: Cited for the quote, "Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light," left at the Gluttony scene [6, 7, 25].
: To achieve the film's grimy, "dank" look, cinematographer Darius Khondji used a chemical process called bleach bypass on the film stock to deepen the blacks and desaturate the colors [1]. Seven: Se7en
The film's narrative is structured around the execution of victims representing each of the sins. The murders are often described as "psychological violence" because the film rarely shows the act of killing, instead forcing the audience to imagine the horror through the disturbing crime scenes [1, 18]: : Cited for the quote, "Long is the
: A man forced to eat until his stomach ruptures [13, 14]. The murders are often described as "psychological violence"
: A graphic scenario involving a blade-tipped prosthetic [13].
: Particularly "The Parson’s Tale," which discusses the seven deadly sins [6, 7].
: A wealthy lawyer forced to cut a "pound of flesh" from his own body [13].