Se7en

seven, 1995, brilliantly explores christian ideology of the cardinal virtues and their sinful counterparts in a vicious ongoing crime based on gods will. the killer plays god and decides who he will kill as a consequence for their deadly sin, sins he expresses are ever so common in present day, but it is his desire, that with the hand of god he brings consequence back for them. it is a really interesting investigation into the common moral belief that punishment is justice. it isn't just the killer, the crime scenes, or even the victims who carry the collapse of morality, but the whole city seems to be seething with this darkness. the entire runtime of seven is tense, and grotesque. the dark unnamed city the film is set in slowly pulls you in throughout the film, bringing you into its corrupted spirit. fincher is really good at playing with themes of morality, good and bad, as you can propose innocence despite the contradicting sin, and watch mills fail to serve justice, as his morality is tested in the final act. even somersets moral conscience is at play, intelligent and meticulous, wants to uncover the evil but doesn't believe in any remaining good, thus, too apathetic to change the destiny created by doe. his character is tested if he can intervene, if he can prevent the outcome laid out by doe from the beginning. everyone's destiny is decided by their own moral code.