The opening scene of Seven is the main character Morgan Freeman in his apartment, the apartment is pretty ordinary, nothing modern about it and he lives alone. The fact he lives alone shows the audience he is more job orientated and committed to his job rather than a marriage. He is shown collecting all his items from a table, he has them all lined up and puts them in his jacket in a certain order, this shows he is so used to his job that it has become a set routine.
After this scene with Morgan Freeman, it shows a murder, this is really effective on the audience because you get to see what type things you will be expecting throughout the film and also it gives the audience more of a clear background of the characers jobs. After seeing the crime, we are then introduced to the main characters in the film, the detectives.
In conrast with this, it then shows Brad Pitt (the other detective) in his house, unlike Morgan, he has a wife and you can immediatily see the connection between the characters as Brad turns and kisses his wife as soon as he wakes up.
Their is a lot of pathetic fallacy used within this film to set the mood (rain) eery atmosphere, a popular code within thriller films.
Characters
Both characters in the film dress very steriotypical to what you would expect detectives to look like, they both wear white shirts, long coats, however Morgan dresses a lot more formal than Brad, this shows he has more experience and knows a lot more about what to expect within the film. He is the most dominant character. The other detective seems to aspire to be like Morgan Freeman in this film.
Because Brad Pitts character is new to the city, his lifestyle contrasts Freemans dramatically because he is so organised.
Sound
The sound is very important in the opening to this film, you can hear siren noises very loudly throughout which symoblises violence, crime, the main theme of this film. However, In Morgan Freemas apartment the sound isnt as emphasised as it is in Brad Pitts apartment, this shows how he isnt used to this new city and new life as much as Freemans character is.
Dramatic noises then follow, and eerie sounds then start quietly as the credits begin. The sounds are mainly of things squeaking and buzzing, music then starts quietly. This type of sound is scary and adds suspense to the opening credits. (opening credits also show photographs of different parts of the crime scenes which will unfold troughout the film)
Because Brad Pitts character is new to the city, his lifestyle contrasts Freemans dramatically because he is so organised.
Sound
The sound is very important in the opening to this film, you can hear siren noises very loudly throughout which symoblises violence, crime, the main theme of this film. However, In Morgan Freemas apartment the sound isnt as emphasised as it is in Brad Pitts apartment, this shows how he isnt used to this new city and new life as much as Freemans character is.
Dramatic noises then follow, and eerie sounds then start quietly as the credits begin. The sounds are mainly of things squeaking and buzzing, music then starts quietly. This type of sound is scary and adds suspense to the opening credits. (opening credits also show photographs of different parts of the crime scenes which will unfold troughout the film)
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