Se7en - Opening Sequence

Se7en’s opening sequence is partially what makes it one of the most inventive and well-written films that I had the opportunity to see. The opening is a montage of irregular homely activities and opening credits that hook the attention of the viewer by foreshadowing some of the criminal techniques used by the main antagonist of the film. Although it is unknown to the viewer who it is that is completing all of the irregular homely activities. However, as stated before the odd activities do prompt the viewer to keep on watching. The camera shots, although vivid, are short and interrupted by opening credits requiring the undivided attention of the viewer to transcend to him or her what they mean. In that instance it can be inferred that the mystery-thriller Se7en is a type of film, which requires the viewer to think thoroughly and analyse the different aspects of scenes and the things said throughout the movie. In other words the opening sequence says a lot about what the film is going to be. Continuing some of the irregular activities, such as the cutting of finger tips, censoring words in books in order to make sensible sentences, and developing photographs allows the viewer to see that the rest of the film will most likely have something to do with detective work and perhaps a type of brilliant criminal. In the end although the opening sequence reveals a small amount of information about the rest of the movie and how it will play out, this allows the viewer to come to a conclusion whether Se7en is the type of movie he/she wishes or does not wish to see towards the end. I must say that it is my opinion an ingenious introduction to a film, and although it may seem quit simple at first, through rough examination it can be seen that that is not the case.