Opening Sequence: Seven

In the opening sequence of seven, the genre is established very quickly as viewers can already clearly see that the film is a thriller. Everything in the opening is very quick paced which gives the film a creepy, eerie feel to it. The text blends with the background and also fits with the music as the font is shown as the typical thriller genre. What is happening within the movie is sort of clear as the sequence integrates what is happening in the film.

The sequence doesn’t give a great amount of focus on the narrative; the editing is very quick and flashy which makes viewers confused and disorientated. The cuts change very fast so the audience has to watch carefully to see all the detailed information being presented. All of the quick flashes imitate death almost like life flashing before a person’s eye. There are extreme close ups from an unclear view; this portrays that viewers are seeing the shots taken from the villains point of view as well as it giving the viewers a very detailed look at the things. The use of camera in the opening sequence is very interesting as it just focuses on the detailed information (the hand, fingers, fingertips etc.).

The shots from above seem to show some sort of control. There are no long shots to give us an overview of the setting. Everything in the opening seems old fashioned, for instants the books, photographs and the locations looks like a place someone would study; a laboratory or library or perhaps a basement. The non-digestic music seems very scratchy and has the occasional cringe worthy chalkboard effect. In the opening sequence the digestic music mood gives viewers a very uncomfortable feeling; the music playing is very electronic, dark and disturbing. Towards the end of the song viewers here the words "You got me closer to God."