a world filled with misery, pain and suffering

Rating: 10/10 (2 December 2010)

Se7en is one of my favorite films of all time and not just because of the chemistry between Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, both of whom are my favorite actors, but also the directing of David Fincher. The dark visual style throughout the whole film and of course the acting is astonishing.
The characters depicted in the film are characters we all can relate to in some way or another. David Mills played by Brad Pitt, who knows that the world is a dark and cruel place, but still has the faith to believe in everything thats good and positive about it. Det. William Somerset played by Morgan Freeman, who has already given up on the world a long time ago. And John Doe played by Kevin Spacey, who gives us a chilling performance as a twisted individual who simply "would not take it anymore" (like Travis in Taxi Driver said).
At the end of the film you'll get one of the most disturbing endings of all time. A "what would I have done" kind of ending. That was the exact question I asked myself after I viewed it in amazement. The only other Ending that could possibly be as great as Se7en is THE MIST, which came out in 2007. It just shows that a movie like this comes out almost every 10 years.
Whether or not you agree with anything that John Doe does in the film, you can't help but to think that he does have a valid point...