As I was going to have to make a thriller trailer, I decided that I should devote some time to watch a good example of what a thriller film is like. I went about researching various thriller films that had amazing reviews and I managed to watch a few trailers for different films. In the end, after looking at suggestions and top hits on Google, it was a reoccurring theme that Se7en was one of the most popular thriller films of all time. In addition, I realised this would be a perfect opportunity to see what a great example of a thriller film, which I can there learn conventions and techniques that seem to satisfy the audience.
I watched the trailer on YouTube and found some interesting comments:
These comments had a huge influence on the reason why I watched this film. I can say now, it was definitely worth the 122 minutes. Furthermore, this type of response was consistent throughout the comment section. These comments are quite recent, the most recent one being published just 3 months ago! This shows that the film has been so successful, people are still praising it to this day, even though it was releases back in 1995.
After watching this film, my heart was beating faster than usual. The build up and the anticipation is almost unbearable. Even within 10 minutes of the film, I was asking someone who had already watched it what the ending was, I'm now glad they didn't tell me! Moreover, this is what a thriller film should do, the audience should feel emotions such as anxiety, fear, anticipation, uncertainty, tension and should be at the edge of their seat. I for one audience member, experienced all of these feelings and emotion, and I found myself going from lying down on the sofa, to leaning forward in apprehension. This is something I want to make sure our film trailer has. Creating tension and having fast paced editing, will ensure that it will be appealing to the audience. Furthermore, when making our trailer, it is going to be important to ensure that we have the right levels of pace at the right times, to make sure the trailer shows different aspects of the film.
I found that this film helped me understand the audiences expectation of the thriller genre. Whilst scrolling through thriller films on Sky movies, Se7en was amongst few given a 5 star rating. This was evidence of this film being a success, and it was a true masterpiece by David Fincher. Further ratings I found were:
🔴IMDb- 8.6/10
🔴Rotten tomatoes- 80%
The cast:
The main characters include iconic actors/actresses such as,
This film definitely had the effect of star power. These people are very iconic in their profession and they are known world wide. These talented actors I believe took this film to the next level. Kevin Spacey played the part of the 'insane' antagonist, his performance was so convincing it was fascinating to watch.
Plot summary: It was about how two homicide detectives desperately try and hunt down a serial killer who believes that his crime is justified by the fact that the world lives in ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. I cannot ignore the ending of this film, it has a huge impact on the audience as the we feel for the character played by Brad Pitt. The circumstances for this character are hard to watch, which is why I believe this thriller film is so effective in drawing in the audience.
Overall, I feel as though I have learnt something from this film. The way it builds the tension towards the end is very good, and the way it conforms to stereotypes of genre is very effective. Even down to small details, of the text shown (in the count up of days in the week during the film) which comes across as very sinister. This film will be in my mind when making our trailer for our film, the trailer itself for this film is intriguing, however in my opinion I believe that the voiceover of the narrator does not match the theme of this film. Although, as a consumer of this media product, I was very satisfied with the film.
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