long before they are working together on a gruesome crime scene unlike anything they have ever seen.

One of these murders involves a severely obese man who appears to have been force fed to death. Fed so much in fact, that his stomach has burst open entirely which kills him. The other, involves a greedy lawyer. The interesting additions to these scenes would be the words "GLUTTONY" and "GREED" at the respective crime locations of the obese man and the corrupt lawyer.

Through a little bit of consideration, the two detectives determine that these crimes are relative to the seven deadly sins that are derived from Biblical texts. So, they are certain that they are dealing with murder, they are also certain that unless they stop it, they will be seeing at least five more. And they are less than mild on the eyes, so be fair warned.

To make things even harder to wrap your head around, the suspect, John Doe, not only turns himself in but also agrees to take the detectives to the location of the last two victims that had not been discovered yet. Armed with the promise of a written confession upon their return, the detectives head out with Doe to the location of where the last two victims are to be found, but they might not be who you would have guessed.

The power players that really made this movie as brilliant as it became were Brad Pitt (Detective Mills) and Kevin Spacey (John Doe). The supporting roles from Morgan Freeman (Detective Somerset) and Gwenyth Paltrow (Tracy Mills) were instrumental in making the other roles as impressive as they really were. This film was not only among the most gruesome and chilling pieces you are likely to see, but it really has earned a spot among the classic crime films of all time.

So, if you wanted to learn more about Se7en, than this should have given you a good introduction to the film. While there is certainly more to appreciate about this movie, you are going to have to learn about that for yourself. So put the kids to bed, and appreciate what so many others have deemed one of the best films of 1995, and likely the nineties altogether.

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