I like writing it Se7en just cause it kind of looks cool, to me at least. In any case, I watched this movie finally; I had been wanting to watch it for awhile and this afternoon I finally did. Mostly it was the murder/serial killer and detectives aspect of it that interested me. This was also directed by David Fincher, who directed Fight Club (I think?), Zodiac (I know, and it was rather disappointing), and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (which I really liked). That makes him probably one of the directors I've watched the most films of, at least off the top of my head.
In any case, I thought going into this I might probably keep comparing it to Law and Order, and I kind of did. I would say this was a good movie, which is odd because I thought Zodiac was really bad. But TGWTDT was really good. I'd put Se7en as better than Zodiac, definitely, but maybe not quite as good as TGWTDT. Brad Pitt was in this movie; I have no particular preference towards him as an actor, but I guess he's a decent actor. It reminded me of the time a few years ago when it was Halloween and Interview with the Vampire was on and I happened to watch that, which was the first movie of Brad Pitt's I had seen and made me come to the conclusion that he was a decent actor, even if I don't particularly care for him (I care for Leonardo DiCaprio, though). I guess he did a good job in Se7en, even if his character was kind of an unsophisticated jerk.
It was a pretty decent movie although I think perhaps it could have had more... substance, or something. Maybe I wish I liked the characters more? I know with a movie there's not as much time to really endear the viewer towards the characters as there would be in many episodes of a tv show (hello, Law and Order), but I guess I've just been used to watching tv shows where you get repeatedly exposed to the same characters. This movie was sort of similar to the stuff that happens in Law and Order, but it had more drama and it was a bit grittier. I definitely noticed the general look of the film was consistent; the cinematography and colors, which is a thing I also noticed in TGWTDT (lots of blues, darkish colors to convey the Swedish setting and the darker tone of the movie), so perhaps it's a Fincher thing. This movie didn't completely WOW me like Shutter Island did, so I'd say Shutter Island was better although Se7en was definitely decent and not a waste of time. I thought some of the tortures the serial killer used were... interesting. I liked how the interrogation room was rather similar in general appearance to the one in Law and Order - the same square tiling on the walls, and the Navy chairs (!). The colors were darker though, a bit more green, whereas in Law and Order the colors of the interrogation room are more of a light grayish blue.
I do wish there were more information given about the setting, rather than it just being some ambiguous inner city type place. I don't think it was supposed to be NYC because the badges weren't right. I guess it was intended to not take place in a specific, real, city. Maybe it was Chicago? Not that I even really have a clue what Chicago looks like, but it's the second thing that came to mind if it doesn't seem to take place in NYC. I guess it's because I'm used to Law and Order and the NYC setting is definitely an essential part of the whole Law and Order-ness of it.
So all in all, it wasn't a waste of time although perhaps it could have been somewhat better. But it was definitely better than Zodiac. But not better than TGWTDT or Shutter Island. I am kind of curious what the movie would have been like if Leonardo DiCaprio had played Brad Pitt's character. Although in 1995 he probably would have looked a little young for the role. But let's say, theoretically, the movie was made in... 2003, and Leo had the role. I wonder how it would have been like.
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