Neo-Gothicism

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 1998)

Well for starters, if you haven't seen Seven, get to the local store and rent it. Personally, it made my top 5 movies #1. However my taste leans directly on this Neo-Gothicism that has been winning over people for about the last 20 years by using the dark-realism of Gothic architecture, acting, lighting,speech, all combined with this new sense of Evil that has been felt by nations seemingly since the 80's, when we supposedly sold our souls . Other selections much like 'The Crow','The Silence of the Lambs' , 'Dark City' and even to an extent 'the Devil's Advocate' remove the viewer from their safe-seats, and sits them on the rained-gritty street corner where a whispered conversation is taking place. It removes that false sense of security that watching years of 'Happy Days' can give you. For me, Seven was deeply philosophic (obviously), and I probably don't go a day without some reference to it. However, the reason it digs so deep into us, is that it is absolutely possible. Your average nutcase could copycat this movie, and claim insanity at the trial. Enjoy!